About

I qualified as a Careers Adviser in 1996. During my 12 years in practice, I worked with a range of disadvantaged groups including young people with SEND, the traveller community, and those from minority ethnic backgrounds offering both in-depth and ongoing support and coaching. During my time as an operational team leader, I was responsible for supporting and mentoring career development practitioners in their practice and ensuring quality in the delivery of front-line guidance services.

During my time in practice, I developed an interest in how young people learn the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to make and implement career decisions. This led to an interest in the quality standards in career guidance and I became the regional development manager for Career Mark, the East Midlands quality award for careers education and guidance. At this time, I also became the Chair of the Institute of Career Guidance Careers Education Committee.

I was an Associate at the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) at the University of Derby before joining the Centre as a full-time member of staff in July 2009, first as Senior Researcher and more recently as Senior Lecturer. I now lead the Continuing Professional Development Strategy for iCeGS. This involves being a Programme Leader for the MA in Careers Education and Coaching, Contract manager and teacher on the Career leaders programmes and organising iCeGS Events.

I have wide ranging research interests and extensive experience in research project management and implementation.

I am also an external examiner for the MA and QCD programme at Canterbury Christchurch University.

Research interests

• The career development of children and young people
• Career and social capital
• The quality assurance of career development
• Equality implications for career development
• Widening participation
• Progression planning
• Personal and social development
• Careers in engineering and the built environment
• Social pedagogy
• Communities of practice
• Digital skills

Recent publications

2024

• Godden, L., Moore, N., Nesbitt, H., & Marchant, S. (2024). Exploring Possibilities: Journeying through career-related learning in grades 4-6. A Teaching Toolkit. Toronto. CERIC
• Godden, L., Moore, N., Nesbitt, H. & Marchant, S. (2024). Career-Related Learning in Elementary Schools: Seriously? Canadian Association of Principals (CAP) Journal. Available here: https://cdnprincipals.com/career-related-learning-in-elementary-schools-seriously
• Godden, L., Moore, N., Nesbitt, H. & Marchant, S. (2024). Embracing The Role of Career Educator: Exploring possibilities in elementary schools. Canadian Association of Principals. Flipsidel. Available here: https://cdnprincipals.com/embracing-the-role-of-career-educator-exploring-possibilities-in-elementary-schools
• Moore, N. (2024). Career echo chambers and the impact of algorithms on career choice: What do career practitioners need to know? Career Matters 12.1 Stourbridge. The CDI
• Moore, N. and Hannon, A. (2024). CDI AGM 2023. Career Matters 12.2. pp 30-31. Stourbridge. The CDI

2023

• Moore, N. (2023). Step Outside Your Comfort Zone.  Career Matters 11.2 pp. 22-23. Stourbridge. The Career Development Institute
• Moore, N. (2023) Getting to Chartered Status: An update. Career Matters 11 (1), pp. 36-37. Stourbridge. The Career Development Institute
• Moore, N., Blake, H., & Lai, T. (2023) Getting to Chartered Status: Understanding the views of stakeholders: Final report. Derby. International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby
• Moore, N., Blake, H., & Lai, T. (2023) Getting to Chartered Status: Understanding the views of stakeholders: Executive summary. Derby. International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby   
• Moore, N. & Neary, S. (2023). The International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS). Career Matters, 11 (4) 16-17

2022

• Moore, N. (2022) The Career Leaders Conference. Career Matters 10.4. PP 26-27. Stourbridge. The Career Development Institute 
• Moore, N., Godden, L., Merchant, S. & Nesbitt, H. (2022). Supporting Career Development in Children: A Literature Review. Toronto. Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling
• Nesbitt, H., Godden, L., Merchant, S. &. Moore, N. (2022). Supporting Career Development in Children: Curriculum and Policy Review. Toronto. Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling
• Godden, L., Moore, N., Nesbitt, H. & Merchant, S. (2022). Supporting Career Development in Children: A Review of Business and Industry Partnerships. Toronto. Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling

2021

• Clarke, L. and Moore, N. (2021) Understanding parents’ contribution to young people’s career decision making. Career Matters 9 (2). Stourbridge. CDI
• Hanson, J., Moore, N., Clark, L., & Neary, S. (2021). 'An evaluation of the North East of England pilot of the Gatsby Benchmarks of good career guidance'. Derby: University of Derby
• Moore, N., Clark, L., Neary, S., & Blake, H. (2021). 'Crucial impacts on career choices: Research to understand the influences on young people’s choices in primary and secondary schools: Final report'. Derby: University of Derby
• Moore, N., Clark, L., Neary, S., & Blake, H. (2021). 'Crucial impacts on career choices: Research to understand the influences on young people’s choices in primary and secondary schools: Executive summary'. Derby: University of Derby
• Moore, N. (2021). 'Should Career Development be a Chartered Profession?' Career Matters, 9.4, pp. 30-31
• Moore, N. (2021). 'What has digital technology done for us and how can we evolve as a sector to make best use of what it has to offer?' Journal of the national Institute of career education and Counselling, 46, pp 25 - 29

2020

• Dimitrellou, D., and Moore, N. (2020). Evaluating the impact of the Team Programme on the outcomes for student-alumni'. Derby: University of Derby
• Moore, N. (2020). 'Understanding the digital skills of the career development sector'. Career Matters, 8(1), pp. 10-11

2019

• Clark, L., Everitt, J., Hanson, J., Moore, N., & Vigurs, K. (2019) 'Gatsby careers benchmark north east implementation pilot: interim evaluation (2015-2017)'. Derby: University of Derby
• Moore, N. (2019). 'Nudge theory: should career development practitioners have a position?' Career Matters, 7(3)
• Moore, N. & Czerwinska, K. (2019). 'Understanding the use of digital technology in the career development sector'. Derby: University of Derby
• Robinson, D., Moore, N., Harris, C. (2019) 'The impact of books on social inclusion and development and well-being among children and young people with severe and profound learning disabilities: recognising the unrecognised cohort'. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, (1), pp. 1-14. DOI:10.1111/bld.12262

Membership of professional bodies

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a NICEC Fellow and a Fellow of the Career Development Institute (CDI). I am also the Honorary Secretary for the Career Development Institute and a member of the CDI Board where I contribute to governance, digital transformation and lead a project about Chartered Status.

Professional interests

• Consultancy
• Project management
• Research and evaluation
• Training needs analysis
• Teaching and assessment
• Writing
• Presenting research findings
• Digital skills

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Geography (2:1), University of Leeds (1977–1980)
• Diploma in Careers Guidance, Nottingham Trent University (1995–1996)
• ICG Special Needs Qualification (1998-1999)
• Diploma in Career Education, Nottingham Trent University (1999–2001)
• Training and Development Units D32/D33 (2001)
• Career Mark Assessor Training (2001)
• Diploma for Personal Advisers, University of Huddersfield (2002–2003)
• Master of Arts: Education, University of Derby (2007-2011)

Recent conferences

• National conference for the Institute of Career Guidance, Kenya (keynote) (December 2020)
• National Career Leaders Conference, (November 2020)
• NICEC Cutting Edge Event (Keynote presentation on Digital Skills)
• CDI National Student Conference (March 2020) Keynote on Digital Skills
• National Practitioner Researcher Conference (Feb 2020) Keynote
• National conference on Careers Education and Learning (July 2018). Conference facilitator and workshop provider - evaluating school and college careers programmes
• iCeGS International Conference (May 2018). Workshop on digital skills for career development in Europe
• CDI student conference (March 2018). Keynote on the digital strategy
• CDI National conference (November 2017). Keynote on the digital strategy and workshops on digital skills and evaluating school and college careers programmes

International experience

I have wide-ranging International experience. I have worked on a number of Erasmus and Leonardo projects. This has included:

• The development of a manual for career guidance practitioners across Europe
• Research and product development to support career leaders in Europe
• The development and application of 'three-scene storyboarding' in a European context

In addition to this, I have undertaken research and consultancy work including:

• Work for the Croatian Employment Services to develop 7 pilot Lifelong Guidance Centres
• Work for Tribal Education Services to reverie the delivery of National Identity Teaching in schools in Abu Dhabi
• Work for the Kosovo Ministry of Education to undertake a training needs analysis of the ICT and e-learning capacity in the Kosovo education system
• Research in the United Arab Emirates on approaches to delivering national identity teaching and learning

Teaching responsibilities

I have oversight of the iCeGS continuing professional development programme including accredited and non-accredited programmes, conferences and events and our international visitor programme.  I lead the iCeGS Career Leaders training programmes delivered at the University on behalf of the Careers and Enterprise Company. I lead several modules on the Masters in Career Guidance and Development.