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Careers Services publication Career Education News - Includes articles on career education from CATE President Maggie Hames, and Sheryl Hewitson shares her experience of a three-day leadership camp aimed at year 13 students. Read publication here>>
 
Ministry of Education report on correlation between school subjects and university success - Read full report here>>
 
 New book from Heather Carpenter - Your 21st  Century Career: new paths to personal success
Email Heather at heatherc@clear.net.nz for a copy

New Career resources from the Brainary. 
Recent careers books from educational resources distributors, the Brainary
                             Amazing Resumes - Jim Bright & Joanne Earl
                                    Courting Your Career
                                                                        
Keith Thomson Sabbatical report. 
In 2009 Keith went on sabbatical, visiting several schools and careers organisations in the UK, Australia and attending careers conferences in Australia and Finland. Read his report here>>

Mark Savickas articles. 
Three recent readings from internationally respected Careers researcher Mark Savickas.
                                    Career Studies as Life Making
                                    Life Design
                                    Vocational Counselling
IAEVG Annual report 2009. 
Annual report for International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance. Read more>>
 
The New Zealand Knowledge Economy: a Refined Methodology and Further Findings on the Structure and Growth of the Knowledge Economy .  
This report from the Department of Labour looks at the knowledge economy in New Zealand from 2000 and 2008.  It contains some interesting results about the education sector (November 2009).  Download report>>

Future demand for tertiary education in New Zealand: 2009 to 2025 and beyond. 
 A research paper byRalf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis & Reporting [Ministry of Education] (June 2009).  Read more>>

Industry Training - Exploring the Data. 
A research paper byPaul Mahoney, Senior Research Analyst  (April 2009) Read more>>

Skills, qualifications and wages - an analysis from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills survey. 
A research paper by David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting  (May 2009) Read more>>  

Competent Learners on the Edge of Adulthood: A summary of key findings from the Competent Learners @ 16 project.  
A research paper byCathy Wylie, Edith Hodgen, Rosemary Hipkins, & Karen Vaughan  (May 209).  Read more>>

Students' Transition between School and Tertiary Education: 2nd Edition.  
Marian Loader & Jacinta Dalgety, Ministry of Education (April 2008).  Read more>>

Post-school choices: additional short analyses.  
Scott Ussher (June 2008).  Read more>>

Post-school choices: How well does academic achievement predict the tertiary education choices of school leavers?  
A research paper by Scott Ussher (May 2008).  Read more>>

Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications - trends in supply.  
A research paper by David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting team (June 2009).  Read more>>

Click here for further research papers of interest (titles below):
  • Using Values, Hope and Grit to Predict Academic Success and Retention in First Year Tertiary Study
  • Background of students in Alternative Education: Interviews with a selected 2008 cohort
  • Motivation and Achievement at Secondary School - The relationship between NCEA design and student motivation and achievement: A Three-Year Follow-Up
  • The changing nature of young people?s transitions in New Zealand
  • Which tertiary institutions are educating young, low-skilled Māori men? A research note.
  • Youth in the New Zealand Labour Market - At a Glance
Thanks to Jocelyn Anton for the above information.

Light and Dark Times - the Value of Career Guidance in an Economic Crisis
On the occasion of the International IAEVG-Conference "Coherence, Cooperation and Quality in Career Guidance", the IAEVG Executive Committee has published a press release/statement on the value of career guidance in times of economic crisis.  Read   here>>

IAEVG Newsletter Number 64 June 2009.  
Feature article is Lone Lonne Christiansen's Career Story.  She has received the Award of the Norwegian Career Counselling Association.  there is also information about this year's International conference in Wellington and next year's in India.  Read more>>

IAEVG Newsletter Number 63 February 2009. 
Feature article is about the new EU Council Resolution 2008 on better integrating lifelong guidance into lifelong learning strategies.  Read more>>

Education Employment Linkages: NZ FRST Research Programme LINX0603
Paul Dalziel of Lincoln University is heading a five-year research programme that is studying education employment linkages of young people in NZ.  This second Research Report provides an international literature review, drawing on the authors' backgrounds in sociology, education, idigenous studies and economics.  

Further information about the programme can be found at the EEL Research Team's dedicated website http://www.eel.org.nz./

Professional readings 2008


Professional readings 2007 and earlier