Why Mentoring and Supervision Matter: Sustaining Standards and Wellbeing for Careers Professionals 

Mentoring and supervision are often discussed as desirable additions to professional development in further education and careers work. In reality, they are increasingly central to workforce performance,…

Black History Month Can Spark Year-Round FE and Skills Career Revolution says Career Development Institute

Black History month recognises and celebrates the huge contributions of the African and Caribbean diaspora. It’s also a tacit acknowledgement that starting points are uneven…

GCSE Results: Didn't Get the Grades You Wanted? Here's What to Do 

CDI Says GCSE Results Can Be a ‘Springboard’ to Exciting Further Education Pathways and New Futures  As students, parents and educators across the whole spectrum…

FE News: Celebrating Excellence in Career Development at the UK Career Development Awards 2025

The vital role of career development professionals in shaping the future of young people and adults, driving social mobility, and fuelling economic growth was celebrated…

Apprenticeship Age Limit: Why 21 Simply Isn't Enough for High-Level Skills

The official confirmation of the government’s apprenticeship funding reforms on May 27 signals a strategic shift towards boosting opportunities for under-22s. While the headlines focus…

‘Valuing Careers’ Campaign Launches to Enable Adults in Scotland to Thrive

The Career Development Institute (CDI) today launches its Valuing Careers campaign in Scotland, highlighting the critical role of career guidance in addressing the nation’s skills…

Strategic Investment in Career Development Crucial as Skills Gap Threatens Welsh Economy

CDI ‘Valuing Careers’ Campaign Highlights Need for Investment in Careers Services The Career Development Institute (CDI) today launched its ‘Valuing Careers’ campaign at the Senedd…

Technical Education: Cracking the Code to Britain's Future? 

Skills Gap SOS: Are We Missing a Trick?  The UK’s technical education landscape is going through a shake-up in a bid to put vocational and…

Career Development Institute Launches Technical Education Resource Hub 

The Career Development Institute (CDI) today announced the launch of its Technical Education Resource Hub, an online platform designed to transform how career development professionals…

9 Things Parents Should Do to Help Their Kids' Careers

Careers guidance in schools isn’t just a box-ticking exercise—it’s a life-changer. Research shows that good careers guidance helps students achieve better jobs, higher wages, and…

Northern Ireland's Skills Crisis: Career Guidance Offers Key to Economic Growth 

The Career Development Institute (CDI) launched its Valuing Careers campaign at Northern Ireland’s Stormont Assembly on February 18, addressing the pressing skills crisis and its…

UK Career Development Awards: Celebrating the Visionaries Shaping Britain's Workforce

Stourbridge, – February 06, 2025 – Now is the time for career development professionals to be recognised and valued for their vital role in shaping…

Career Positivity Linked with Happiness, but Targeted Support Needed for Those Facing Barriers, Research Finds

The Career Development Institute (CDI), the professional body for career development in the UK, today launches the results of comprehensive research commissioned as part of…

CDI Welcomes Revisions to the Gatsby Benchmarks

The revised Gatsby Benchmarks were launched mid November, after over a decade of use in secondary schools and colleges across England. As a key element…

Supporting Lifelong Career Development - Kieran Gordon

#CareerGuidanceGuarantee – Kieran Gordon @theCDI Hear from Kieran Gordon, MBE, Executive Director, Careers England on the Career Guidance Guarantee.

Career Guidance Guarantee: More than 1000 Organisations, MPs and Lords rally together

#CareerGuidanceGuarantee for young people and unemployed adults – @theCDI  The Career Development Institute (CDI) along with more than one thousand organisations, Lords and MPs have…

Emergency post Covid-19 career development plan

The Career Development Policy Group has put together a plan to maintain employment, productivity and progression post-Covid-19, bringing together a range of organisations who believe that…