In 2018 iCeGS celebrates its first twenty years as one of the foremost research centres focusing on career and employability in the UK. The centre was established as the Centre for Guidance Studies (CeGS) in 1998 as a joint initiative by the East Midlands Careers Companies and the University of Derby. The purpose of the Centre was to connect the evidence base and research which underpins professional careers practice with developing practice and the policy context.

Although the centre started small, under the visionary leadership of Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE and followed in 2009 by Professor Tristram Hooley it has evolved into a world class research centre contributing to the development of careers provision for all ages in the UK and overseas. We adopted the ‘I’ for international after our 10th anniversary as our work has grown from working locally with the careers companies and Connexions services to working across the world. A few of the places we have worked include Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, China, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Kosovo, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and a lot of work in Manchester and the North East of England!

The event aimed at examining how the concept of work might develop and evolve over the next decade and in conjunction with this how the role of career development practitioners might need to adapt to continue supporting individuals in the future.

Keynote speakers included: Professor David Blustein, (Boston College, USA), Dr Phoebe Moore (University of Leicester), Dr Jo Hutchinson (Managing Consultant from SQW), Professor Tristram Hooley (University of Derby), and Dr Siobhan Neary (Head of the International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby).

Key Notes Information

iCeGS 20th Anniversary - Conference Programme

iCeGS 20th Anniversary - Workshop Programme

Key notes presentations

Professor David Blustein, Boston College USA - Professor in the Department of Counselling, Developmental, &Educational Psychology.

The Impact of Work in an Age of Uncertainty

Professor Ronald Sultana, University of Malta - Professor of Sociology & Comparative Education.

Career guidance, universalisms, and localisms

Professor Tristram Hooley, University of Derby - Professor of Career Education

Using career guidance to address the ‘changing world of work’

Dr Phoebe Moore, University of Leicester - Associate Professor in Political Economy & Technology

The Threat of Physical and Psychosocial Violence and Harassment in Digitalized Work