1. Careers Education, Information and Guidance
Ian Hodges
Careers and Employability Manager
Careerzone
University of Exeter

2. Content
‘University of Exeter approach to careers guidance and the wider UK approach to careers education, information & guidance’. 

3. Careers support in universities in the UK
All universities have a ‘Careers Service’
‘Careers Services’ will have different names
Funded by each university
Size is dependent on funding
Relative importance depends on the support from within each university

4. Functions Careers Education, Information and Guidance (CEIG)
Employer Liaison

5. Terms
Employability
the skills, personal qualities, experience and knowledge that makes a student employable
Career
a pathway through life that might include periods of work, study, volunteering and time away from work

6. Terms Careers Education
Careers support, including skills training, provided in a formal way through the curriculum and outside of the curriculum
Careers Guidance
One to one support for students, guiding their career journey
Careers Information

7. Terms: Careers Information
Occupations
eg Nature Conservation Officer
Employers
eg The National Trust
Further study
eg Conservation Ecology MSc
Oxford Brookes University

8. Careers in Nature Conservation

11. Career Planning Model (DOTS)
Self
My strengths
My priorities
My values
My interests
Opportunities
What work is available?
What study is available ?
Who are the employers ?
Which Universities have courses?
Decisions
Priorities
Contingency plans
Transition
Finding vacancies
Making applications
Attending interviews

12. Careers Consultants support for DOTS
Deliver workshops / talks / training
Deliver introductions to career search
Conduct career research
Visit employers
Write articles
Conduct psychometric testing
Provide careers guidance

13. Careers Guidance (UK) Who delivers Careers Guidance?
Careers Consultants / Advisers
Qualified to degree level plus post graduate qualification in Careers Guidance
Careers Advisers in each university
All members of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)
Support national web site (prospects.ac.uk)

14. Careers Guidance (University of Exeter)
Team of 13 Careers Consultants
 21,273 students
Careers Consultants will support any student

15. Careers Guidance One to one appointment Structured Student centred
Careers Guidance by / online
Help available for all careers related topics
Not about personal / counselling related issues

16. Careers Guidance: Typical queries
I don’t know what I want to do
I don’t know how to choose between different occupations
What can I do with a xxxxxx degree?
How can I get work in (nature conservation)?
Which qualification is best for …….?
I have two job offers, which should I pick?

17. Careers Guidance: Typical queries
How can I improve my CV?
What can I do to prepare for my interview?
I have a health problem. Should I declare this on my application forms?
I don’t have any work experience, what should I do?

18. Example of eguidance

19. I'm on my year abroad at the moment in France and have just started looking at options for what to do post-graduation. I'm studying English and French and have enjoyed living abroad, and I've always been interested in doing the JET programme to teach abroad in Japan for a year. I was wondering if you could give me any advice on applying to the scheme and if doing something like a TEFL over the summer would be a big advantage? I already have some experience with teaching kids and living abroad. 

20. Theories behind Careers Guidance
Holland’s theory
Careers are determined by an interaction between our personality and the environment in John Holland's Theory of Career Choice. We want jobs with people like us.
Bandura’s theory
Watching what others do and the human thought process influences the careers we choose in Albert Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory.
Parsons' theory
Frank Parsons developed the idea of matching careers to talents, skills and personality.

21. Theories behind Careers Guidance
Krumboltz's theory
John Krumboltz's planned happenstance theory makes it OK to not always plan because unplanned events could lead to good careers.
Super's theory
Donald Super influenced the idea that developing a sense of self and realise that you change over time is important when planning your career.
Te Whare Tapa Wha
The Māori philosophy toward health is based on a holistic health and wellness model called Te Whare Tapa Wha. Developed by Dr Mason Durie in 1982, it can be applied to any health issue, whether it involves physical or psychological well-being.

22. How do we provide Careers Guidance?
One to one appointments
Booked by telephone or in person at reception
30 minute appointments
Careers Consultant knows in advance what the student wishes to discuss
Record made of the interview (journal note)
Confidential if required

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24. Careers guidance interview
Informal setting
Friendly / welcoming
Professional
Positive
Non - directive (usually)
Student centred

25. Careers guidance interview
Contracting at the start
Checking purpose and expectations
Clarifying points / checking understanding
Presenting possibilities / offering information
Suggesting tactics
Challenging /realism
Close and next steps

26. Example of careers guidance interview

27. Questions and discussion

28. Further information:
Services at University of Exeter:
National activity