This is the summary version of the review undertaken for USAID on the outcomes of Youth Workforce Development programmes for out of school youth.
Category: Guides and Resources for Policy Makers and Delivery Managers
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Jan2015
This evaluation report was produced for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2013. The paper is based on a literature scan of 54 publicly available studies that were published between 2001 and 2012 on the topics of youth employment, ... Read More
January 29, 2015John McCarthy
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Jan2015
This Concept Note on Nordic perspectives on career competences and guidance (2014) was commissioned by the Nordic Network for Adult Learning (NVL) in co-operation with the European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network, ELGPN. It explores:
what is meant by career management competences (in the Nordic language context it is more meaningful to talk ... Read More
January 15, 2015John McCarthy
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Jan2015
CEDEFOP CAREER GUIDANCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2011
The European Commission and the EU Member States have been working together since the 1990s to develop an entrepreneurial education and training agenda in Europe. It is widely acknowledged that new companies and entrepreneurs are important for innovation, job creation and economic development in Europe. However, traditional ... Read More
January 11, 2015John McCarthy
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Jan2015
Analytical paper European reference competence profile for PES and EURES counsellors (2014) (6)
The role and function of the public employment services (PES) in EU Member States is in continuous development particularly in the context of the EU Employment Guidelines and of the role of the PES in achieving the ... Read More
January 10, 2015John McCarthy
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Jan2015
One of the European Union 2020 targets is reducing Early School Leaving (ESL) rate to less than 10 %. A multitude of approaches to combating ESL have been adopted across Europe. Each country has its own strategy and in a number of European countries lifelong guidance is identified as a ... Read More
January 8, 2015John McCarthy
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Jan2015
This guide, published in November 2014, synthesises the existing evidence on the impact of lifelong guidance on individuals, groups and society with reference to educational outcomes, economic and employment outcomes, and social outcomes. It suggests how policy-makers might want to make use of this ... Read More
January 8, 2015John McCarthy
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Jan2015
This guide, published in November 2014, synthesises the existing evidence on the impact of lifelong guidance on individuals, groups and society with reference to educational outcomes, economic and employment outcomes, and social outcomes. It suggests how policy-makers might want to make use of this ... Read More
January 8, 2015John McCarthy
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Jan2015
This guide, published in November 2014, synthesises the existing evidence on the impact of lifelong guidance on individuals, groups and society with reference to educational outcomes, economic and employment outcomes, and social outcomes. It suggests how policy-makers might want to make use of this evidence ... Read More
January 8, 2015John McCarthy
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Oct2014
This concept note outlines a number of issues related to the successful implementation of policies on career management skills (CMS) in six sectoral areas:
schools
vocational education and training (VET)
higher education
adult education
employment
-social inclusion.
It identifies factors that support policy implementation and factors that present challenges to policy implementation.
Click to read more ELGPN CMS ... Read More
October 16, 2014John McCarthy