| Publications |
| Advocacy in Career Guidance | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Jill Hoffbrand, Lyn Barham |
| Examines the role of advocacy in the repertoire of career guidance practice. | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB16 | |
| Career Development of Under Employed Graduates | |
| Category: Higher Education | Author: Geoff Ford |
| An evaluation of a Leeds project to extend and enhance career-development, support for recent under-employed graduates. | |
| Year Published: 2000 |
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| Reference: NB25 | |
| Career Guidance for the Third Age: A Mapping Exercise | |
| Category: Adult Learning | Author: Geoff Ford |
| Report of a policy consultation held to consider the guidance needs of people aged 45. | |
| Year Published: 1996 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: PR04/CB06 | |
| Career(s) Services: Technology and the Future | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: James P Sampson Jnr, Marcus Offer, Prof Tony Watts |
| A report which examines practice, explores future potential for technically mediated service delivery, and the development of web sites in careers services marketing | |
| Year Published: 2001 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: PR14/NB30 | |
| Career-Related Learning in Primary Schools | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Author: Anthony Barnes |
| Report of a policy consultation held in October 1998 to examine the place of career-related learning in Key Stages 1 and 2 | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB10 | |
| Careers Education and the Curriculum in Higher Education | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Prof Tony Watts, Ruth Hawthorn |
| A Study of how teaching departments can integrate careers education into their curriculum, and implications for careers services. | |
| Year Published: 1992 |
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| Reference: PR01 | |
| Careers Education in Schools in the UK and the Republic of Ireland | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Author: Anthony Barnes |
| Report of a NICEC/CRAC Conferenhce, to compare careers education policy and practice in the five home counties from professional and practitioner perspectives. | |
| Year Published: 1998 |
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| Reference: NB31 | |
| Careers Guidance Interview (Theory & Practice) | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: J Jarvis, Jennifer M Kidd, John Killeen, Marcus Offer |
| This briefing covers the types of theory relevant to interviewing, what guidance practitioners think about theory, influences on interviewing style and issues for discussion and debate | |
| Year Published: 1994 |
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| Reference: NB02 | |
| Careers Guidance Mentoring for Disengaged Young People | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Author: Geoff Ford |
| Examines the nature and activities of career guidance mentoring; the conditions which contribute to successful mentoring strategies; the skills, qualities and functions of the effective mentor | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB15 | |
| Careers Services Website Design | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Marcus Offer |
| Reports on the development of content and structure of web sites from a guidance perspective, based on workshops, distance-learning materials and individual web site reviews | |
| Year Published: 2004 | Download now |
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| Careers Work and School Effectiveness | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: John Killeen, Pamela Sammons, Prof Tony Watts |
| Examines the theoretical grounds for the link between careers work and school effectiveness | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB18 | |
| Choosing Science at 16 | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: David Elsom, Mary Munro |
| Examines the influence of science teachers and careers advisers on pupils decisions in Year 11 about science subjects and science/technology careers | |
| Year Published: 2000 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB24 | |
| Community-Based and Social Exclusion | |
| Category: International Work | Authors: John McCarthy, Prof Tony Watts |
| Identifies possible strategies for linking formal and non-formal guidance systems in seeking to reintegrate young people who have dropped out of the education, training and employment system | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB14 | |
| Constructs of Work Used in Career Guidance | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Jennifer M Kidd, Prof Tony Watts, Wendy Hirsh |
| Reviews the constructs and frameworks currently used to define work; examines the use of such constructs in career guidance and career-decision making | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB13 | |
| Constructs of Work Used in Career Guidance - Report | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Jennifer M Kidd, Prof Tony Watts, Wendy Hirsh |
| Reviews the constructs and frameworks currently used to define work; examines the use of such constructs in career guidance and career-decision making | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: PR06 | |
| Developing a Research Culture in Career Education and Guidance | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Charles Jackson |
| Report of a policy consultation held in September/October 1998 to identify ways in which a stronger research culture might be developed and supported in all sectors of career education and guidance | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB09 | |
| Developing Career Management Skills in Higher Education | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Ben Ball, David Hustler, Karen Carter, Prof Tony Watts, Rob Halsall, Rob Ward |
| Examines alternative definitions of career management skills; the main delivery strategies for developing such skills in higher education | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB17 | |
| Developing Career Management Skills in Higher Education - Report | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Ben Ball, David Hustler, Karen Carter, Prof Tony Watts, Rob Halsall, Rob Ward |
| Examines alternative definitions of career management skills; the main delivery strategies for developing such skills in higher education | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: PR08 | |
| Developing Careers Work in Schools: Issues and Considerations | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Author: Barbara McGowan |
| This curriculum development project helped establish career learning as a central feature of the main curriculum, focussing on development that was coherent, progressive and outcomes led | |
| Year Published: 2006 | Download now |
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| Developing Careers Work in Schools: Learning from Experience | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Author: Barbara McGowan |
| Concerned with the promotion, nurture and sustainable development of careers work based on a year long project in a demanding inner-city area | |
| Year Published: 2006 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB38 | |
| Do undergraduates want a career in IT? | |
| Category: Sector Intelligence Research | Author: Robin Mellors-Bourne |
| A study of the attitudes of current UK undergraduates in relation to careers and work in the IT sector | |
| Year Published: 2008 | Download now |
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| Economic Benefits of Careers Guidance | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: John Killeen, M White, Prof Tony Watts |
| Designed for policy-makers, employers, and guidance practitioners. Based on a project carried out by NICEC and the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) | |
| Year Published: 1992 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB01 | |
| EFWE Guide for Employers - Making work experience work | |
| Category: Work Experience | Author: EFWE Partnership |
| This guide provides help and advice for employers who take on Higher Education students or recent graduates for a period of work experience. | |
| Year Published: 2005 | Download now |
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| EFWE Guide for Practitioners - Practicalities of delivering work experience programmes | |
| Category: Work Experience | Author: EFWE Partnership |
| This document describes key aspects that a prospective placement service should take into consideration when setting up a placement programme. | |
| Year Published: 2005 | Download now |
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| EFWE Guide for Students - How to get the most out of your work experience | |
| Category: Work Experience | Author: EFWE Partnership |
| This guide helps students with work experience opportunities and persuade an employer to take you on. | |
| Year Published: 2005 | Download now |
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| Employment and Training Advice for Refugees: What Works? | |
| Category: Employment Based Guidance | Authors: Charles Jackson, Charles Jackson, Ruth Hawthorn, Ruth Hawthorn |
| Based on an enquiry by the authors in the autumn of 2004 for learndirect | |
| Year Published: 2005 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB34 | |
| Exploring Career-Related Learning in Primary Schools | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: Barbara McGowan, Barbara McGowan |
| Examines current practice in career-related learning in primary schools; the rationale for such work, a framework for influencing the work; and recommendations for developing it | |
| Year Published: 2000 |
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| Reference: NB23 | |
| Go Between II - The Career Counsellor as broker between demand and supply in adult education | |
| Category: International Work | Author: Ruth Hawthorn |
| A project funded through the SOCRATES-GRUNDTVIG programme involving partners from Ireland, Itay, Sweden and the UK | |
| Year Published: 2002 |
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| Reference: NB33 | |
| Growing Guidance in the Community | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Lesley Haughton, Prof Tony Watts |
| An evaluation of the first year of the Kent and Medway Information, Advice and Guidance Partnership | |
| Year Published: 2000 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB26 | |
| Guidance for Adults: Harnessing Partnership Potential | |
| Category: Adult Learning | Author: Geoff Ford |
| Examines the potential of information, advice and guidance (IAG) partnerships, and areas where the national and local strategies are required to harness this potential | |
| Year Published: 2001 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB28 | |
| Home Internationals 2: Lifelong Guidance for Economic and Social Success | |
| Category: Employment Based Guidance | Author: Geoff Ford |
| Report of a policy consultation held in June 2001 to review the interface between guidance for young people and for adults in the UK | |
| Year Published: 2001 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB16 | |
| Home Internationals: Adult Guidance Policy Developments in Britain and Ireland | |
| Category: Adult Learning | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| Report of a policy consultation held in October 1999 to examine the similarities and differences between adult guidance systems and initiatives in England | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB13 | |
| How Career Decisions Are Made | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Jennifer M Kidd, Prof Tony Watts |
| Designed particularly for lay members of Careers Services Boards, though may also be helpful to other groups and individuals | |
| Year Published: 1996 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB07 | |
| ICT Skills for Guidance Counsellors - Using ICT in Guidance: Practitioner Competences and Training | |
| Category: International Work | Author: Christina Coggi |
| Identifies and maps the specific competences that guidance practitioners should have in delivering guidance through web-based and other ICT tools | |
| Year Published: 2006 |
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| Reference: PR06 | |
| Implications of Connexions for Careers Education and Guidance in Schools | |
| Category: Connexions | Author: David Andrews |
| Report of a policy consultation held in July 2000 to examine the implications of the Connexions service and other current developments for schools | |
| Year Published: 2000 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB14 | |
| Individual Learning Accounts: The Role of Information, Advice and Guidance | |
| Category: Employment Based Guidance | Authors: Mark Corney, Prof Tony Watts |
| Report of a policy consultation held in June 1998 to explore the structure of information, advice and guidance needed to support ILAs, and the implication of ILAs for adult guidance | |
| Year Published: 1998 |
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| Reference: CB08 | |
| Information, Advice and Guidance for Adults in Key Target Groups: A Literature Review | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Lesley Haughton, Malcolm Maguire, Ruth Hawthorn |
| Details research in IAG provision for adults in disadvantaged gorups. The review aims to support evidence-based practice and inform policy by making the findings from existing research available in a clear and accessible way | |
| Year Published: 2002 |
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| Reference: PR14 | |
| Informing Choices - the need for career advice in medical training | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Charles Jackson, Jane Ball, Jennifer M Kidd, Wendy Hirsh |
| This report presents the results of a survey of the medical career advice and guidance of doctors in training | |
| Year Published: 2003 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB35 | |
| Informing Choices - the need for career advice in medical training - Report | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Charles Jackson, Jane Ball, Jennifer M Kidd, Wendy Hirsh |
| This report presents the results of a survey of the medical career advice and guidance of doctors in training | |
| Year Published: 2003 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: PR13 | |
| Leading and Managing Careers Work in Schools: the changing role of the careers co-ordinator | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Author: David Andrews |
| This NICEC briefing is intended to support discussions, among carers work practitioners, senior managers and policy makers, about the issues that have emerged from the enquiry | |
| Year Published: 2004 |
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| Reference: NB32 | |
| Lifelong Career Development: Towards a National Strategy for Careers Education and Guidance | |
| Category: Adult Learning | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| Considers how changes in the workplace and in education transform the role of careers guidance from concentration on the transition from full time education to work | |
| Year Published: 1994 |
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| Reference: OP04 | |
| Local Lifelong Guidance Strategies | |
| Category: Adult Learning | Authors: Prof Tony Watts, Ruth Hawthorn |
| Outlines the results of a NICEC project comprising pilots in four areas. Covers the rationale for local strategies | |
| Year Published: 1996 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB06 | |
| Managing Careers Work in Schools | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: Barbara McGowan, Bill Law, David Andrews, Mary Munro |
| The results of a NICEC inquiry into the management of careers education and guidance in schools including the roles of senior managers, careers co-ordinators and governors | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB12 | |
| Managing Careers Work in Schools - Report | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: Barbara McGowan, Bill Law, David Andrews, Mary Munro |
| The results of a NICEC inquiry into the management of careers education and guidance in schools including the roles of senior managers, careers co-ordinators and governors | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: PR05 | |
| Managing E-Guidance Interventions within HE Careers Services: A new approach to providing executive summary at a distance | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Lucy Madahar, Marcus Offer |
| A report on the action research to develop a web-based e-guidance system in which HE careers service can manage and aminister a local careers service via email to its own students and graduates | |
| Year Published: 2003 | Download now |
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| Networking PROSPECT (HE) | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Charles Jackson, Prof Tony Watts |
| Examines the rationale for networking PROSPECT (HE) within higher education institutions, ways in which the networked version is being used | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB19 | |
| New DOTS: Career Learning for the Contemporary World | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Bill Law |
| Outlines a new theoretical framework for careers work, and how it can be used as a tool for designing and developing effective programmes | |
| Year Published: 2001 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB27 | |
| New Skills for New Futures: Higher Education Guidance and Counselling Services in the UK | |
| Category: Higher Education | Authors: Alan Hurst, Elsa Bell, Rose Mortensen, Val Butcher |
| An authoritative overview of the current provision of guidance and counselling services within the UK higher education institutions, parepared as part of a European project | |
| Year Published: 1998 |
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| Reference: PR07 | |
| Opening Doors | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Author: Barbara McGowan |
| This resource pack sets out a key stage 1 and 2 ideas for action to enable career-related learning among 5-10 year olds | |
| Year Published: 1990 |
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| Personal Learning Planning: a Framework for Lifelong Career Development | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: D Yates, M Clements, Prof Tony Watts, S Luke |
| Examines the Personal Learning Planning System developed by Cambridgeshire Careers Guidance Ltd and indicates its applicability not only in schools but to a variety of target groups | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB21 | |
| Practical Tips for Effective Career Discussions at Work | |
| Category: Employment Based Guidance | Authors: Charles Jackson, Jennifer M Kidd, Wendy Hirsh |
| Guide for receivers and givers of career support that gives ideas on how effective career discussions can be encouraged | |
| Year Published: 2001 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: UG01 | |
| Progression in Careers Education | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| Report of a policy consultation held in March 1998 to explore issues related to progression in careers education prior to in and beyond higher education | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB07 | |
| Quality Guidance: A Sectoral Analysis | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Jackie Sadler, Prof Tony Watts |
| A NICEC review, carried out for the Guidance Accreditation Board, of the structure of the guidance field and of current quality-assurance arrangements in all sectors of guidance provision | |
| Year Published: 2000 |
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| Reference: PR11 | |
| Recruiting PhDs - What Works? | |
| Category: Post Graduate Researchers | Author: Charles Jackson |
| The focus of this research gathered information from employers with recent experience of recruiting newly qualified PhD graduates. | |
| Year Published: 2007 | Download now |
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| Social Benefits of Career Guidance | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Authors: Jennifer M Kidd, John Killeen, Prof Tony Watts |
| Examines the social benefits that career guidance might yield, and makes proposals for collecting evidence on such benefits | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB20 | |
| Straight Talking: Effective Career Discussions at Work | |
| Category: Employment Based Guidance | Authors: Charles Jackson, Jennifer M Kidd, Wendy Hirsh |
| Drawing on the accounts of over a hundred managers and professionals, this report explores the key features of effective career discussions in the workplace | |
| Year Published: 2001 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB29 | |
| Straight Talking: Effective Career Discussions at Work - Report | |
| Category: Employment Based Guidance | Authors: Charles Jackson, Jennifer M Kidd, Wendy Hirsh |
| Drawing on the accounts of over a hundred managers and professionals, this report explores the key features of effective career discussions in the workplace | |
| Year Published: 2001 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: PR | |
| Strategic Directions for Careers Services in Higher Education | |
| Category: Higher Education | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| Designed for higher education careers services, their institutions and stakeholders | |
| Year Published: 1997 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB09 | |
| Strategic Directions for Careers Services in Higher Education (Report) | |
| Category: Higher Education | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| An independent consultative report prepared for the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services | |
| Year Published: 1997 | Download now |
| Reference: PR16 | |
| Strategy for Developing Careers Guidance Services for Adults | |
| Category: Adult Learning | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| Examines the role of guidance in community settings. | |
| Year Published: 1994 |
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| Reference: OP05 | |
| The Career Thinking of UK Engineering Undergraduates | |
| Category: Sector Intelligence Research | Author: Robin Mellors-Bourne |
| This is available only to our member network. Contact Louise Atkin (CRAC Membership Manager) on 01223 448530 for more details | |
| Year Published: 2007 | Publication unavailable |
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| The Internet and Careers Work | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Marcus Offer |
| Reviews the state of the application of the Internet in careers work. Examines current and potential uses and identifies a range of issues related to future usage | |
| Year Published: 1997 | |
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| The Learning Society: the Role of Adult Guidance | |
| Category: Adult Learning | Author: Tricia Sharpe |
| Report of a conference held in June 1996 to review and inform policy development in adult guidance | |
| Year Published: 1996 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB05 | |
| The Real Game: Evaluation of the UK National Plot | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: Andrew Edwards, Anthony Barnes, John Killeen, Prof Tony Watts |
| An evaluation of the UK Field Trials of a career exploration Programme for 12-13 year olds | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB22/PR09 | |
| The Relationship between Career Guidance and Financial Guidance | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| Report of a policy consultation held in April 1999 to explore the similarities and differences between the two fields and whether closer links might fruitfully be developed | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB12 | |
| The University for Industry and Local Information, Advice and Guidance Partnerships | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Prof Tony Watts |
| Report of a policy consultation held in February 1999 to explore, and make recommendations on, the relationship between UFI and local information, advice and guidance partnerships | |
| Year Published: 1999 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: CB11 | |
| The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Connexions Service | |
| Category: Schools & Colleges | Authors: Marcus Offer, Prof Tony Watts |
| Report of a policy consultation held in September 2000 to examine the current use of ICT in relation to relevant forms of personal, information advice and guidance leading to personal developmentfor young people aged 13-19 | |
| Year Published: 2000 |
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| Reference: CB15 | |
| Trade Unions and Lifelong Guidance | |
| Category: Employment Based Guidance | Authors: Geoff Ford, Prof Tony Watts |
| Explores the roles of unions as advocates as delivers of guidance | |
| Year Published: 1998 | Download now Order a Print Version |
| Reference: NB10 | |
| Using ICT in Guidance: A Comparative Study | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Ruth Hawthorn |
| Identifies and clarifies ICT competencies needed by guidance practitioners and explores how this framework might be used in the development of training | |
| Year Published: 2005 |
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| Reference: NB36 | |
| Using ICT in Guidance: Developing a Competence Framework | |
| Category: Theory/Research | Author: Ruth Hawthorn |
| Identifies and clarifies ICT competencies needed by guidance practitioners and explores how this framework might be used in the development of training | |
| Year Published: 2005 |
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| Reference: NB37 | |
| What do PhDs Do? (national guide) | |
| Category: Post Graduate Researchers | Author: UK GRAD Programme |
| The first ever analysis of the official first destination statistics of PhD graduates in the UK. It shows clear evidence of the broad appeal of a PhD and other doctoral qualifications to employers across the labour market. | |
| Year Published: 2004 | Download now |
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| What do PhDs Do? (regional guide) | |
| Category: Post Graduate Researchers | Author: UK GRAD Programme |
| Looks at the profile of PhD graduation and employment across the UK region. It builds on the earlier study - What do PhDs do? The first ever analysis of the official first destination statistics of PhD graduates in the UK. | |
| Year Published: 2004 | Download now |
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