Auckland, New Zealand
NOVEMBER 2026
The Careers and Transition Education Association of New Zealand (CATE) and the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy are delighted to announce that the next International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy will take place in Auckland, New Zealand in November ... Read More
10
Jan2025
18
Jan2024
Context shapes how we envision, plan, and action our futures. Benign social, economic, and political environments enhance our career vision, planning, and action. Hostile environments have the opposite effect: narrow/limited vision, lack of opportunity, fragile planning, leading to despair and lack of hope. This essay, devoted to the memory of ... Read More
30
Apr2023
The IAEVG and ICCDPP will be hosting a joint event on the 28th June from 16.00 to 17.30 at the IAEVG annual conference in the Hague, Netherlands. The theme will be Career Development Across the Life Span. It will be an interactive session in which participants will engage in exchanging ... Read More
24
Jun2022
This well-intentioned joint ILO ETF publication acknowledges the socio-economic context of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), particularly infrastructure, geography, demographics, migration and emigration, attitudes and values, gender and age expectations, and participation in and the role of the informal economy. It identifies key elements or reference points for the development ... Read More
23
Jun2022
As vice President for North America for the International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) I would like to alert ICCDPP members of the International Conference of IVETA in December 2022. IVETA has a MOU of cooperation with ICCDPP, and the Chairperson of ICCDPP, Sareena Hopkins (CCDF, Canada) is a ... Read More
05
Jan2021
This recently published CEDEFOP Briefing Note highlights the importance of comprehensive and coordinated learning support systems to enable adults to upskill and reskill throughout their working lives. People need to be able to rely on accessible, high-quality and comprehensive support to navigate their learning and working careers in the face ... Read More
21
Oct2020
Prof. Jim Sampson has prepared a resource list for cognitive information processing theory (CIP) which viewers may find useful. CIP is concerned with the process of career decision making. The CIP framework is frequently used in the design of ICT resources for career guidance. CIP’s conceptual roots are in cognitive ... Read More
12
Feb2020
We are only at the beginning of a rapid period of transformation of our economy and society due to the convergence of many digital technologies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is central to this change and offers major opportunities to improve our lives. The recent developments in AI are the result ... Read More
10
Jan2020
The New York Times has just published an account of how the gig economy is impacting negatively on jobs in the hotel industry in the USA. It shows how the app economy promotes 'independent contractors' to the career loss of full-time jobs for workers. These contractors tend to be ... Read More
31
Oct2019
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to European Union policy. It has published a series of working papers on the links between labour, education, and technology in ... Read More
31
Oct2019
Virtual assistant, you-tuber, app-developer.There are jobs that 20 years ago were not imaginable.Other jobs have almost disappeared.
This report is the work of The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service, which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support ... Read More
02
Jul2019
Profesionales de la orientación académica y profesional de 33 países se reúnen en el International Symposium for Career Development and Public Policy para reflexionar sobre los retos de esta disciplina e identificar posibles mejoras desde las políticas públicas. ¿Cómo pueden los gobiernos ayudar a las personas a construir carreras profesionales más ... Read More
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Jun2019
How governments can support citizens to build fulfilling careers was the focus of the ninth International Symposium for Career Development and Public Policy, held in Tromsø, Norway on 17th-20th June 2019. During the Symposium representatives from 33 countries and from UNESCO, the OECD, European Commission, European Training Foundation and the ... Read More
10
Jun2019
We are pleased to bring to your attention the four synthesis papers arising from the 33 country papers prepared for the 9th International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy which will be held shortly in Tromso, Norway. They concern how policies and systems for career guidance support the public and ... Read More
10
Jun2019
The 2019 conference of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance will take place in Brno, and in Bratislava, Slovakia, 9th-10th September. Visit the conference website at: https://iaevgconference2019.sk/
01
Apr2018
Did we ever imagine the day when we would see robots laying bricks for the construction of buildings? They already have their feet in the auto, electronics, metal product manufacturing, and plastics and chemicals industries, so where will they stop?
So which kinds of jobs are we as humans losing? And ... Read More
01
Apr2018
The 9th International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy will take place in Tromse, Norway, 17 to 20 June, 2019, under the aegis of SKILLS NORWAY!
More details will be announced on this site.
22
Dec2016
Interested in the future of work and the labour market? Read this report from the McKinsey Quarterly
http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/where-machines-could-replace-humans-and-where-they-cant-yet
13
Dec2016
In many countries, Entrepreneurship as a career option is often a marginalised choice because the general curricula of education and training at all levels pay little attention to the knowledge, skills and attitudes involved in entrepreneurship. This is often reinforced by careers information systems that emphasise employment over self-employment.
Likewise, entrepreneurship ... Read More
12
Aug2016
The next IAEVG conference will be held in
Madrid, November 15 – 18, 2016
Theme: Promoting Equity through Guidance and Counseling. Reflection, Action, Impact
For registration, visit the Conference Website
This policy theme will be examined through career development academic research and practice lenses and through policy lenses.
12
Aug2016
The Executive Board of ICCDPP graciously acknowledges the funding and other support provided by the Ministry for Children, Education, and Gender Equality, Denmark, for its activities in 2016.
21
Jun2016
The Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) has just announced the drafting of a Career Guidance Advocacy Plan 2017-2022 give access to information and provide guidance about career and education or training options available to young people so that they will be able to make the most of the opportunities that ... Read More
21
Jun2016
The Executive Board of ICCDPP graciously acknowledges the funding and other support provided by CAREERS NEW ZEALAND for its activities in 2016 .
21
May2016
Recent research in Ireland on the impact of government cutbacks in investment in career guidance in schools show that students from disadvantaged areas have less chances of receiving guidance support and that schools are increasingly using non-qualified staff to provide career guidance. Read this article from the Irish Times
07
Sep2014
This research report by two economists tracks the career development of two groups of school graduates in terms of the short-term and long-term benefits of early work experience (part-time work while in senior high school, and summer holidays). Short and long -term benefits included higher income and higher employment. Read ... Read More
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Mar2014
After much deliberation, the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) has selected a new logo. The logo depicts an abstract design of a compass – an international symbol of navigation and direction. The symbolism of the compass aligns well to ICCDPP’s mission of serving as a knowledge ... Read More