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Friday, April 04, 2008

Future Skills Needs in Europe: Medium Term Forecast Synthesis Report
By iccdppadm @ 9:20 AM :: 12120 Views :: 0 Comments :: Public Policy, Improving Career Information, Europe

Labour market information is a very important resource for education and employment policy developers. It is equally important for careers information specialists and guidance practitioners as it is an essential ingredient of good careers information. This CEDEFOP publication presents – for the first time – a consistent and comprehensive medium-term forecast of employment and skill needs across the whole of Europe. It develops macroeconomic projections and alternative scenarios for each Member State

and aggregate results at European level. It provides data on future employment developments by economic sector, occupation and qualification until 2015 and uses comparative data for all Member States.

Sunday, March 02, 2008

What Choice? An Evaluation of Career Development Services for Young People
By iccdppadm @ 8:01 PM :: 9479 Views :: 0 Comments :: Guidance in Schools and Training, Improving Career Information, Australia

Title:	What choice? An evaluation of career development services for young people
Authors:	Linda Rainey, Michele Simons, Val Pudney, Elvie Hughes
Publication date:	18 February 2008
Publication type:	Formal report
Themes:	Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Career development
	Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
ISBN:	978 1 921170 11 9 print; 978 1 921170 17 1 web
This study evaluates a selection of career development services available for young people. It examines the characteristics of the services provided, with a focus on career decision-making and the provision of information about vocational education and training (VET) options. The education providers and young people surveyed were generally satisfied with the services provided. However, it was agreed that information about VET options could be improved. A better understanding of the ways in which young people seek help will enhance accessibility to services.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

AMELIORATION DE L'INFORMATION SUR LES METIERS par André Tricot
By iccdppadm @ 8:36 AM :: 10546 Views :: 0 Comments :: Guidance in Schools and Training, Improving Career Information, OECD, European Commission (EC), France

Ce document était préparé a la demande de la CE et de l'OCDE pour un examen international des politiques de l'orientation professionnelle. Pour améliorer l’information sur les métiers, il faut être capable de définir ce qu’est une information et ce qu’est une bonne information. Il faut ensuite examiner les spécificités de l’information dans le domaine de l’orientation professionnelle. Cela permet de définir des critères et d’examiner à partir de l’existant ce qui pourrait être amélioré et comment.

"Bref, être pédagogique dans la conception de l’information, voire envisager une véritable « éducation à l’information » des usagers ..."

Thursday, February 14, 2008

IMPROVING OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION by André Tricot
By iccdppadm @ 7:33 AM :: 9808 Views :: 2 Comments ::

:: Guidance in Schools and Training, Improving Career Information, OECD, European Commission (EC)

This expert paper was prepared by André Tricot as part of the OECD international review of policies for career guidance. It outlines seven characteristics/criteria of good occupational information and 10 ways to improve occupational information design. He concludes on the importance of a pedagogical approach to occupational information design, including how to educate users of occupational information.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Careers and Labour market Information in Ireland by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs 2006
By iccdppadm @ 8:41 AM :: 11551 Views :: 0 Comments :: Improving Career Information, Co-ordination and Leadership, Ensuring Quality, Assessing Effectiveness, European Union (EU), Ireland

This well constructed study and report had several aims:

To establish users' preferences for and usage of different careers information types and sources
To catalogue existing careers information resources
To assess both guidance practitioners' and the general public's knowledge of labour market information
To determine the best means to reach different population target groups
To make recommendations for practical improvements in career and labour market information dissemination, particumarly from a user perspective.

The study was undertaken through a combination of desk and field research and involving quantitative and qualitative methods. Policy literature and good examples of practice from other countries were collected. Existing Irish resources were searched, catalogued, and appraised according to the criteria of (i) up to date, (ii) user friendly, (iii) comprehensiveness, and (iv) relevance. A matrix exercise, a statistical analysis, and focus group conversations were other parts of the methodology.

In general, there was very low awareness and usage of existing labour market information resources. Recommendations include the need for improved access to such information and the need to make such resources more user friendly.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Who Am I? The Inadequacy of Career Information in an Information Age by W. Norton Grubb
By iccdppadm @ 3:27 AM :: 8026 Views :: 0 Comments :: Guidance in Schools and Training, Guidance for Unemployed Adults, Guidance for Employed Adults, Improving Career Information, OECD, European Commission (EC)

This expert paper was jointly commissioned by the EC and OECD as part of the international review of policies for career guidance initiated by the OECD in 2001. The author argues that while information may be necessary for career decision-making, it is not by itself sufficient. Rational decision making models in economics such as the "expected utility model" demand more of consumers than simply information absorption. Career decision making is a complex phenomenon. There are many ways in which career education and learning can be enhanced.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Improving Occupational Information by André Tricot
By iccdppadm @ 3:20 AM :: 7045 Views :: 0 Comments :: Improving Career Information, Ensuring Quality, OECD, European Commission (EC)

This is an expert paper commissioned by the OECD and the European Commission as part of the international review of policies for career guidance in 2002. The paper sets down 7 criteria by which occupational information should be assessed and suggests a pedagogic approach to career information learning, including how to educate users.

Friday, August 24, 2007

FUTURE TRACK: a longitudinal study of Higher Education Applicants in the UK by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit
By Webmaster @ 9:07 AM :: 11033 Views :: 2 Comments ::

:: Parents and Career Guidance, Guidance in Schools and Training, Improving Career Information, Assessing Effectiveness, United Kingdom

This article is a summary of the first report of Future Track, a study of 130,000 higher education applicants in the UK in 2006. Commissioned by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, the study will track these applicants for the next 6 years and on through their early careers, including unsuccessful HE applicants and also successful applicants who chose to pursue non-HE opportunities.

Some of the findings of the first report (the study is being undertaken by the Employment Studies Unit of the University of Warwick) are somewhat expected while others are not. Here is a selection:

Applicants from families where one parent had already participated in higher education had greater expectations of attending higher education than those from families who did not have such experience.

73% reported that they had not received enough or no information on the career implications of post-age 16 subject choice
60%had notreceived enough or no information on the relationship between HE courses and employment.
51% had not enough or no information on possible alternatives to higher education
57% had not enough or no information on the range of degrees on offer

Monday, April 23, 2007

NATIONAL SKILLS BULLETIN 2006 IRELAND
By iccdppadm @ 5:28 PM :: 7126 Views :: 0 Comments :: Improving Career Information, Europe

The National Skills Bulletin 2006 was developed by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit of FAS, the National Training Authority in Ireland. It provides a snapshot of the current labour market situation in Ireland, referring to recent and current shortages where insufficiency of skills or labour existed within the Irish labour force to meet the demand for particular occupations. Its methodology may be useful for policy makers in those countries who are attempting to build labour market information systems. Good labour market information is a key component of good careers information for citizens.

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