Lesley Haughton is a Fellow of NICEC (National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling), working with the voluntary sector, adult and community learning, trade unions and Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), on the development, delivery and evaluation of guidance services, standards and qualifications in the UK and EU. She is currently working with fdf (Foundation Degree Forward), TUC unionlearn, LSIS (the Learning and Skills Improvement Service) and NIACE (the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education). Most of this current work is intended to assist those who are informing and advising working learners about options at all levels.