Tag: International
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NORTHERN IRELAND: A NEW DECADE,NEW APPROACH
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Tánaiste have published the text of a deal to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland, exactly three years after the Assembly collapsed. The time has come for the N.I Assembly to re-establish itself and focus on the issue that really matter to N.Ireland citizens. A NEW DECADE,…
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INVESTING IN CAREER GUIDANCE – INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN AGENCIES JOIN FORCES
JOINT STATEMENT OF OECD, ILO, UNESCO, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND ITS AGENCIES ETF AND CEDEFOP Four international organisations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the European Commission, and two agencies (European Training Foundation (ETF) and the European Centre for…
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ICCDPP SYMPOSIUM 2019 NORWAY
Leading career development services into an uncertain future: Ensuring access, integration and innovation I attended the 9th International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) Symposium held in Trumso, Norway. A total of 33 Country Teams came together to share major policy developments and the challenges and opportunities within each country. Country papers cover…
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DRAFT CURRICULUM FOR WALES 2022
30 April 2019 Designed by teachers, built for pupils – it’s time for your say on the draft curriculum for Wales The journey towards the rollout of Wales’ new curriculum in 2022 reaches a major milestone today with the publication of a draft designed by teachers and shaped by experts from Wales and around…
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SCHOOLS WEEK EXCLUSIVE: CEC WILL CONTINUE TO BE RELIANT ON GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS
The Careers and Enterprise Company will continue to be reliant on government handouts after ministers dropped their ambition for the quango to become self-sustaining. Announcing the creation of the company in 2014, former education secretary Nicky Morgan, said that “in the longer term the company will sustain itself”. But CEC’s new sustainability plan, seen by Schools…
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IRELAND – LAUNCHES REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF CAREER GUIDANCE TOOLS AND INFORMATION
The Minister for Education and Skills in Ireland Joe McHugh T.D. together with the Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan T.D. today (Wednesday 24 April) launched the Report of the Independent Review of Career Guidance Tools and Information…
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AUSTRALIA: A STUDENT FOCUSED NATIONAL CAREER EDUCATION STRATEGY
Future Ready: A student focused National Career Education Strategy was developed in collaboration with a national group that brought together the voices of education, business and industry, parents and carers, career practitioners and youth. The strategy was endorsed by the COAGEducation Council in February 2019. Future Ready: A student focused National Career Education Strategy The overall aim…
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SKILLS ON THE MOVE: MIGRANTS IN THE SURVEY OF ADULT SKILLS (OECD)
Skills on the Move: Migrants in the Survey of Adult Skills Migration has been at the centre of political debate across the OECD in recent years. Drawing on data from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), this report provides new evidence on differences in migrants’ characteristics and contexts and considers how these relate to the…
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CAREER WRITING NEWSLETTER: INTERNATIONAL
Career Writing Newsletter Photo: Frans Meijers & Reinekke Lengelle, Founders of Career WritingWriting is really an act of reading. You read the landscape of your life and find the places where grief or fear or sudden surprise has revealed your truth. – Kim StaffordHighlights Reinekke’s new book of poems and reflections, Jezelf Schrijven was published (in Dutch): https://gompel-svacina.eu/reinekke-lengelle/…
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OECD: Seven Questions about Apprenticeships Answers from International Experience
The OECD reports “After a period of relative neglect in many countries, apprenticeships and other forms of work-based learning are experiencing a revival. Their effectiveness in easing school-to-work transitions and serving the economy is increasingly recognised. However, engaging individuals, employers, social partners and education and training systems in such learning remains a significant challenge. In…