Career Edge Issue 3 (October 1999)

The New Professionalism – The Skills Challenge For Career Practitioners Our learners enjoy more educational choice than ever before and workplaces are undergoing unprecedented technological and organisational change. The need for on-going professional development is becoming an important issue as demands on career practitioners grow. CareerEdge talks to some of New Zealand's leading career educators about the challenges facing the profession…read more.

Grasping the Nettle
The biggest hurdle to expanding career guidance services on the scale required is not getting people to pay for them but getting practitioners to charge. The reluctance to charge is significant, says Graham Hoyle, Chief Executive of The Link Group, a training and business development company based in Gloucester, England. Graham was a guest speaker at the Turning Points Career Conference held in Wellington earlier this year…read more.

Survival Skills
Globalisation, automation and changing work patterns are here to stay, but many people feel insecure about the future. How well equipped are career counsellors to help people survive? Leading Canadian careers educator, Mildred Cahill, says the profession needs to make a conscious effort to question where it is headed…read more.