This report was developed by a sub-committee of the National Guidance Forum. It is designed to support the effective implementation of lifelong guidance policies and services. Quality Guidelines are formulated as a Code of Principles, general in nature and incremental in application. Guidelines are also provided for the evaluation of ... Read More
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Oct2007
This well constructed study and report had several aims:
To establish users' preferences for and usage of different careers information types and sources
To catalogue existing careers information resources
To assess both guidance practitioners' and the general public's knowledge of labour market information
To determine the best means to reach different population target groups
To make ... Read More
October 15, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Sep2007
This expert paper was jointly commissioned by the OECD and the European Commission in 2001 as part of the OECD international review of policies for career guidance. It raises many questions on the existing training routes, on the pertinence of course content and methodology, on the lack of involvement and interest ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Sep2007
This handbook was initiated by the European Commission in response to perceived weaknesses in strategic leadership in EU Member States in the country reviews of policies for career guidance undertaken by CEDEFOP, ETF and the OECD. Edited and published jointly by the EC and the OECD, the handbook addresses a broad range ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
17
Sep2007
This is an expert paper commissioned by the OECD and the European Commission as part of the international review of policies for career guidance in 2002. The paper sets down 7 criteria by which occupational information should be assessed and suggests a pedagogic approach to career information learning, including how ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Sep2007
This expert paper was jointly commissioned by the EC and OECD as part of the international review of policies for career guidance initiated by the OECD in 2001. The author argues that while information may be necessary for career decision-making, it is not by itself sufficient. Rational decision making models ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Sep2007
Quality issues in careers guidance, counselling and information services are tackled from a range of different perspectives, related to economic, ethical, and/or effectiveness criteria. With selected examples mainly from the USA, Canada, and the EU Member States, this report highlights how quality is described and measured in terms of statements, ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Sep2007
This is an expert paper commissioned jointly by the EC and OECD for the international review of policies for career guidance initiated by the OECD in 2001. The author examines the demand for career guidance and the nature of supply and incentives to enhance both the quantity and the quality of supply ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
17
Sep2007
This is an expert paper jointly commissioned by the EC and OECD as part of the international review of policies for career guidance initiated by the OECD in 2001. The paper considers the contextual issues that impinge on career guidance activities and their outcomes and considers the the types of ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
17
Sep2007
The Leitch review examined the existing skills base of the adult population in the UK in the context of a global economy and made recommendations on how this base should be improved to enable the UK to successfully compete in the world economy in 2020 as well as to have ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
17
Sep2007
This 2006 report examined the progress of Careers Scotland all-age guidance service since its establishment in 2002 and benchmarked that progress against the OECD Policy Review 2001-03.
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September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
17
Sep2007
In the evaluator's opinion, New Zealand Careers Services represents the most fully integrated example in the world of an all-age career guidance delivery structure. The report (2007) describes the key features of the service and sets down five challenges to be addressed:
public awareness/market penetration
the guidance needs of adults
relationships with other guidance ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
17
Sep2007
This paper produced with the support of the Department of Education, Science and Training of Australia and the Department of Education and Training of New South Wales, introduces the concept of the four pillars of career and transition support for young people:
Family
Peers
Community and employers
Peers.
It describes the empowerment strategy involved and ... Read More
September 17, 2007Tibor Kovacs
24
Aug2007
This article is a summary of the first report of Future Track, a study of 130,000 higher education applicants in the UK in 2006. Commissioned by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, the study will track these applicants for the next 6 years and on through their early careers, including ... Read More
August 24, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Aug2007
This literature review undertaken (2005)for the Higher Education Careers Services Unit in the UK by the Institute of Employment Research at the University of Warwick, examined career-related interventions and their impact on students' career related decisions, career learning and progression towards the labour market.
Although there is substantial literature in the ... Read More
August 24, 2007Tibor Kovacs
25
Apr2007
This is a study of the potential economic and fiscal impacts of the National Reform Agenda of the Council of Australian Governments. The National Reform Agenda includes an interlinked human capital stream covering health, education and training, and work incentives with benefits from each area feeding into the other. The ... Read More
April 25, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Apr2007
This Charter adopted by FEDORA, Forum Europeén de l'Orientation Academique, is a statement of the value of guidance and counselling provision in higher education in Europe that seeks the support of policy makers, higher education institutions and international organisations to have such provision implemented. FEDORA is a European Association whose ... Read More
April 25, 2007Tibor Kovacs
23
Apr2007
It's interesting to observe how the fiery battles between the Left and Right in the 20th century have been replaced today by more modest debates about public policy options. The grand ideologies associated with capitalism and socialism are still active and relevant as moral and intellectual irritants, but they are ... Read More
April 23, 2007Tibor Kovacs
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Apr2007
The National Skills Bulletin 2006 was developed by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit of FAS, the National Training Authority in Ireland. It provides a snapshot of the current labour market situation in Ireland, referring to recent and current shortages where insufficiency of skills or labour existed within the ... Read More
April 23, 2007Tibor Kovacs
30
Mar2007
This report presents the results of the third and final stage of research commissioned by the New Zealand Department of Labour (DoL) to identify:
the reasons for the non-participation in paid employment of those aged 45 years and over;
the potential role of career information, advice and guidance (CIAG) in assisting that ... Read More
March 30, 2007Tibor Kovacs
30
Mar2007
This is a Research Report, RR833, published by the Department of Education and Skills in the United Kingdom. The research was undertaken as part of a government review of advice, information and guidance services for adults. It specifically sought to evaluate a trial extension of Ufi/learndirect telephone guidance service for adults to ... Read More
March 30, 2007Tibor Kovacs
29
Dec2006
This report was produced as part of the work activities of a European Union funded project entitled Developing National Forums for Guidance in Six Member States that concluded in November 2006. The issue of the role of the beneficiary of guidance services in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of such services was ... Read More
December 29, 2006Tibor Kovacs
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Dec2006
Commissioned by the Careers Industry Council of Australia and published in November 2006, this scoping study looks at possible areas of research on the economic benefits from career development services. Career development services refer to vocational and educational advice provided by career development practitioners. School-based advice currently dominates career development services, though advice is also ... Read More
December 23, 2006Tibor Kovacs