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IER research rated highly at IAEVG conference
A range of IER research was presented at the recent 44th International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) online international conference 'Maximizing Potential of Career Guidance'. The conference was attended by career guidance and counselling professionals to share research and practice on how career guidance can maximise the potential of individuals and communities, education and economies.
From IER Dr SallyAnne Barnes, Dr Sally Wright and Emeritus Professor Jenny Bimrose presented. The paper by Sally and Sally-Anne on 'New measures of progression to the labour market: Distance travelled models for the long-term unemployed' was voted 3rd highest rated contribution from over a 100 papers, whilst the 'Maximising the potential of a lifelong guidance ecosystem' by Sally-Anne, Jenny, Professor Alan Brown and colleagues from University of Jyvaskyla, Dr Jaana Kettunen and Dr Raimo Vuorinen was voted 9th.
For more on the research presented at the conference read the following reports:
Lifelong guidance policy and practice in the EU: trends, challenges and opportunities (2020)
The feasibility of developing a methodology for measuring the distance travelled and soft outcomes for long-term unemployed people participating in Active Labour Market Programmes (2019) https://ec.europa.eu/esf/transnationality/filedepot_download/1257/2796
Labour market information for career development: Pivotal or peripheral? (2020)