The conference format has been developed to offer delegates the opportunity to design a personal itinerary particularly suited to individual professional needs.
"As a relatively new IAG advisor
I will be taking information
back to my organisation
for further development"
Parallel sessions
We invite you to select the sessions which suit your needs specifically. Delegates can attend 4 out of the 20 subject-specific listed below.
THURSDAY 8th OCTOBER
01. Understanding advanced prototypes: A view from the inside of Slough Working Better
Louise Peck and Elizabeth Davies, CFE
CFE will outline progress and lessons learnt from supporting the development of the Slough Working Better advancement prototype. A discussion will be led on the emerging messages for the aacs.
02. Foundation Degree Forward
Lesley Haughton, FDF
Foundation Degree Forward is creating a website and resources to support advisers in helping people to choose work-based pathways to
their goals, including FDs.
What do advisers and working adults need to know and how can they find out?
03. Futuretrack: Studying career development amongst current HE students
Jane Artess, Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU)
Futuretrack is the five year tracking study of the 2006 cohort of entrants to HE and will interest practitioners and policymakers seeking evidence to support employability strategies in HE.
04. Adult guidance: A profession for the 21st Century
Siobhan Neary, International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS)
With the development of a workforce reform strategy for adult advice and guidance practitioners what will it mean to be a ‘professional’ within the new careers service?
05. Setting up as an independent
Alison Chubb, Mo Osborne, Independent Consultants
Want to work for yourself but haven’t plucked up the courage to take the plunge? Hear a ‘warts and all’ tale of how guidance practitioners set up their own businesses, focussing on what you always wanted to know but never dared ask.
06. Retirement and redundancy – Same or different?
Alison Baker, In Person Ltd
The workshop will explore these two major career transitions and ask ‘Is retirement so different from redundancy and what role does IAG play in both?’
07. Working with unemployed professionals
Liz George, Southampton Solent University
Graduate Jobs South – an example of a regional web-based service matching graduates with job requirements of SMEs and how it is being shaped in a changing world.
08. Tackling employability in a rural area
Sandra Brydon and Pat Beaumont, Northumberland County Council
This workshop describes the evolution of the Northumberland Removing Barriers to Work Partnership’s multi-agency strategy and the challenges it faces in tackling employability needs in the mixed urban and rural county of Northumberland.
09. Information, advice and guidance to offenders – What works (OLASS project)
Denise Halpern, ease
An examination of the partnership between ease, the probation service and the offender to identify key areas in what makes this service work. It will also share how the service operates and showcase success.
10. Coaching and mentoring: Challenging or reinforcing the status quo?
Janice MacInnes, Bristol Business School, UWE
Claims have been made about the impact of coaching and mentoring on organisational culture: they assist the process of change, create more people centered and supportive cultures. Our research explores the link and raises questions about these findings.
FRIDAY 9th OCTOBER
11. Making change sustainable through emotional intelligence
Jo Maddox, JCA (Occupational Psychologists) Limited
Change is easy, its not changing back that is difficult. Emotional intelligence provides a mechanism for understanding the relationship between our attitudes, feelings and behaviour. This session will present seven recommendations for making change sustainable through attitude change.
12. Asperger Syndrome – Awareness and good practice
Sarah Hendrickx, Hendrickx Associates
What is Asperger Syndrome and how can we best support those with this complex condition? These questions and more will be tackled in this informal, interactive and informative workshop.
13. What role adult guidance in Train to Gain?
Michael Mitchell, LSC
An update on employer response provision. Exploring the value of adult guidance in the work place and how quality guidance can add value to the Train to Gain service.
14. Safeguarding – More than just safer recruitment
Ann Ruthven, LSIS
The media often highlight the importance of safeguarding young people, but it is essential providers ensure the safety of all users. Effective safeguarding demands an on-going culture of vigilance. This workshop explores what providers should be doing.
15. Later life – Positive opportunities not unfortunate fate!
Rosemary Allen, Age Concern North Tyneside
Effective strategies for planning and managing the latter part of our working lives. A look at the work of Age Concern’s BoB project for older workers and learners and how age need not be a negative influence.
16. The role of employers in informing career choices
Sue Fairest, Sue Fairest Consultancy, working on behalf of the Sector Skills Councils
What is the role of employers in career choice? Should employers be attempting this, can they be impartial and can they be expected to do it well? This workshop will explore these questions with input from the SSC network.
17. Mindfulness based programmes
Gary Heads, Truepotential
Innovative programmes using mindfulness integrated with coaching which are currently being delivered to the long-term unemployed, single parents, young homeless people, teachers/children and as additional training for mental health graduates.
18. Qualification reform
Michael Gray, Michael Gray Associates Ltd
Your opportunity to learn the latest about the Qualification and Credit Framework, and to consider what it means for you and your organisation. We shall explore the challenges and what needs to be done to maximise the benefits.
19. Identifying turning points and critical incidents – A narrative approach
Doug Govan and Frances Webster, Skills Development Scotland
An opportunity to view and discuss how storyboarding is used to explore how a learning experience can impact on decision-making and personal development; and, if time and inclination permit, a chance to start your own storyboard!
20. Openings Programme
Jane Gregory, Open University
An exploration of how the OU Openings Programme can break down barriers to learning and provide greater confidence and aspirations in a rapidly changing world. It will outline examples of innovative community partnerships and offer a taste of Openings study.
For further information email: naega@emmm.co.uk