Early school-leaver
Term
Early school-leaver
Definition
Early school-leavers are individuals below the statutory school-leaving age who have withdrawn from or left an education or training programme without completing it.
Comment
In an EU context this term has a specific technical meaning. The early school-leaving rate is defined by the proportion of the population aged 18-24 with only lower secondary education or less and no longer in education or training. Early school-leavers are therefore those who have only achieved pre-primary, primary, lower secondary or a short upper secondary education of less than 2 years (ISCED 0, 1, 2 or 3c short), and include those who have only a pre-vocational or vocational education which did not lead to an upper secondary certification.
Early school-leaver needs to be distinguished from drop-out which is a more general term.
Source
EU Council Recommendation on Early School Leaving (2011). Official Journal of the European Union. Available from Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/education/school-education/doc/earlyrec_en.pdf
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ELGPN Glossary, drop-out, early school leaving, young people
Career education
Term
Career education
Definition
Programmes and activities of learning to help people to develop the skills necessary to manage their career and life pathway. These include accessing and making effective use of career information and guidance.
Comment
Other definitions include:
• The systematic cooperation of educational institutions, parents and society in assisting young people and adults to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to make rational vocational decisions (Career Guidance and Counselling Glossary).
• The development of knowledge, skills and attitudes through a planned programme of learning experiences in education and training settings which will assist students to make informed decisions about their study and/or work options and enable effective participation in working life (Australian Ministerial Council for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, 1998).
Source
Institute of Career Guidance: Careers Education Committee. Available from Internet: http://www.icg-uk.org/careerseducationcommittee.html
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http://www.icg-uk.org/careerseducationcommittee.html
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ELGPN Glossary, career, education, life pathway, guidance, young people, adults, vocational, skills, knowledge, decision-making