I’ve recently had an article published in the NICEC Journal on theorising LMI. https://nicecjournal.co.uk/index.php/nc/article/view/404/407
In it, I try and set out what LMI is and what good LMI should give people developing their careers access to. In the article, I try and argue that LMI isn’t just stuff about the labour market that is “true” but also should cover the various different ways people experience the world of work and how work is socially and politically positioned. It tries to build on a few things I’ve written before about LMI Labour market information and social justice: a critical examination and Exploring critical perspectives on labour market information through the lens of elite graduate recruitment
Here’s the abstract –
Despite the importance of Labour Market Information (LMI) to career practice, there is a surprising lack of theory that focuses on LMI and how it supports career guidance. Building on previous work, especially by Staunton and Rogosic (2021), this paper will argue for a move toward a critical realist account of LMI that sees it as historically and politically positioned, rather than objectively verifiable on its own terms. This opens up new possibilities for how career practitioners can make use of LMI and fresh avenues for theory and research.
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