Making Guidance More Effective

• Improving practice  –  Guidance Practice: current issues and influences  | Guidance in Practice - what's going on where?  | Guidance Practice: Labour Market Information (LMI)  | Theory for guidance practice  | Careers and the curriculum  | Resources for Practice  | Research carried out by students 
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• Using research in practice  –  Introduction to Research from a Practitioner Perspective  | Developing Your Research Skills  | Web resources for experienced researchers  | The ethical context for research   | Evidence Based Practice  | Networking  | QDF Projects 
• Understanding policy  –  UK policy context  | International policies on career guidance  | Benefits and priorities of policy  | Funding and market forces   | Evidence base for policy formation and monitoring the impact of policy  | Bibliography  

LMI Future Trends - Labour Market Information

• Active leisure and learning  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: Active leisure and learning  | Links and sources 
• Agriculture: Land management and production; animal health and welfare; and the environmental industries  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional and national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: land management and production; animal health and welfare; and the environmental industries  | Links and sources 
• Audio-visual industries  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: the audio-visual industries  | Links and sources 
• Automotive retail  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: automotive retail  | Links and sources 
• Chemical, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer industries  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary  | Links and sources 
• Clothing, footwear, textiles and servicing  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional and national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion  | Sector summary: clothing, footwear, textiles and servicing  | Links and sources 
• Communications  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: communications  | Links and sources 
• Construction  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional and national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: construction  | Links and sources 
• Professions allied to construction  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: professions allied to construction  | Links and sources 
• Creative and cultural industries  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Sector summary: creative and cultural industries  | Links and sources 
• Custodial care  – 
• Defence  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: defence  | Links and sources 
• Early years education, childcare and playwork  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: early years education, childcare and playwork  | Links and sources 
• Education  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: education  | Links and sources 
• Energy and utilities  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Sector summary: energy and utilities  | Links and sources 
• Engineering  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: engineering  | Links and sources 
• Financial services  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: financial services  | Links and sources 
• Food and drink manufacturing and processing  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional and national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion  | Sector summary: food and drink manufacturing and processing  | Links and sources 
• Hair, beauty and body art  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: hair, beauty and body art  | Links and sources 
• Health  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: health  | Links and sources 
• Hospitality  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: hospitality  | Links and sources 
• IT and Telecoms  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Summary: IT and Telecoms  | Links and sources 
• Justice: custodial care, community justice and police  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional and national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: justice  | Links and sources 
• Languages across the sectors  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: languages across the sectors  | Links and sources 
• Logistics  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: logistics  | Links and sources 
• Manufacturing  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: manufacturing  | Links and sources 
• Passenger transport  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: passenger transport  | Links and sources 
• Plumbing and heating  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: plumbing and heating  | Links and sources 
• Police and community justice  – 
• Public administration  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: public administration  | Links and sources 
• Retail  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: retail  | Links and sources 
• Social care  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: social care  | Links and sources 
• Voluntary  –  Sector information  | Data and charts  | Regional / national dimension  | Occupations  | Equal opportunities  | Education and training  | Research  | Discussion points  | Sector summary: voluntary  | Links and sources 
• LMI : Regional / National Information  –  Scotland  | Northern Ireland  | North East  | North West  | Yorkshire and the Humber  | Wales  | East Midlands  | West Midlands  | East of England  | Greater London  | Facts about the South East (2006-2007)  | South West 
• What is LMI Future Trends?  –  Sector future trends - A-Z of sectors covered  | What can I do here? 
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LMI Learning Modules - Getting to grips with Labour Market Information

• The nature of LMI and its role in career guidance  –  Introduction  | LMI in the context of policy and practice  | Case studies - back to basics: what sort of LMI do clients find useful?  | Quotes about LMI  | Glossaries of LMI Terms  | Take the LMI Jargon Quiz!  | Background Resources  | LMI Card Sorting Activity 
• The changing labour market: key issues for guidance  –  Employment and Equal Opportunities Legislation – some useful websites  | Take the age-law quiz!  | A case study of change in the NHS  | Labour Market Information and Labour Market Intelligence  | Predicting the Future  | Labour Market Changes  | Information and Decision making - who's rational now?  | Background Resources  | Topic Study - Gender 
• LMI for guidance: Locating sources  –  A brief guide to the NGRF site - annotated slideshow  | RSS and Social Bookmarking - an introduction  | The NGRF's 'LMI_future_trends' social bookmarks  | The Qualifications Across Boundaries interactive web resource  | Our social bookmarks tagged 'lmi/source' 
• LMI for guidance: Choosing between sources  –  What's hot and what's not: selecting between sources of Labour Market Information  | Dos and Don'ts when choosing between sources of LMI  | 'Health Warnings' when choosing among data sources for LMI  | Understanding Statistics 
• Different approaches to using LMI as part of the career guidance process  –  Introduction  | The underpinning theory: frameworks for practice  | Case studies : Recognising and applying frameworks in practice  | Sharing Information - a high level counselling skill 
• Implementing good practice - working with opportunity providers  –  Working in partnership with stakeholders to gather LMI  | Employer Visits - keeping it simple!  | Report-Writing: help and pro-formas  | Resources: links to websites with information on current employment legislation  | Why bother visiting opportunity providers myself?  | How can I improve my techniques?  | Pre-visit preparation: How do I approach carrying out my own research into LMI?  | Evaluating Opportunity Provider Visits 
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