The Career Development Professional’s AI Toolkit

“Michael Larbelestier’s and Marianne Wilson’s AI Toolkit for Careers Practitioners … meets a definite need in the profession.From the outset, the authors acknowledge that readers will approach this book with different levels of familiarity with AI, as well as different practical needs. Neither an ‘AI for beginners’ manual, nor a dense academic treatise, this book takes a different approach, equipping the reader with the knowledge and skills to use AI skilfully and effectively. Starting with a general introduction (that includes some much-needed myth busting), the authors move on to the wider social and ethical implications of this technology, and its implications for career development work. Detailed practical examples of how AI might be used in practice ground the book in the ‘coalface’ of practice, while the final section of the book offers welcome definitions of the myriad technical terms that inevitably form part of this subject.This book is, as its title says, a ‘toolkit’. By adopting the approach of providing the reader with a ‘compass’ (to use the authors’ own metaphor), rather than a ‘map’, this volume will, I think, remain relevant and vital for many years, despite the dynamic and fast-changing nature of its subject. I cannot recommend it highly enough.“From the foreword to the bookDr Oliver Jenkin PGCE RCDP, NICEC FellowCDI Senior Professional Development and Standards Manager, and Editor of the CDI’s magazine, Career Matters

Michael Larbalestier

Michael Larbalestier is active in the Career Development Institute (CDI) and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), where he champions digital skills development. He is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Roehampton Faculty of Business and Law and a Fellow of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling (NICEC).

Marianne Wilson

Marianne Wilson is completing a PhD sponsored by Skills Development Scotland. Her project explores methods for involving practitioners and clients in decisions about AI’s role in career support services. She co-runs the CDI’s AI for Career Development Practitioners course with Michael.

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