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02/04/2026

Shape futures. Study flexibly. Build a career in careers.

If you’re or looking to transition into career guidance the PG Cert in Career Guidance delivered by iCeGS at the University of Derby offers a fully online, flexible route into the profession.

🔷 100% online, designed to fit around work and life
🔷 Study with expert practitioners and researchers from iCeGS
🔷 Assessments are practical, reflective, and rooted in your real context
🔷 A perfect stepping stone into further postgraduate study

If you’re ready to develop the skills to support others through complex career decisions, this programme gives you the structure, credibility and confidence to do it.

👉 Explore the course:

The Postgraduate Certificate in Career Guidance provides a flexible, fully online pathway into the career guidance profession, designed for practitioners already working in the sector as well as those seeking to move into career guidance for the first time.

16/01/2026

Missed our last Seminar? Watch it now on our YouTube Channel.

Hazy Sunshine, with Scattered Showers and Fog at Times: The Participation of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance, presented by Alison Etches, a PhD researcher at the University of Wolverhampton.

This seminar will provide an overview of the draft findings from my PhD research project. The research was conducted with the understanding that further insights could be gained into how subject teachers assist their students with university- and graduate-career-related advice (HEIAG).

The study aimed to explore the role of vocational subject teachers (VSTs) of level 3 courses, such as BTECs, as university advisers for their students. Additionally, the research was carried out in three schools serving neighbourhoods identified by the POLAR measure as having low participation in higher education (LPNs), allowing for an exploration of the findings from a social justice perspective.

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The Participation of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance," presented by Alison Etches, a PhD researcher at the University of Wolverhampton.Alison ...

15/01/2026

Interested in coming to work with us?

We are currently hashtag for an Associate Professor of Careers and Employability Education to join our
Institute of Education and Skills, International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) here at the University of Derby

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14/01/2026

iCeGS Seminar: Inside the Social Field of HE Decision-Making - Mapping Value Transmission Between Parents and Students
Date and time: Wednesday, 4 February 2026. 14.00 - 15.00
Location: Online
Presented by Sarra Jenkins

Understanding how young people navigate decisions about university pathways is central to careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) practice in schools. This webinar presents findings from her recent study on the extent to which parental values about higher education are transmitted to their children and how these shared or divergent values shape decision-making in a competitive, information-dense HE landscape.


To sign up:

iCeGS Seminar: 04.02.26 Inside the Social Field of HE Decision-Making: Mapping Value Transmission Between Parents and Students Understanding how young people navigate decisions about university pathways is central to careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) practice in schools.

05/01/2026

THIS FRIDAY!
iCeGS Seminar: Hazy Sunshine, Scattered Showers, and Occasional Fog – The Role of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance
Friday 9th January 2026 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Online
Presented by Alison Etches, PhD Researcher, University of Wolverhampton.

This seminar will provide an overview of the preliminary findings from my PhD research on how subject teachers guide students regarding university and graduate careers (HEIAG). The study focused on vocational subject teachers (VSTs) for Level 3 courses, such as BTECs, and their role in helping students pursue university opportunities. Conducted in three schools in neighbourhoods with low higher education participation rates (LPNs), the research is analysed through a social justice lens.

For more information and to book: https://buff.ly/Qs2O5VU

iCeGS Seminar - Hazy Sunshine, with Scattered Showers and Fog at Times. The Participation of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance. 05.01.2026

01/01/2026

Wishing you a fabulous New Year! We can’t wait to bring you even more exciting updates in the year ahead. Stay tuned!

29/12/2025

iCeGS Seminar: Hazy Sunshine, Scattered Showers, and Occasional Fog – The Role of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance
Friday 9th January 2026 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Online
Presented by Alison Etches, PhD Researcher, University of Wolverhampton.

This seminar will provide an overview of the preliminary findings from my PhD research on how subject teachers guide students regarding university and graduate careers (HEIAG). The study focused on vocational subject teachers (VSTs) for Level 3 courses, such as BTECs, and their role in helping students pursue university opportunities. Conducted in three schools in neighbourhoods with low higher education participation rates (LPNs), the research is analysed through a social justice lens.

For more information and to book: https://buff.ly/Qs2O5VU

iCeGS Seminar - Hazy Sunshine, with Scattered Showers and Fog at Times. The Participation of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance. 05.01.2026

27/12/2025

Missed our Annual Lecture?
If you couldn't join us for the Annual Lecture, don't worry! You can still access all the insightful information and perspectives shared. We have recorded the entire session, and you can watch it by clicking on the following link.
Enjoy!

Rethinking and reconnecting career guidance: localism and relationality as ways forward?Presented by Dr Sanna Toiviainen

25/12/2025

Wishing a joyful and merry Christmas to all our amazing followers! May this holiday season fill your hearts with peace, warmth, and cherished moments with loved ones. Enjoy every bit of the festive spirit!

24/12/2025

Welcome to the iCeGS Annual Review for 2025.

During this year, we bid farewell to our esteemed leader, Professor Siobhan Neary. Her leadership, wisdom, and steady hand at the helm will be felt for a long time yet.
With Siobhan’s departure, Professor Tristram Hooley has returned as the Head of Centre (which he describes as ‘the best job in careers’). He is now working with the iCeGS team to map out the Centre’s next moves. The seas ahead may be choppy, but the compass is pointing firmly towards opportunity, curiosity, and the occasional bold manoeuvre.

The attached Annual Review captures a year of change, achievements, and no small amount of collective brainpower. It showcases research, teaching and impact on policy and practice and offers a snapshot of a Centre that’s stretching, learning, and gearing up for whatever comes next.

Thank you for coming along for the ride — and for continuing to support iCeGS as the next chapter gets underway.
Warm regards,
iCeGS Team

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16/12/2025

iCeGS Seminar: Hazy Sunshine, Scattered Showers, and Occasional Fog – The Role of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance
Friday 9th January 2026 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Online
Presented by Alison Etches, PhD Researcher, University of Wolverhampton.

This seminar will provide an overview of the preliminary findings from my PhD research on how subject teachers guide students regarding university and graduate careers (HEIAG). The study focused on vocational subject teachers (VSTs) for Level 3 courses, such as BTECs, and their role in helping students pursue university opportunities. Conducted in three schools in neighbourhoods with low higher education participation rates (LPNs), the research is analysed through a social justice lens.

For more information and to book: https://buff.ly/Qs2O5VU

iCeGS Seminar - Hazy Sunshine, with Scattered Showers and Fog at Times. The Participation of Vocational Subject Teachers in Career Guidance