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Dec2020

CAREER READY TEENAGERS? OECD BLOG

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Data-driven guidance: new OECD work on teenage indicators of career readiness As the healthcare emergency becomes an employment crisis, it is more timely than ever to reflect on the effectiveness of career guidance interventions and ask what works and why.  This week ... Read More
December 18, 2020John McCarthy

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Dec2020

CAREER READY

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The OECD has just published a new Working Paper, Career Ready? How schools can better prepare young people for working life in the era of Covid-19.  The paper reviews academic literature that analyses national longitudinal datasets and provides evidence of teenage ... Read More
December 14, 2020John McCarthy

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Oct2020

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT: COGNITIVE INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORY ONLINE RESOURCE LIST
October 21, 2020John McCarthy

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Jun2020

CAREER GUIDANCE PROVISION IN COVID-19 AFTERMATH: OECD LESSONS

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LESSONS LEARNED (OECD) FROM THE 2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS Every crisis is a learning opportunity.So what did we learn from the effects of the last worldwide economic crisis, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, on the lives and opportunities for young people?The ... Read More
June 4, 2020John McCarthy

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Apr2020

WORKING DURING THE PANDEMIC

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There are at least two categories of workers who continue to show up for work during this pandemic: those whose jobs do not permit them to work at a distance from home and who can't risk losing their jobs and income; and those whose jobs are critical to ... Read More
April 3, 2020John McCarthy

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Apr2020

COVID-19 AND THE WORLD OF WORK: IMPACT AND POLICY RESPONSES (ILO)

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This note offers the International Labour Organisation's preliminary assessment concerning the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work and proposes a range of policy options to mitigate these impacts and facilitate strong and fast recovery.
April 3, 2020John McCarthy

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Mar2020

CREATING CONNECTIONS – Practical Ways to Assist the Careers of Disadvantaged Young People

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The previous post highlighted the OECD PISA 2018 findings on the impact of social class on the job expectations, career aspirations, and career planning of young people, in particular the negative impact for disadvantaged young people.This special report from the NYT (February 2020) gives a concrete ... Read More
March 23, 2020John McCarthy

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Mar2020

LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19)

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WORKERS MOST AT RISK OF INFECTION The US Department of Labour has a comprehensive database of over 900 occupations that can be accessed online. The characteristics of different occupations are described such as physical proximity to others, exposure to infection, if and how ... Read More
March 18, 2020John McCarthy

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Mar2020

DREAM JOBS???

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TEENAGERS' CAREER ASPIRATIONS (2018) AND THE FUTURE OF WORK The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) measures the abilities of 15 year old school students to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to confront real-life challenges. Its results provide useful insights ... Read More
March 13, 2020John McCarthy

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Jan2020

INVESTING IN CAREER GUIDANCE: JOINT STATEMENT OF OECD, ILO, UNESCO, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND ITS AGENCIES ETF AND CEDEFOP, DECEMBER 2019

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Four international organisations, OECD, ILO, UNESCO, and the European Commission, and two agencies (ETF, CEDEFOP) of one of these (European Commission) have just issued a first joint statement encouraging governments to invest in career guidance. The 12-page document describes career guidance, its importance for ... Read More
January 9, 2020John McCarthy