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Article: An introduction to the Third International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy.
- Article from:
- Australian Journal of Career Development
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
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The Third International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy was held at the Manly Pacific Hotel in Sydney, Australia from 21-24 April, 2006. This symposium built on those held in Ottawa and Vancouver in 1999 and 2001 respectively and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference held in Toronto in 2003. The symposium was also informed by the outcomes of three 2004 reviews of career guidance by the OECD, the European Commission and the World Bank (see Table 1 for an outline of the purpose, objectives, expectations and outcomes).
The International Symposium 2006 was funded, and strongly supported, by the Australian ...