| DEEWR Scholarships for Career Advisers |
Applications for the DEEWR Scholarships for Career Advisers now open.
The Industry Placement Scholarships provide $10,000 to enable a short-term industry placement to further successful applicants' skills or knowledge of workplaces, industry sectors and/or occupations. The Study Scholarships provide $5000 for successful applicants to undertake postgraduate study in the career education field in 2010.
Both types of scholarships are available to career advisers/practitioners at Australian schools, TAFEs and universities.
Applications for the 2010 DEEWR Scholarships for Career Advisers open 1 June and close 24 July 2009.
For more information including eligibility visit http://www.dest.gov.au/careerscholarships/ or email careerscholarships@curriculum.edu.au |
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| NAGCAS Conference 2009 - Building Career Resilience: Strategies in Challenging Times |
6 – 9 December 2009, The University of Newcastle, NSW
The NAGCAS Conference 2009 will bring together university careers service staff, industry and professional bodies, HR staff responsible for graduate recruitment, workforce planning, strategic workforce management, professional association representatives and other parties involved in the graduate employment process (professional associations, recruiters, software providers etc) from across Australasia.
Conference Theme: The conference will explore career resilience - How will students survive and thrive in a shrinking labour market? How will career services build relationships within labour markets? What role will career services and their staff have to play at the institutional and political levels?
The following sub-themes will guide the structure of the conference proceedings and presentations:
- The Three R's- Resilient, Radical and Resourceful: making students recession proof
- Back to Basics: new ways of maintaining and growing employer relationships
- Seen and Heard - Raising the Profile of Higher Education Careers Services: positioning your Service as part of core business
Abstracts & Earlybird Registrations close 7 August 2009
To register, to express your interest or for more information please visit the conference website: www.pco.com.au/NAGCASConference2009 |
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| New Zealand Careers Conference – programme now online |
Career Services in New Zealand is hosting an international programme of 73 presenters from 12 countries who will share their perspectives and inspire debate on such themes as best practice in learning and workplace settings, the role of the citizen and community in shaping development and delivery in career practice and policy, and transformational technology.
We warmly invite you to attend this international event which will showcase the latest in career development practice and policy, and provide a fantastic opportunity for New Zealanders and international delegates to share and learn.
To view the full conference programme, visit www.careers.govt.nz/conference2009 Earlybird rates close on 31 July. |
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| Australian Psychotherapy and Counselling Workforce Study |
The Australian Psychotherapy and Counselling Workforce Study is part of a large international study developed by the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) and examines the development and practice of professional psychotherapists and counsellors from over 25 different countries.
This study is important as the first comprehensive survey of the profession in Australia. Government advisers have indicated an urgent need for a more comprehensive profile of the profession to inform future policy and planning around the provision and funding of mental health and community services.
To read more about the study and take part in the online survey, please go to the following link: www.thissurvey.com/APCW |
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NCDA Career Convergence |
The NCDA publish a regular web magazine called Career Convergence. Members may find this free resource useful. Further information can be found on the website at: http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/career_convergence.
Articles from the most recent issue include:
- CAREER, WORK, AND MENTAL HEALTH: INTEGRATING CAREER AND PERSONAL COUNSELING
Book Review by Gary W. Peterson
- HELPING STUDENTS IDENTIFY THEIR TRUE COLORS: CAREER COLORS THAT IS
By Clare Garman
- THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAINBOW: SOCIAL SUPPORT AND CAREER DECISION MAKING SELF-EFFICACY OF GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (GLBT) PERSONS
By Martina Preston-Sternberg and Monica Solinas-Saunders
- CAREER RETENTION FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: A RELAPSE PERSPECTIVE
By Shan Johnson
- ORGANIZATIONAL COACHING ACROSS GENERATIONS: A WAY TO INTEGRATE A CULTURE OF DEVELOPMENT
By Debora S. Humphreys
- CAN I USE COACHING TECHNIQUES AND STILL BE AN EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL CAREER COUNSELOR?
By Richard L. Knowdell
- COPING WITH UNEMPLOYMENT
By Tim Lutenski
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