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Career development and employability same thing different names?

Tristram Hooley (Reader in Career Development) LSIS Engaging with employability and career development

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Lets call the whole thing off?

You like potato and I like potahto, You like tomato and I like tomahto, Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto! Let's call the whole thing off!

You like career development and I like employability, You like job readiness and I like workability, Career development, employability, job readiness, workability Let's call the whole thing off!

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What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet II, ii, 1-2

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The power of language

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So what do these words mean?

Career development
Employability

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Employability
Employability: The state or quality of being employable
Employable: Able to be employed. Employed: The state of being an employee

From http://en.wiktionary.org

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Career
One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
An individuals work and life roles over their lifespan. (archaic) speed A jouster's path during a joust. (obsolete) A short gallop of a horse. [16th-18th c.]

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So
Employability is about developing the skills and attitudes to find and keep a job.

Is a sub-set of

Career development is about gaining control of your own journey through life, learning and work.

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How do you see education

The Prime Minister gave a speech about the need for Britain to compete in the global race. He talked about how every one needs to reach their personal best, and how we must not leave anyone behind. Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills The skills and capabilities of our people are ultimately the basis for our long-term competitiveness. Charlie Mayfield, UKCES
Education is failing to equip the future workforce effectively. Many believe that the role of education should be to focus more on employability skills in young people, and less on qualifications. Peter Searle, Adecco

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How do you see education?

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. John Dewey Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

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Employability vs Career Development

Employability is needed. Without employability our learners will struggle to transition and establish themselves in the labour market. But, employability is just giving employers what they want. The problem is they dont always know, they change their minds and the world changes around them. Career development develops long-term flexibility, resilient, lifelong learners who can be critical when they need to. Career development is what employers and policy makers need. Even if they dont know it.

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Tristram Hooley
Reader in Career Development International Centre for Guidance Studies University of Derby http://www.derby.ac.uk/icegs t.hooley@derby.ac.uk

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