Category: News

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

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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CareerChat(UK) and Morrisby Formally Launch New Think-Piece: AI, New Insights, and the Future of Career Guidance

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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Exciting News: Our Careers Chatbot CiCi to Support the Education Development Trust’s UK Year of Service Programme!

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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DMH Associates video entry for the CareerTech Challenge Prize

View the video here. DMH Associates and Pontydsygu video demonstrating why CareerChat should be awarded the CareerTech Prize. This is designed to revolutionise career development policies and practices using AI for adults aged 24-65 years old with low qualifications and low income levels (earning below £35k per annum) working in ‘at risk sectors’.

Learning about Careers: Open data and Labour Market Intelligence

By Graham Attwell and Dr Deirdre Hughes (published November 2018) This article from Attwell and Hughes examines how labour market intelligence and information can be used in the current digital age to better understand the UK labour market. Labour market information (LMI) includes any quantitative or qualitative information on the labour market that can assist labour market agents in…
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AI CareerChat Bot finalist in CareerTech Challenge Prize

by Angela Gerrard The CareerChat (CiCi) consortium, led by DMH Associates was selected as 1 of 20 national finalists within the NESTA CareerTech Challenge Prize, supported by the Department for Education, England. Senior consultant Prof. Graham Attwell explained the innovative chatbot, named CiCi, as a chatbot providing a personalised, guided career journey experience for adults…
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AI and social technology: A force for good in the world of work

With unemployment projected to be over 2 million, adults need quick, easy access to tailored careers information and advice. This article explores how AI and chatbot technology can help smooth the transition, even if AI elsewhere in the market is accelerating job disruption.  Authors: Deirdre Hughes, Chris Percy, Graham Attwell and George Bekiaridis – the team behind CiCi,…
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