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The present paper draws extensively on an earlier paper (Watts, 2009) prepared for the previous OECD review of initial VET, “Learning for Jobs” (OECD, 2010). Some of the current paper focuses specifically on career guidance provision within post-secondary vocational institutions; some more generally on post-secondary vocational programmes regardless of where they are offered. Attention will also be given to the career guidance needs

Reviews of National Policies for Education: Kyrgyz Republic 2010: Lessons from PISA

This report was prepared to help the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic better understand the reasons for the dramatically low performance of Kyrgyz students in the 2006 PISA survey, despite significant resources and efforts invested in education by schools, parents and government.

OECD review of higher education in regional and city Development of Andalusia: now available

Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development are the OECD’s vehicle to mobilise higher education for economic, social and cultural development of cities and regions.

Reviews of National Policies for Education: Santa Catarina State, Brazil 2010

This report will be useful for professionals in Santa Catarina as well as their Brazilian and international counterparts.

Using Student Test Results for Accountability and Improvement: A Literature Review (EDU Working Paper No. 54)

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Taking on the Completion Challenge: A Literature Review on Policies to Prevent Dropout and Early School Leaving (EDU Working Paper No. 53)

This paper reviews international research in the field of dropout from upper secondary education and training in OECD countries in order to present possible solutions to policymakers faced with the completion challenge.

Education Policy Committee at Ministerial Level: Remarks by OECD Secretary-General

Governments need to become more effective in matching students’ and workers’ skills to the new needs of markets and having effective teachers that can do the job, according to Angel Gurría.

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