‎Research by career stage: demonstrating the 'case for careers'

Primary education

Covers careers exploration and learning activities at primary school age, including integration of careers education into the curriculum.

Secondary education

Covers career education, information, advice and guidance activities at secondary school age, including integration of careers education into the curriculum and employer engagement activities.

Vocational & technical

Covers careers education information, advice and guidance for those considering, within and exiting technical and vocational training pathways.

Higher Education

Covers careers education, information, advice and guidance in higher education, including integration of careers into the curriculum and engagement with workplaces and employers.

Adults in work

Covers careers support given to adults in work, ranging from career coaching to employer programmes and public services. 

Unemployed

Covers support given to unemployed working-age adults, spanning support from public services to community based schemes.

‎Research by intervention type: case studies of practices that work

Interviews, discussions

121 Guidance interviews

Considering the best practices, success factors and outcomes from guidance interviews.

Programmes, education

Career programmes

Research into career programmes, using multiple interventions, typically over time, with case studies and outcomes.

Group work. classroom

Group work

Covering the evaluation and outcomes from classroom or group based careers education.

Employer engagements, talks, placements

Employer & workplace

Covers the evaluation and outcomes from planned engagements with employers and workplaces.

Assessment tools

Assessment tools

Evaluations and outcomes research into assessment and self-assessment tools to aid career learning and decision making.

LMI, labour market information, intelligence

Labour market information

Research to evaluate the outcomes of providing labour market information and intelligence to the ends of supporting career decisions.

Peer to peer

Peer to peer

Evaluation and outcomes of peer-to-peer based career learning activities.

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Analytics, Future, Technology, Innovation

AI

Reviews into the application of AI in CEIAG, with case studies of how it is being deployed

‎Research by social and economic impact theme: achieving wider change

Economy, growth, skills

Economic performance

Research and analysis on how careers guidance contributes to the current and future economy.

EDI, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion

EDI

Research on how careers guidance contributes to equality, diversity and inclusion across the career lifespan. 

Wellbeing, mental health

Wellbeing

Research on how careers guidance contributes to mental and physical wellbeing across the population.

Sustainability, green, low carbon, net zero, climate change

Sustainability

Research into the ways that the careers sector supports the low carbon transition and wider sustainability agenda.

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