About ICCDPP
WELCOME to the website of the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy.
This website is a knowledge centre that provides up to date information on career guidance policies and systems, drawn from countries and international organisations worldwide. The site contains many types of documents in different languages from different corners of the world that link career guidance with public policies for education, vocational training, employment, and other social policy fields.
The website includes a variety of career guidance policy materials to help you in your role as career guidance policy developer, ministry official, international organisation and international association official, national or regional careers service manager, researcher, trainer of guidance practitioners, or leader of a national or regional career guidance professional association.
ICCDPP, as an organisation, facilitates and promotes international policy sharing and learning through the international exchange of knowledge and information concerning public policy and career development issues.
Latest articles
FINNISH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR EDUCATION 2023
The provision of guidance counselling in Finland is based on the structure of its education … Read More
Career guidance professionals in Sri Lanka have long been members of the ICCDPP community, including participating as a country team … Read More
OECD Working paper 2024 based on PISA 2022 results
This working paper is a salutary reminder of the challenges of translating good … Read More
ICCDPP and the World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) undertook a joint survey of career guidance provision in public … Read More
Latest Examples of Good Practice
Norway has a population of over 5 million people, spread over 19 counties or administrative areas.
This fiche describes the recent progress being made in the development of a lifelong guidance system in Norway.
Estonia with a population of 1.25 million people has embarked on a very ambitious plan to become an e-country with the project known as e-Estonia. E-services have become routine: e-elections, e-taxes, e-police, e-healthcare, e-banking, e-school, and now e-Residency. Factor into that e-Guidance in the education and labour market sectors!
Established on a pilot basis in 2010, these centres now exist in 30 regions in Finland. Their aim is to provide basic support to youth (aged under 30 years) going through life transitions. The centres have institutional representation from municipal, education, social and health authorities so that young people can find the services or combination of services they need in one physical location. The centre staff provide face to face complementary support to the national telephone helpline.
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DRAFT ICCDPP DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT
1. GENERAL
This document provides a summary of how ICCDPP uses and protects the personal data it receives. If you are unhappy with the way ICCDPP handles your personal information, please contact the Chairperson ICCDPP by email: s.hopkins@ccdf.ca
2. COLLECTION
ICCDPP collects your personal data from you (email subscription), from ICCDPP International Symposium participant lists, from career guidance conference participant lists, and from searches (online; national association and industry databases).
3. USE OF INFORMATION
ICCDPP mainly uses your personal information to make you aware of international developments in career guidance through our newsletter and to obtain your advice and feedback about our services, products, and events. However, it may use the personal data it gathers for any or all of the following purposes:
- 3.1 to verify your identity;
- 3.2 to verify the accuracy of the information received;
- 3.3 to assess your information needs about policy, systems, and practices for career guidance;
- 3.4 for statistical analyses and the review of ICCDPP’s products, services and processes;
- 3.5 to carry out market research and to improve our processes, products, and services;
- 3.6 for ICCDPP reporting purposes (where necessary);
- 3.7 for storage and to make back-ups of data;
- 3.8 for compliance with all relevant laws and regulations including this data protection statement.
4. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING
- The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which ICCDPP is subject;
- The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by ICCDPP;
- The data subject has given consent to the processing of his/her personal data for one or more specific purposes as per Section 3 above;
- The processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
5. SHARING OF INFORMATION
ICCDPP will not share your personal data with third parties except for the following:
- The Executive Board and Director of ICCDPP in pursuit of the legitimate interests and activities of ICCDPP
- Telemarketing services that ICCDPP employs to deliver its monthly newsletter.
6. DATA COLLECTED
ICCDPP collects any or all of the following types of data: name, address, date of birth, gender, professional role, email address, professional phone number.
7. RETENTION OF DATA
ICCDPP retains the data until the person unsubscribes via the newsletter or writes to ICCDPP via the website enquiry form.
8. YOUR RIGHTS
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- a. Right to Withdraw Consent
- b. Right of Access
- c. Right of Rectification
- d. Right of Erasure / Right to be Forgotten
- e. Right to Data Portability
- f. Right to Object
- g. Right to Restrict Processing
9. COMMUNICATION WITH YOU
ICCDPP may contact you from time to time in relation to the purposes set out in this Data Protection Statement (Section 3 above).