About NICEC

NICEC Fellows are elected by existing Fellows. Fellows are expected be active in their support of NICEC operations and activities to support the operation of NICEC and provide advice and information to other Fellows as appropriate. Our International Fellows provide links to their own cultural, policy and practice contexts and speak at NICEC seminars from time to time.
Membership of NICEC is open to any individual with an interest in career development theory, policy or practice. If you are interested in becoming a member of NICEC, go to the Join Us page for more information.

The Fellows of NICEC agreed the following statement in 2010:
‘The National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC) was originally founded as a research institute in 1975. It now plays the role of a learned society for reflective practitioners in the broad field of career education, career guidance/counselling and career development. This includes individuals whose primary role relates to research, policy, consultancy, scholarship, service delivery or management. NICEC seeks to foster dialogue and innovation between these areas through events, networking, publications and projects.

NICEC is distinctive as a boundary-crossing network devoted to career education and counselling in education, in the workplace, and in the wider community. It seeks to integrate theory and practice in career development, stimulate intellectual diversity and encourage transdisciplinary dialogue. Through these activities, NICEC aims to develop research, inform policy and enhance service delivery.

Membership and fellowship are committed to serious thinking and innovation in career development work. Membership is open to all individuals and organisations connected with career education and counselling. Fellowship is an honour conferred by peer election and signals distinctive contribution to the field and commitment to the development of NICEC’s work. Members and Fellows receive the NICEC journal and are invited to participate in all NICEC events.

NICEC does not operate as a professional association or commercial research institute, nor is it organisationally aligned with any specific institution. Although based in the UK, there is a strong international dimension to the work of NICEC and it seeks to support reflective practice in career education and counselling globally.’


NICEC FELLOWS
David Andrews, John Arnold, Jane Artess, Lyn Barham, Anthony Barnes, Laurie Cohen, Helen Colley, Audrey Collin, Lesley Haughton, Ruth Hawthorn, Leigh Henderson, Wendy Hirsh, Arti Kumar, Charles Jackson, Phil McCash, Allister McGowan (Chair), Barbara McGowan, Kate Mackenzie-Davey, Stephen McNair, Aminder Nijar, Hazel Reid, Jackie Sadler and Tony Watts.

NICEC INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS
Gideon Arulmani, Col McCowan, John McCarthy, Peter Plant, James P. Sampson, Ronald G. Sultana, Lynne Bezanson and Edwin Herr.