WorldSkills UK (WSUK) is dedicated to increasing young people’s awareness of apprenticeship and technical education opportunities, challenging outdated perceptions, and driving greater uptake. This is achieved through dynamic online careers content, live events and interactions, and the promotion of skills competitions. CareerChat shares this commitment, working with partners to ensure “no one is left behind…
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Two years ago, the idea of a “robo-careers adviser” felt futuristic, even far-fetched. Now, it’s very much a live debate. As the original OEB Insights article asked: Will AI transform career guidance – or replace it altogether? Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Career Guidance: Transformation or Extinction? The Coming Age of the Robo-Careers Advisers – OEB…
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Date and Time: 14th May 2025 from 16.45 – 18.00 (GMT) Co-hosts: Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE and Chris Webb, CareerChat UK To view the recording – click here Presentation slides are available upon request – Email: [email protected] Focus: This webinar presents the latest AI developments impacting on education and shares some practical examples of how…
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Co-Hosts: Dr. Deirdre Hughes OBE and Chris Webb and guest panelists with a practical focus on hybrid approaches to careers and employability work underway in education and other community settings. DATE: 24th January 2025 TIME: 15.30 – 16.45 (GMT) You may view the recording of this webinar upon request Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming…
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Please click on the image above to open our newsletter and learn about the webinar series beginning in January 2025 Deirdre and the team would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has engaged with our research and development (R&D) and continuous professional development (CPD) activities throughout the year. Wherever you are in…
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On Thursday 21st November a select audience was invited to the launch of a new thinkpiece entitled – Careers 2035: What does AI mean for the future of career guidance? This research was produced by Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE and Dr Chris Percy and was commissioned by Morrisby. Deirdre and Chris presented illustrations of what…
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We’re thrilled to announce that the Education Development Trust (EDT) will be piloting our innovative careers chatbot, CiCi, to enhance the work of their skilled career coaches as part of the UK Year of Service Career Coaching programme. The Education Development Trust (EDT) delivers high-quality career coaching to young adults—known as “members”—who are enrolled with…
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WEBINAR DATE: 11th September 2024 from 16.00 – 16.30 The Eastern Education Group and CareerChat(UK) invite you to attend a Special Online Invitational Webinar, hosted by Associate Professor Deirdre Hughes, an international specialist in education, careers, and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven innovation for young people and adults. She will be sharing practical approaches to using innovative…
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CareerChat (UK) is thrilled to announce that we have won the prestigious Career Development Institute’s award for Use of Technology in Career Development. This accolade celebrates four years of innovative work on ‘CiCi,’ a truly groundbreaking curated careers chatbot drawing on AI, including large language models. CiCi stands for Careers innovation and Careers intelligence. Previously…
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