The Coaching Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Expanding Horizons: How Our BDEs Are Shaping the Future of The Alpha Group At The Alpha Group, we’re excited to share with you that we creating a vibrant team of Business Development Executives (BDE’s) who will fuel our growth and expansion in today’s competitive global environment. Meet some of the team. Ready to dive in?

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Vector Solutions

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Investing in educators professional growth is crucial for the success of any K-12 school. Easily plan, manage, track, and evaluate professional development activities for busy educators and staff with Vector Solutions Professional Growth Suite. Download Brochure!

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Adventures in Career Development

APRIL 30, 2025

Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit Sherwood Observatory as part of a meeting of local government, business and education stakeholders. But, I was also struck by the fact that these were detailed and bespoke developments within the context of specific businesses and business processes.

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Adventures in Career Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I’ve just published a new paper with Dawn Bennett and Lizzie Knight called Rationalities that underpin employability provision in higher education across eight countries. The article is available in open access in the journal Higher Education. Download the article from the Higher Education website.

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Adventures in Career Development

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I’ve just given a presentation to the Career Development Association of Australia looking at the issue of green guidance. Green guidance (PowerPoint slides) Download. In it I argue that climate change and wider environmental issues are becoming increasingly important for our careers.

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Adventures in Career Development

JULY 17, 2023

On Friday I was asked to present on Employability in higher education: Exploring contested rationalities at the Employability in programme development congress in Barcelona. The full presentation is at… Employability in higher education Download The full presentation is at… Employability in higher education Download

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Adventures in Career Development

APRIL 12, 2022

I’m really pleased to be able to contribute to an exciting new book entitled Mapping the future of undergraduate career education published by Routledge. The book explores trends and possibilities for undergraduate career education, the nature of the changing workplace, and its impact on students in colleges and universities.

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Adventures in Career Development

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

On Monday I had the opportunity to go and talk about career and career guidance with a group of third year Education Studies students at the University of Derby. Why career matters… Download So that is what I tried to say. For anyone who is interested, here are the slides that I used.

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Adventures in Career Development

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Over the summer the International Labour Organization published a new handbook for career development for low- and middle-income countries. The handbook introduces a new career development framework that can be used to establish career education and career guidance programmes. Handbook for career development. Blake, H.,

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Adventures in Career Development

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Yestersday, I had the opportunity to present to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in Wellington, New Zealand. The TEC is a Crown Agency which leads the Government’s relationship with the tertiary education sector in New Zealand and provides career services from education to employment.

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Adventures in Career Development

MAY 23, 2024

Career education for social justice and equity Download There seemed to be a lot of interest in these approaches. We will hopefully be able to share a video version of our presentation soon, but for now here are our slides.

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Adventures in Career Development

MAY 17, 2022

More generally I’m using this as an opportunity to talk to parents about the role that they can play in supporting their children’s career development. This is part of the ISP Future Pathways programme that is working with international schools to develop the career and transition education that they offer.

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Adventures in Career Development

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Essentially this is about how we can incorporate technologies into guidance and careers education in a purposeful way using ideas of instructional design. Mapping the future of undergraduate career education (pp.138-154). The role of digital technology in career development. The Oxford Handbook of Career Development (pp.297-311).

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Adventures in Career Development

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

On Saturday I was teaching on the University of Derby’s Masters in Career Guidance and Development. In particularly I focused on education, employment/economic and social themes. This is what I had to say if you want to see more… Download

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Adventures in Career Development

JUNE 8, 2023

In late 2022 and early 2023 I undertook a small research project on behalf of the Norwegian Directorate for Skills and Higher Education. In it we were investigating European practice in the career development of researchers. Other countries are much earlier on the journey of developing a culture of researcher development.

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Adventures in Career Development

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I have just written a briefing paper for the Career Development Institute looking at Lord Blunkett’s report for the Labour Party, Learning and skills for economic recovery, social cohesion and a more equal Britain. In the paper I describe the vision that Blunkett’s paper sets out for the career development system.

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Adventures in Career Development

OCTOBER 9, 2023

While I recognise that there are lots of challenges ahead, I think that it is important to give people optimism and agency and the belief that they can take positive actions to improve their lives and support the development of their society. This is what I had to say… The future of career Download People seemed to like it!

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Adventures in Career Development

MARCH 18, 2024

About the research Suzanne and I have been conducting a Delphi study to explore secondary teacher’s roles in careers education. We have noted that the existing literature on careers education in schools emphasises the importance of embedding career learning in the school and in the wider curriculum. Developing and adapting curriculum.

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Adventures in Career Development

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This is the annual meeting between the government’s Higher Education and Skills Directorate (HK-Dir) and key stakeholders including employers, trade unions, regional leaders in career guidance and the professional association. Here are the slides that I used… Investing in career guidance Download

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Vector Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2024

But the real secret to unlocking higher knowledge retention, skill development, and job performance is blended learning solutions. Blended learning solutions are an educational approach that combines instructor-led training (ILT) with online training, combining the benefits of each training method. What Are Blended Learning Solutions?

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Vector Solutions

MAY 15, 2024

In today’s dynamic educational arena, work-based learning (WBL) programs play a crucial role in preparing students for the demands of the workforce. A critical element to an effective WBL program is strong business partner engagement.

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Adventures in Career Development

JULY 18, 2023

The new paper is available to download for those that are interested in reading it in full. Investing in careers Download About the paper In the paper we explore how career guidance can support individuals and groups to discover more about work, leisure and learning and to consider their place in the world and plan for their futures.

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Vector Solutions

JUNE 16, 2023

Evidence-Based Professional Development for Paraprofessionals This Paraprofessional Professional Development Plan is shared with permission from Prince George's County Public Schools. The post Sample Paraeducator Professional Development Plan appeared first on Vector Solutions.

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Adventures in Career Development

DECEMBER 14, 2023

You might also want to look at my presentation, which is a fairly basic take on it, but which explores how it can be used in education research. The WPR approach – Derby theory session Download If you are interested in it, there is a short article by Bacchi herself that explains the basic ideas and summarises how it can be used.

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The Coaching Blog

JUNE 13, 2022

Just like all our other editions, this is not just an interesting read, but it provides you with helpful personal development ideas and professional development techniques to grow your business and improve your lifestyle. To download, please register on the website and click HERE. Coaching Support Group Launches.

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Vector Solutions

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Managing professional development is a complex job, and how it’s done has a significant impact on a school’s or district’s culture. Download our new guide to learn more. Download Guide.

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Vector Solutions

AUGUST 18, 2023

In fact, one survey found that 73% of high school students think a direct path to a career is essential in postsecondary education. Download Brochure The post Going Beyond Academics to Develop Career-Ready Students appeared first on Vector Solutions. What Is Career Readiness and Why Is It Important?

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Vector Solutions

AUGUST 18, 2023

In fact, one survey found that 73% of high school students think a direct path to a career is essential in postsecondary education. Download Brochure The post Going Beyond Academics to Develop Career-Ready Students appeared first on Vector Solutions. What Is Career Readiness and Why Is It Important?

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Your Work, Your Way

JUNE 14, 2022

If you want to know how to thrive in the Gig Economy, download my free e-book The Gig Worker Mindset. Technology executives often employ specialists to develop, program, install or repair software and network systems. Learn the qualities that make gig workers – and traditional careerists – more successful. . Gigs by another name.

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Vector Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Prepare All K-12 Educators to Meet the Needs of Your Diverse Learners. Today’s educators serve students with increasingly diverse needs and face more challenging classroom behavior issues, but they often lack sufficient professional development to help all students in inclusive classrooms succeed.

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Adventures in Career Development

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I spent a fair bit of the year arguing that people who worked in higher education deserved to have decent pay and not to get steadily poorer. People seem to have liked it because a lot of people have been downloading the PowerPoint. 9 2023 has been a year of strikes and industrial unrest.

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Vector Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Streamline Professional Growth Management with One Connected Platform Vector’s integrated Professional Growth Suite brings together best-in-class professional development content and tools to manage evaluation and PD, streamlining the professional growth process for administrators, educators, and staff. Download the brochure!

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Vector Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Streamline Professional Development Tracking & Management Using multiple systems to manage and track professional development is time-consuming for both administrators and educators. Download the brochure to learn more! The post New Vector PD Tracking and Canvas LMS Integration appeared first on Vector Solutions.

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Vector Solutions

MARCH 6, 2024

These experiences assist students in developing real-world transferable skills for their future education and careers. Often a component of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, WBL is increasingly becoming part of general education as well.

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International Coaching Federation

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Find CCE Units in the ICF Learning Portal Whether you are searching for Core Competency or Resource Development, the ICF Learning Portal is an excellent resource for a wide variety of CCE units. We strive to provide continuing coach education that is relevant across all aspects of your practice.

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Vector Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2024

But the real secret to unlocking higher knowledge retention, skill development, and job performance is blended learning solutions. Blended learning solutions are an educational approach that combines instructor-led training (ILT) with online training, combining the benefits of each training method. What Are Blended Learning Solutions?

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TED

DECEMBER 8, 2012

There are now several hundred talks on the website and the number of downloads has passed one billion. It’s been downloaded well over 20 million times from all platforms in over 150 countries and continues to be downloaded about 10,000 times a day from the TED site alone.

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