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1. Mon 20 May

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   Fri 24 May

   Guidance Skills (Advanced), Warwick

   THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

   A five-day advanced-level guidance skills course, aiming at expanding the professional competence of experienced careers advisers.

2. Tue 21 May

    

    

   Careers in Health Research, Economics and Communication, York

   A North East AGCAS regional training course to increase your understanding of career opportunities in health-related research, economics and healthcare communications.

3. Wed 22 May

    

    

   Teaching Update Event, Liverpool

   This is an AGCAS North West regional training event, which aims to provide an update on recent developments in routes into teaching.

4. Thu 23 May

    

    

   Alternative Career Options for Modern Languages Graduates, Newcastle

   A North East AGCAS regional training course to raise awareness of career paths for graduates of modern languages.

5. Tue 04 Jun

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   Fri 07 Jun

   Career Development Learning, Warwick

   This course is now full

   A four-day course, and an optional module of the PG Diploma and MA of the AGCAS/Warwick CEIGHE qualification.

6. Tue 11 Jun

    

    

   Decoding Digital Industries, Teesside

   A North East AGCAS regional training course to increase your knowledge of the digital industries.

7. Thu 13 Jun

    

    

   Research Workshop, Warwick

   This one-day course is suitable for participants who have no or little experience of research. It may also be useful for those seeking a refresher or with experience of research in different contexts.

8. Fri 14 Jun

    

    

   Career Information Learning Theories, Warwick

   This one-day course will provide all information specialists with the opportunity to explore and synthesise different theoretical perspectives and to formulate and articulate their own theory of career information learning. 

9. Wed 19 Jun

    

    

   Careers in the Music Industry, Liverpool

   A one-day North West AGCAS regional event exploring the range of opportunities to work in the music industry and tips for starting out.

10. Thu 20 Jun

     

     

    Building the Employability Network, Cheltenham

    This event is postponed.  A new date will be announced shortly.

    A one-day South West and Wales AGCAS regional event to provide careers advisers and information staff with a rare opportunity to meet with their peers from across the South West and Wales region for the purpose of sharing good practice whilst building networks.

11. Thu 20 Jun

     

     

    Beyond 2012, Careers in Sport: Building on the Legacy of the London Olympics, York

    A North East AGCAS regional training course to increase your knowledge and understanding of the array of career opportunities following the London 2012 Olympics.

12. Tue 25 Jun

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    Thu 27 Jun

    MBTI Foundation Programme

    A four-day course delivered by OPP on behalf of AGCAS, qualifying you in MBTI Step 1, Parts 1 & 2

13. Tue 25 Jun

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    Thu 27 Jun

    Challenges of Careers Work in HE, Warwick

    THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

    A three-day course exploring the context in which HE careers operates. A mandatory module of the AGCAS/Warwick CEIGHE qualifications, but open to all.

14. Thu 27 Jun

     

     

    Fashion & Textiles, Manchester

    A one-day North West AGCAS regional workshop to provide insights and information to careers staff about how they can support and advise students who are undertaking degrees in fashion and textiles.

15. Tue 02 Jul

     

     

    Public Sector Graduate Recruitment Update (Part 2), Exeter

    A one-day South West and Wales AGCAS regional event to provide careers advisers and information staff with an update on the implications of policy and economic change on graduate opportunities within the South West and Wales regions.

16. Tue 02 Jul

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    Fri 05 Jul

    Group Work, Warwick

    This four-day residential course is intended for careers staff working or planning to work with students and other clients in groups and who wish to develop new approaches to planning and delivery.

17. Wed 03 Jul

     

     

    Legal Training Update, Chester

    A one-day North West AGCAS regional training day covering routes to qualification, what's happening in Law, and more.

18. Thu 04 Jul

     

     

    Introduction to Advice, London

    A one-day course designed for the non-guidance professional aimed at improving the effectiveness of short interactions with clients involving advice rather than guidance.

19. Fri 05 Jul

     

     

    How to Recognise an Entrepreneurial Individual, Sunderland

    A North East AGCAS regional training course to increase your ability to recognise and encourage entrepreneurial talent.

20. Tue 09 Jul

     

     

    Career Development Theories: Integrating Theory and Practice, Warwick

    This one-day course is designed to help registrants studying the distance learning Career Development Theories module of the MA, PG Diploma, PG Certificate or PG Award in Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education (CEIGHE). It is free of charge and only available to AGCAS/Warwick registrants, or soon-to-be registrants.

21. Wed 10 Jul

     

     

    MBTI Refresher, Nottingham

    This is AGCAS' annual MBTI refresher, covering topics requested by participants. If you have done your MBTI training, but not had the time to put it into practice, then this is the course for you.

22. Thu 11 Jul

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    Fri 12 Jul

    Introduction to Guidance Interviewing, Warwick

    A two-day practical introduction to guidance interviewing for advisers with little or no experience, or who are new to HE. It is appropriate to both short and longer interventions.

23. Mon 15 Jul

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    Wed 17 Jul

    Challenges of Careers Work in HE, Warwick

    THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL
    
    A three-day course exploring the context in which HE careers operates. A mandatory module of the AGCAS/Warwick CEIGHE qualifications, but open to all.

24. Tue 10 Sep

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    Thu 12 Sep

    Biennial Conference 2013, Exeter

    Beyond the rhetoric: enterprise, engagement and employability

    The premier event in the HE careers calendar, AGCAS Biennial 2013 is a three-day conference comprising three stand-alone days. The conference is aimed at anyone interested in careers information, advice and guidance, employability and/or the graduate labour market. The conference will be held at the University of Exeter, 10-12 September 2013. 

25. Wed 01 Jan 14

     

     

    Level A - Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing, Warwick

    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE STATED (1 JAN 2014) IS NOT THE DATE OF THE CONTACT DAY. THIS TRAINING IS OFFERED ONLINE ON A ROLLING BASIS. YOU WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF DATES.

    AGCAS offers psychometric testing training at Level A via blended online learning, supported by a one-day face-to-face contact day with the trainer (Angus McDonald of Real Group).

26. Wed 08 Jan 14

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    Thu 09 Jan 14

    Heads of Service Conference 2014, Glasgow

    The AGCAS Heads of Service Conference 2014 will take place in Glasgow, 8-9 January 2014. The programme is being devised by Scottish regional heads, with input from colleagues across the UK.

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