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UK Statutory Guidance: Impartial Careers Education
http://bit.ly/3TVr1A
UK Statutory Guidance: Impartial Careers Education
Careers Education helps young people develop the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to make well-informed choices and plans that enable them to progress smoothly into further learning and work, now and in the future.
This guidance is for the governing bodies and heads of maintained secondary and middle schools.
A resources pack is available to help schools/PRUs implement this Statutory Guidance. This includes a summary of this Guidance for Governors on their role and responsibilities in relation to Careers Education.

USA Education Guides
http://bit.ly/usaeducationguides

Singapore American School
http://bit.ly/ru0lf
Information for College Representatives - Singapore American School "Planning a Visit"
This is an excellent page ... every international high school/secondary school should have a page like this on their website.
Brilliant exemplar.
"We encourage college and university admission professionals to visit the counselors and students of the Singapore American School. In a typical year we welcome well over 200 admission officers. Some come as individuals, others in small groups, and others as a part of of a CIS, Linden, or AEO college fair."

100+ Places to Find Jobs
http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/find-jobs/
100+ Places to Find Jobs
"Whether you’re in the tech world, a teacher, translator; in the United States or abroad, these sites will help you launch a modern day job hunt. "

UK Careers (Teacher) Newsletter
http://www.cegnet.co.uk/content/default.asp?PageId=1154
CEIAG News is published ten times a year. The CEIAG support programme welcomes suggestions, feedback and contributions.
The Young People's Information, Advice and Guidance Team at the DCSF is responsible for the careers education support programme which was set up in 2001.
The careers education support programme is delivered by VT Careers Management and the Association for Careers Education and Guidance (ACEG). It provides support for the improvement of careers education within the current policy context.

School Counselor : Job Description
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/employment/license/counselor.html
School Counselor : Student Services Job Description

Information for those advising years 9 and 11 (UK)
http://www.qca.org.uk/14-19/6th-form-schools/68_2120.htm
Informing choices - information for those advising years 9 and 11
A QCA booklet called Informing choices was widely distributed in March 2005. It provides information about qualifications and curriculum choices available to students making decisions for key stage 4 and post-16 learning. The main intended audience is tutors, advisers and mentors of students in years 9 and 11. It also contains some material illustrating good practice in advice and guidance and should be useful to those organising and managing careers and guidance programmes.
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Career Education Standards
http://www.mcrel.org/careerstandards/
Career Education Standards

Resources for vocational educators
http://www.khake.com/page6.html
Resources for vocational educators including: career and technical education, teaching and learning, academics, occupational safety, guidance and career and college planning. Career and Technical Education Resources | Teaching and Learning Resources | Career Guidance and Planning Resources | Occupational and Industrial Safety |

Career and Vocational Area on Yahoo
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Career_and_Vocational/
Career and Vocational Area on Yahoo
Career Planning (113) | Career Specific Training Institutes (12) | Occupational Standards (9) | Organizations (30) | School to Work (29) | Schools (110) |

Directory of Career Resources for Special Needs
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/standardsfund/
Directory of Career Resources for Special Needs

DfES, Careers Publications
http://www.connexions.gov.uk/partnerships/publications/careerpubs/
DfES, Careers Publications
Welcome to the Careers Guidance Catalogue This section contains careers information to support Connexions Personal Advisers and education and training professionals in their day to day work with young people

National framework for careers education (UK)
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=6009
National framework for careers education (UK)
The DfES (UK) has issued a national framework for careers education, with recommended learning outcomes for each stage. It covers the 11-19 age range, and includes support to post-16 learning providers to continue to develop young people's career management skills in post-16 provision.

Careers education and guidance for pupils (UK)
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/14to19/careerseducation/
Careers education and guidance for pupils (UK)
As a result of the changes at Key Stage 4, young people will be making choices from a broader range of options. They will be making these choices earlier, at 14, and focusing on outcomes at age 19, rather than 16. They will need access to additional support and guidance to help them do this.
All schools currently have a duty to provide a planned programme of careers education through the curriculum to all young people in Years 9-11. This is designed to give them the skills they need to manage their own careers, and be able to ...

Guidance, Counselling and Careers Services in Schools (Australia)
http://education.qld.gov.au/students/service/career/
Guidance, Counselling and Careers Services in Schools (Australia)
Role of senior guidance officers, guidance officers and indigenous community education counsellors, how to make appointments, and information about the recruitment and selection of guidance officers.
Handouts and information guides | Specialist forms | Guidance test and resources collection 225k | Guidance Practice and Procedures | Inclusive Education: Students with Disabilities |

Bridges : Education and Career Planning Solutions
http://www.bridges.com/
Thousands of schools and agencies use Bridges' CD-ROM and online products to help people achieve education and career success.
Great new features for this year include online career videos, free basic training.

Coin Educational Products : career guidance programs
http://www.coin3.com/
Welcome to Coin Educational Products, your career and curriculum connection. We help guide students to successful career planning with a variety of educational products that counselors, teachers, and students need for a complete career education program. Kindergarten through high school, and even into the adult market, Coin Educational Products has something for students of all ages.

Careers Education and Guidance and ICT
http://www.becta.org.uk/technology/infosheets/html/careers.html
Careers education and guidance (CEG) covers a range of processes designed to enable individuals to make informed choices and transitions related to their learning and to their work.
In schools and colleges, CEG and information and communications technology (ICT) share a common interest in equipping students with essential life skills for the world of work. Careers programmes provide an important context in which ICT skills and competence may be developed. CEG can help to explain the relevance of ICT capability as a core skill that will be increasingly in demand by employers.

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DfEE Advice (UK)
http://www.dfee.gov.uk/a-z/CAREERS%5FEDUCATION%5FAND%5FGUIDANCE.html
Head teachers and governing bodies of all maintained schools (including special schools and pupil referral units) must ensure that their school provides programmes of careers education to all pupils in Years 9 to 11. They must work with careers services to ensure that pupils have access to comprehensive and up-to-date careers information materials and guidance and ensure that access is provided to careers services to enable them to provide services to schools and pupils to fulfil their contracted duties on behalf of the Secretary of State.

Careers in the Mathematical Sciences
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed435950.html
"The more things change, the more they remain the same." This old cliche seems to have much relevance today as it concerns individuals selecting one of the mathematical sciences, including engineering and computer science, as a career choice. Although there has been an increase in career options in the mathematical sciences due to the recent advances in technology and its applications, the number of individuals selecting a career in this field has changed very little.

Vocational Information Center
http://www.geocities.com/soarcatb/
Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a school and take a look at the current job market within the Vocational Information Center. Links to resume writing, interviewing techniques and communication skills are found in the Skills area.
Take a look at the reference section for links to news, weather, libraries, academics, encyclopedias and more.

Working with Resistant Clients in Careers
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed435949.html
Little has been written about client resistance in career counseling. Much more has been written about client resistance in counseling and psychotherapy literature (Walborn, 1996). Why is this so? One reason may be that some counselors have conceptualized and practiced career counseling as being devoid of process and relationship; career counseling for them focuses mainly on outcomes and methods within a relatively short period of time from one to three sessions.