Updating Qualifications for the Career Guidance Profession in Scotland: Navigating the Maze

Authors

  • Graham Allan University of the West of Scotland
  • Janet Moffett University of the West of Scotland
  • Peter J. Robertson Edinburgh Napier University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v1i2.62

Keywords:

initial professional training, postgraduate qualifications, subject benchmarks, career guidance

Abstract

This paper describes work in progress to modernise the initial training arrangements for the career guidance profession in Scotland. In a process initiated by the University of the West of Scotland, the Quality Assurance Agency benchmark for the subject is under review. The outcomes of the process may have implications for the training of career advisers and guidance practitioners across the UK.

Author Biographies

  • Graham Allan, University of the West of Scotland

    Graham Allan is a lecturer in career guidance at the University of the West of Scotland. He trained in career guidance at the University of Strathclyde and has worked in various career service posts in the west of Scotland.

  • Janet Moffett, University of the West of Scotland

    Janet Moffett is a lecturer in career guidance at the University of the West of Scotland. She trained in career guidance at the University of Strathclyde and has worked in various career service posts in both the west and east of Scotland.

  • Peter J. Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University

    Peter Robertson is the programme leader for career guidance at Edinburgh Napier University. He trained in career guidance at Bristol Polytechnic and in occupational psychology at the University of East London. He has worked for career services in Hertfordshire, Brent and Harrow.

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Published

2013-12-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2013)

Section

On the Horizon

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