NAEGA is the major UK association representing those who provide guidance about learning and work to adults of all ages.
NAEGA is an organisation run by members for members.
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NAEGA's aims are to:
- Promote the provision of adult guidance services;
- Encourage high standards of practice;
- Promote equal access to learning and work opportunities for adults in the UK;
- Work in partnership to achieve these aims.
We believe that the provision of such services can make a major contribution both to increasing economic efficiency and creating a fairer and more creative society.
NAEGA welcomes the Government’s plans to create a universal Adult Advancement and Careers Service which can play a major part in improving the efficiency of the education, training and labour markets, reducing waste of public and private money on inappropriate training, and ensuring a more productive match between the needs of employers and society, and individual potential. We believe the new service should be universal, client-centred, accessible, integrated, ethical, professional and high quality.
NAEGA has an inclusive membership policy and members cross the spectrum from full-time guidance practitioners and managers to those who are delivering information, advice and guidance services as part of another role. Members organise local, regional and national events and conferences, write our new e-newsletter and publish occasional publications. NAEGA seeks to support members in maintaining and developing professional competence through its CPD Strategy linked to the Principles for Ethical Practice (See below).
Our Chair Ann Ruthven and our President Professor Stephen McNair below, would be pleased to hear your views about the proposed new service, about CPD or any other issues that concern you. Please talk to them or any other directors of NAEGA during the conference.
Principles for ethical practice
NAEGA’s vision
NAEGA seeks to promote universally available, high quality, information, advice and guidance services for adults delivered by competent and reflective practitioners.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
NAEGA expects all Members to ensure that their skills and knowledge for delivering the service are relevant, accurate and up-to-date.
Practitioners should demonstrate their commitment to maintaining skills and knowledge to deliver accurate and effective services by reflecting on practice and engaging in CPD activities to maintain and extend their professional skills and knowledge.
Organisations should enable and support practitioners in adhering to the NAEGA Principles of Ethical Practice within the context of their own organisation. Organisations should ensure that staff delivering provision are competent and have access to CPD activities and qualifications as appropriate to develop and maintain competence.
All members of NAEGA will promote NAEGA’s vision and operate within the five principles for ethical practice which are:
- Client-Centred Members will ensure that their practice places the user’s interests first.
- Equality and Diversity Members will ensure that their practice promotes equality and diversity.
- Impartiality Members will ensure that the delivery of information, advice and guidance services is free from bias.
- Confidentiality Members will ensure that the service user’s confidentiality is respected.
- Ethical Practice Members will ensure that their practice has an ethical base.
(This is an abridged version of the Principles for Ethical Practice adopted by NAEGA in January 2007. You can download the full version from the NAEGA website.)
For further information email: naega@emmm.co.uk