The 2008 National Career Awards are now open for entries. For details on how to enter please download the links on the right hand side.

The context of career guidance continues to undergo significant changes which offer huge challenges to managers and practitioners in terms of service delivery and this year's awards reflect these new challenges.

The categories for entry are;

Projects:
A) Working with young people in pre-14 learning
B) Working with young people in 14-19 learning
C) Working with students in post 19 learning
D) Working with adults
E) Initiatives focusing on social inclusion
F) Working with employees and trainees in the workplace
G) Research - There are three awards in this category;
      i) Research undertaken by an individual
      ii) Research undertaken by an organisation
      iii) Research undertaken by a student (NEW for 2008)

Outstanding Contribution to Guidance Delivery :
H) Career Guidance Practitioner of the Year 2008
I) Careers Teacher of the Year 2008

Please note that the category G iii) has a separate set of entry guidelines.

Good luck with your entry and remember to get your entry to us before the 4 July!

The winners will have the opportunity to collect their award at the glittering ceremony on 14 November, held as part of the ICG Annual Career Guidance Conference and Exhibition. The conference will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff on 13-14 November 2008. For more details please click here.

2007 Winners

Working with young people in pre-14 learning
Working with young people in 14-19 learning
Working with Adults
Initiatives focusing on social inclusion
Working with employees and trainees in the workplace

Research
There are two awards in this category: 
Research undertaken by an individual 
Research undertaken by an organisation

Outstanding Contribution to Guidance Delivery
Career Guidance Practitioner of the Year 2007
Careers Teacher of the Year 2007