Career Development Archive

The CDI is proud to host the career development archive, to retain as much of the long history of the profession as possible. With the support of dedicated volunteers and generous donations of materials by key figures in the profession, the archive is a growing, living library of the memories of careers work.  

The archive will eventually be located in the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick where the documents can be properly curated and conserved. 

To access the archive or contribute materials to it, please contact CDI Chief Executive, David Morgan.  

Archive materials

The materials in the career development archive include: 

  • A library of books, papers and pamphlets dating from the early part of the 20th Century 

  • Films, film strips, slides and audio-tapes illustrating the work of the youth employment officers and careers advisors (some now recorded on DVD) 

  • An extensive collection of photographs 

  • A number of personal collections including information on policy making in the 1920's 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's a complete 1970's careers library, examination papers for the Diploma in Vocational Guidance etc 

  • Youth Employment, Careers Officer, Careers Quality magazines and some editions of the Juvenile Employment Officers magazine, together with Policy statements and careers information. 

  • Documents from organisations which were founding members of the CDI, e.g. from the Association of Careers Education and Guidance,

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