http://www.iccdpp.orgRSS feeds for ICCDPP60http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/152/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=151&ModuleID=458&ArticleID=152http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=152&PortalID=1&TabID=151http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/152/Default.aspxThis Occasional Paper, prepared by Prof Ronald Sultana for iCeGS, UK, in 2008, assesses the dynamics of international policy learning (policy lending and policy borrowing), its possible motives, and key mechanisms by which transfers of learning take place. It raises questions regarding the value and limitations of deterritorialised policy exchange, noting that career guidance practice is firmly rooted in a particular complex of values and meanings that are entwined in the social and economic environment of each country and region. The author draws on his work experiences in Malta, Palestine and Egypt, to illustrate the way transnational and globalised agendas are reconfigured and reinterpreted at the local level.iccdppadmThu, 21 May 2009 13:35:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:152http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/133/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=151&ModuleID=458&ArticleID=133http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=133&PortalID=1&TabID=151http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/133/Default.aspxAn examination of policies for career guidance was one component of a European Union programme (MEDA-ETE) being implemented by the European Training Foundation to support education and training for employment in the Mediterranean region. It involved 10 Mediterranean countries. The research on career guidance policies produced country reports on which this comparative analysis is based. The report covers: the socio-economic context the drivers for change current provision policy issues ways forward. It also presents country profiles and comparative statistics.iccdppadmSun, 15 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:133http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/106/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=151&ModuleID=458&ArticleID=106http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=106&PortalID=1&TabID=151http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/106/Default.aspx The dual purpose of this ILO (International Labour Organisation) Handbook is: (1) to focus the attention of policy-makers and programme administrators in low- and middle-income countries upon the core issues in the reform of career guidance services in those countries; and (2) to provide programme planners and practitioners at the national and local levels with a wide variety of country examples and practical career guidance tools to use as models for possible adaptation and use. The Handbook is divided into two parts to address each of these objectives. Part I first reviews current international trends in career guidance in high-income countries and comments on the relevance of these trends in low- and middle-income countries. Second, a framework is presented of six key elements to be taken into account in the development of a career guidance system. These elements are: (1) understanding the country context; (2) development of career information; (3) promotion of work choice, search and maintenance skills development; (4) organization of service delivery; (5) staff development to support service delivery; and (6) improvement of governance and coordination. Third, the Handbook integrates a number of illustrative country practices into the discussion of each of the six key elements. These practices also stand on their own as applicable lessons in real-life solutions to public policy challenges. Part II of the Handbook indicates specific career guidance Internet web sites. These comprise: (1) an inventory of career guidance tools and resources available on the Internet from a variety of high-, middle- and low-income countries; and (2) more general references, such as international competency standards for career guidance professionals and standards for career information development. Career guidance information and skills development tools on the Internet have proliferated in the last ten years, and the accessibility to this information by an international audience provides a window on current practices worldwide. Particular attention is given to including resources currently in use in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) iccdppadmWed, 15 Oct 2008 08:58:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:106http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/96/Default.aspx#Comments0http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=151&ModuleID=458&ArticleID=96http://www.iccdpp.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=96&PortalID=1&TabID=151http://www.iccdpp.org/PolicyResearch/Improvingcareerinformation/tabid/151/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/96/Default.aspxThis is the presentation of Dr Aboubakr Abdeen Badawi of Eygpt made at the CSEND Dialogue Forum in Geneva, July 2008. The presentation explored how career guidance can support education, training and employment policies that address the  the hot economic and social issues faced by Middle East and North African (MENA ) and European countries. The objectives of the presentation were to: 􀂃 Shed light on Career Guidance’s links with Human Resource Development (HRD) issues in the Middle Eastern and North African region (MENA); 􀂃 Discuss the possible role of career guidance in supporting development strategies in the MENA region; 􀂃 Define a forward looking role of MENA governments in introducing career guidance; 􀂃 Identify possible support for such developmental objectivesiccdppadmTue, 19 Aug 2008 14:08:00 GMTf1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:96