Commission of the European Communities (2005) Annex to the Communication from the Commission - mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling universities to make their full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy. European Higher Education in a worldwide perspective.
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Commission of the European Communities (2006) Communication from the Commission to the European Council – implementing the renewed partnership for growth and jobs – developing a knowledge flagship: the EUROPEAN Institute Of Technology. >>> download

Commission of the European Communities (2001) Communication from the Commission to the European parliament and the Council on strengthening cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education. >>> download

Commission of the European Communities (2005) Mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling universities to make their full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy. >>> download

Commission of the European Communities (2003) The role of the universities in the Europe of knowledge. >>> download

Confederation of EU Rectors’ Conferences & the Association of European Universities (1999) The Bologna Declaration on the European Space for HE: an explanation. >>> download

European Commission (2002) The Copenhagen Declaration >>> download

European Commission (2006) Education and Training 2010 main policy initiatives and outputs in education and training since the year 2000. >>> download

European Commission (2006) From Bergen to London – the EU Contribution. >>> download

European Commission (2005) The European charter for researchers – the code of conduct for the recruitment of researchers. >>> download

European Union (2002) European report on quality indicators of lifelong learning. >>> download

European Union (2003) The employment policy guidelines (2003-2005). >>> download

European University Association (2005) Doctoral programmes for the European knowledge society & report on the EUA doctoral programmes project 2004 – 2005. >>> download

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1998), Supporting employability: guides to good practice in employment counselling and guidance. >>> download

Harris, M. (2001) Developing modern Higher Education Careers Services. >>> download

Higher Education Funding Council For England (2000) Performance Indicators in Higher Education 2000 >>> download

Joint Implementation Group (2002) Modernising HE careers education – a framework for good practice. >>> download

National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling (2005) Delivering quality – quality assurance and delivery of careers education, information and guidance for learning and work within higher education. >>> download

National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling (2004) CEDEFOP commissioned preliminary study on quality guidelines and criteria in guidance – final report. >>> download

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2004) Career Guidance – a handbook for policy makers. >>> download

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2002) Review of career guidance policies - Ireland Country Note. >>> download

Official Journal of the European Union (2006) Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education. >>> download

Official Journal of the European Union (2005) Resolution of the Council and of the Representative of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling higher education to make its full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy. >>> download

Patterson, V., Behan, J. (2006) Monitoring Ireland’s Skills Supply: Trends in Education / Training Outputs – A report by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) in FAS for the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. >>> download

Roberts, G. (2002) Set for success- the supply of people with science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills. >>> download

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2001) Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education (section 8: Career education, information and guidance) >>> download

Sultana, R. (2004) Guidance policies in the knowledge society – trends, challenges and responses across Europe. A CEDEFOP synthesis report. >>> download

Universities UK (2002) Enhancing employability, recognising diversity – making links between higher education and the world of work. >>> download

Irish Publications:

Conference of Heads of Irish Universities (2003) A framework for quality in Irish universities – meeting the challenge of change. >>> download

Department For Education and Skills (2003) The White Paper -The Future of Higher Education
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Expert Group on Future Skills Needs - Monitoring Ireland’s Skills Supply: Trends in Education/Training Outputs (June 2007) >>> download

Expert Group on Future Skills Needs - Tomorrow's Skills: Towards a National Skills Strategy (March 2007) >>> download

Expert Group on Future Skills Needs - National Skills Bulletin- December 2006
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Expert Group on Future Skills Needs : National Skills Conference: The Skills Needs of the Irish Economy to 2020 (26th October 2006) >>> download

Expert Group on Future Skills Needs: Careers Information and Labour Market Information in Ireland Report (Source: EGFSN, 11 July 2006) >>> download

Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
FAS/NCGE (2005) Draft recommendation for development of a single point of access to guidance information for Irish citizens. Not published

FAS –Skills and labour markets reports 2007 - Monitoring Ireland's Skills Supply: Trends in Education/Training Output >>> download or >>> download

Higher Education Authority (2004) Creating Ireland’s knowledge society:
proposals for Higher Education reform. A submission by the Higher Education Authority to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Ireland. >>> download

Higher Education Authority (2006) HEA Recurrent Grant Allocation Model (RGAM). >>> download

Irish Universities Association (2005) Reform of Third Level and creation of fourth level Ireland – securing competitive advantage in the 21st century. >>> download

Irish National Teachers Organisation (2000) The Education Act 1998 and the Education Welfare Act 2000- questions and answers guide. >>> download

Irish Universities Quality Board (2006) Good practice in the organisation of student support services in Irish universities – National Guidelines. >>> download

National Centre for Guidance in Education- Guidance in Ireland – Information Sheet
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National Centre for Guidance in Education – Guidance in Ireland – presentation Greece 2007
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National Centre for Guidance in Education (2005) NCGE in support of guidance: policy and practice 1995 – 2005. >>> download

National Centre for Guidance in Education (2004) Proceedings of the conference - lifelong guidance: harmonising policy and practice. >>> download

Sherry, R., Curry, P. (2005) Developing students’ transferable skills in the language classroom – a report on the pilot programme of the Transferable Skills in Third Level Modern Languages Curricula Project. >>> download

Sherry, R., Curry, P., Tunney, O. (2003) What transferable skills do employers look for in third level graduates? Results of Employer Survey Summary Report. >>> download

Taskforce on lifelong learning (2002) Report of the taskforce on lifelong learning. >>> download

The Equality Authority: The Equal Status Acts, 2000 and 2004 >>> download

The Equality Authority: The Employment Equality Acts, 1998 and 2004 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (1992) The DIT Act, 1992 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (1992) The Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (1997) The Universities Act, 1997 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (1998) The Education Act, 1998 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (1999) The Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Bill, 1999 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (1999) The Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999
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The Houses of the Oireachtas (2000) The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (2005) The Disability Act, 2005 >>> download

The Houses of the Oireachtas (2005) The Grangegorman Development Agency Act, 2005
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Personal Development Planning

Links and background to PDP, enhancing student employability, entrepreneurship and tools and resources. >>> link

Employability Briefings

ESECT key briefings for stakeholders in employability (including careers advisers, students, academics and employers). >>> link

Employability Skills Assessment – University of Calgary: Brief overview of employability with some practical examples of how to provide evidence of employability skills. >>> download

Delivering Employability – University of Central England: Very practical example of developing employability skills with Musicians. >>> link

Career Management – Policy, Research and Resources

Bill Laws Career Learning Café: Website focusing on new directions in Guidance practice with features on research and policy. >>> link

National Guidance Research Forum: Examines evidence-based practice in careers work. Good focus on Theory, Quality and Research models. >>> link

Benchmarking Careers Education: AGCAS working group project to develop a benchmarking statement for Careers Education. Examines fundamentals of careers education. >>> download

Research Councils UK: Joint Skills Statement >>> download

Catholic University of Leuven: Competency Profile >>> link

University of South Australia: Research Degree Graduate Qualities >>> link

University of Canberra: Generic skills and attributes of University of Canberra graduates from higher degree by research programs >>> link

University of Queensland: Statement of Postgraduate Research Student attributes
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Transferable skills >>> link

The University of Sydney: Graduate attributes project >>> link

‘The framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area’ as adopted at the Bergen conference of European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education 19-20 May 2005.

BHERT News. (2003). Developing Generic Skills: Examples of Best Practice Business/Higher Education Round Table. Issue 16 April 2003

NUI Maynooth, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, Postgraduate skills development: examples of current practice and emerging issues in National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University, (Maynooth, 2007)

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