FOR NEETS, EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS, AND STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
AN EMPOWERMENT BASED APPROACH
"Nothing succeeds like observed success" is a phrase that I learned from my professor of applied psychology back in the 1970s! These words came to mind again in recent interactions with Pascal Chaumette, the director of ID6, a ... Read More
ICCDPP Blog
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Jan2023
Jens Bjornavold worked for many years at CEDEFOP as a lead international expert on the interrelationships between education, training, and the labour market, the changing nature and role of vocational education and training, the role of learning outcomes and competences in reforming education and training policies, and the continuous development ... Read More
January 28, 2023John McCarthy
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Jan2023
NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LIFELONG GUIDANCE IRELAND 2023 – CONSULTATION PAPER
/ National Strategies and Implementation Plans, Employed adults, EU, Coordination and leadership, Unemployed adults, Young people at risk, Expanding access to guidance, Schools, Ireland, Improving career information, Tertiary education, ICCDPP Blog, Parents, Discussion and Working Papers, Guides and Resources for Policy Makers and Delivery Managers
The Department of Education, Ireland, has just published a Consultation Paper on a national framework for lifelong guidance provision. It provides a brief overview of existing career guidance provision, a rationale for a national lifelong system, a vision for a high functioning system, some guiding principles, and four strategic pillars. It offers readers ... Read More
January 19, 2023John McCarthy
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Jan2023
MINIMISING EARLY LEAVING FROM VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
/ Assessing effectiveness, CEDEFOP, EU, Coordination and leadership, Systems and Institutional Evaluation Reports, Expanding access to guidance, Young people at risk, Schools, Country Policy and Systems Reviews, Improving career information, Vocational education and training, ICCDPP Blog, Comparative Country Reports and Studies, International Organisation Recommendations, Guides and Resources for Policy Makers and Delivery Managers
THE ROLE OF CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
EU REVIEW 2022
This CEDEFOP report maps the existing career guidance and counselling policies and practices supporting learners at risk and early leavers from vocational education and training in the 27 EU countries plus the UK. It analyses the key characteristics of these policies and practices, identifies ... Read More
January 2, 2023John McCarthy
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Dec2022
NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR ICCDPP
Following a worldwide public recruitment campaign, ICCDPP has appointed 4 new members to augment and enrich the knowledge, skills and experience of the Board of ICCDPP in the pursuit of its mission and goals. The new members are:
Dr David Fretwell:
Dr. Fretwell’s primary area of experience ... Read More
December 24, 2022John McCarthy
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Dec2022
VIET NAM – CAREER GUIDANCE SYSTEMS REVIEW 2021
/ Viet Nam, South Asia, Coordination and leadership, ILO, Unemployed adults, Expanding access to guidance, Schools, Country Policy and Systems Reviews, Improving career information, Vocational education and training, ICCDPP Blog, Tertiary education, Parents, Guides and Resources for Policy Makers and Delivery Managers
This interesting and well researched review report of career guidance provision in Viet Nam covers all the bases that one would expect using the career guidance systems review model recently developed by the ILO. Thus, the legal instruments and their applications are well described as are the ministry roles and those of ... Read More
December 20, 2022John McCarthy
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Nov2022
The National Guidance Forum of Germany aims to promote the professional delivery of guidance in education, vocational training and employment sectors in Germany, to give stimulation for the (further)development of guidance services which meet the different needs of the users, to develop guidelines for quality and quality assurance of services and practices, and ... Read More
November 1, 2022John McCarthy
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Oct2022
LIFELONG DEVELOPMENT AS A STANDARD is the main theme of the 2023 IAEVG annual conference to be held at The Hague, Netherlands.
The Call for Papers can be downloaded from the following weblink:
https://iaevgconference2023.nl/papers/
October 28, 2022John McCarthy
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Jul2022
The International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) is a non-profit body committed to improving policies, strategies, and systems to strengthen career service provision around the world. ICCDPP promotes exchange, collaboration, and action through international symposia and targeted policy initiatives.
The ICCDPP is seeking new board members with experience ... Read More
July 12, 2022John McCarthy
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Jun2022
This 2 minute video, Meet the Future, produced for OECD, is intended to encourage employers to provide careers talks to school students as well as to highlight the value of careers talks as part of career education in schools.
Meet the Future is also the title of a 25 page nicely ... Read More
June 27, 2022John McCarthy