It was a great honour and a wonderful night at the 2023 UK Career Development Awards hosted by the Careers Development Institute, made especially special when Mark Smith was shortlisted for Private Sector Career Adviser / Coach of the Year. Here’s what the CDI had to say about Mark:
‘Always wearing his CDI Member & Registered Professional badges, for over 23 years Mark has delivered and promoted the importance of CEIAG in numerous countries including; France, Spain, Netherlands, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Portugal, Egypt, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Dubai and UK.
Mark is driven by how high-quality CEIAG can support young people and is passionate about promoting this in schools. Alongside his day-to-day work in schools, Mark is an advocate of continued professional development, he researches careers practice and shares this with schools and colleagues (both UK and Internationally) producing an array of resources, including a monthly newsletter. Mark has presented at a CDI conference, exploring the influence of parents and continues to share his knowledge, for instance Mark was the key note speaker at the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) Careers workshop day, exploring ‘Quality in careers, careers policy and guidelines and how this can be adopted internationally’.
In 2022 SPW Careers, a company formed by Mark and Colleagues were awarded runner-up in the prestigious COBIS Supporting Associate of the Year 2022 for their work in the British School of Paris. To our knowledge the first-time careers education and guidance has been recognised.’
