Career guidance : a handbook for policy makers.

Description

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.  Read more... 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.