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	Career Guidance A Handbook for Policy Makers
	The European Commission, OECD. Published by : OECD Publishing

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Availability: Available Publication date: 14 Dec 2004 Language: English Pages: 84 ISBN: 9789264015197 OECD Code: 912004021P1

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This joint publication of the OECD and the European Commission gives policy makers practical tools to tackle weaknesses in many countries' career guidance systems including limited access, particularly for adults; failure to develop career management skills; inappropriate training; and poor service coordination. In simple, non-technical language, this publication addresses a broad range of policy issues that that are central to the effective delivery of career guidance services. These include: how to widen access to career guidance; ways of improving the quality of career information; ensuring that staff qualifications meet policy objectives; and improving strategic leadership.

Other languages: French (Available) Bulgarian (Available) German (Distributed by another publisher) Spanish (Distributed by another publisher) Slovak (Available) Danish (Available) Polish (Distributed by another publisher) Latvian (Available) Greek (Available) Czech (Available)

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Further reading:
Career Guidance and Public Policy - Bridging the Gap (Available (Print on Demand))

Table of contents:

Executive Summary
1. Introduction
Section One: Improving Career Guidance for Young People
2. Career Education and Guidance in Schools
3. Career Guidance for Young People at Risk
4. Career Services in Tertiary Education
Section Two: Improving Career Guidance for Adults
5. Career Guidance for Unemployed Adults
6. Career Guidance for Employed Adults
7. Career Guidance for Older Adults
Section Three: Improving Access to Carer Guidance
8. Expanding Access to Career Guidance Services
9. Career Guidance Services for Disadvantaged Groups
Section Four: Improivng the Systems that Support Career Guidance
10. Improving Career Information
11. Training and Qualifications
12. Funding Career Guidance
13. Coordination and Strategic Leadership
14. Ensuring the Quality of Career Guidance
15. Assessing the Effectiveness of Career Guidance
16. Conclusion: The Features of a Lifelong Learning System
Annex 1. On-Line Resources for Career Guidance Policy Makers
Annex 2. Common Aims and Principles for Lifelong Guidance
Annex 3. Some Common Criteria used to Assess the Quality of Career Guidance
Annex 4. The Key Featuers of a Lifelone Guidance System

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