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Pointers for Policy Development are designed for busy policymakers and others wanting to know the OECD’s policy advice on different education and training topics within each of the thematic reviews carried out by the Education and Training Policy Division.

Simply click on one of the themes below  to find one-page summaries on topics as diverse as making school leadership an attractive profession, funding tertiary education and migrant education in Austria. More themes and topics will be added soon.

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Themes

 

Equity in Education	Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes
Migrant Education	Pathways for Disabled Students to Tertiary Education and Employment
Recognising non-formal and informal learning	School Leadership
Teacher Policy	Tertiary Review
Vocational Education and Training (VET) Learning for Jobs

 

Equity in Education

• Ten Steps to Improve Equity in Education
• Structures and Pathways to Improve Equity in Education
• School and Out-of-school Practices to Improve Equity
• Resourcing to Improve Equity in Education

Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes

• Synergies for Better Learning: An International Perspective on Evaluation and Assessment
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in Australia
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in the Czech Republic
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in Denmark
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in Luxembourg
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in Mexico
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in New Zealand
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in Norway
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in Portugal
• Educational Evaluation and Assessment in Sweden
• School Evaluation in the Flemish Community of Belgium

Migrant Education

• Closing the Gap for Immigrant Students Pointers for policy development
• Austria
• Denmark
• Ireland
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Migrant Education in Sweden: Pointers for policy development
• System Level Policies for Migrant Education
• School Level Policies for Migrant Education

Pathways for Disabled Students to Tertiary Education and Employment

• Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Tertiary Education and Employment 

Recognising Non-formal and Informal Learning

• Pointers for policy development

School Leadership

• Improving School Leadership Policy and Practice (Full set)
• School leadership Policy and Practice
• Developing Skills for Effective School Leadership
• Distributing School Leadership
• Making School Leadership an Attractive Profession
• School Leadership Responsibilities
• School Leadership - School Boards – School Councils 

Teacher Policy

• Teachers Matter: Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers - Pointers for policy development (Full set)
• Pointers for policy development   
• Developing Teachers Knowledge and Skills
• Making Teaching an Attractive Career Choice
• Recruiting, Selecting and Employing Teachers
• Retaining Effective Teachers in Schools
• Teacher Evaluation in Portugal

Tertiary Review

• Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society
• Main Challenges and Policy Directions in Tertiary Education
• Funding Tertiary Education
• Achieving Equity
• Assuring and Improving Quality
• Internationalisation of Tertiary Education
• Steering Tertiary Education
• Strengthening Ties with the Labour Market
• The Academic Career in Tertiary Education
• Tertiary Education in Research and Innovation
• Tertiary Education in Spain
• Financial Support for Students in Tertiary Education 
• Tertiary Education in Japan
• Tertiary Education in Mexico

Vocational Education and Training (VET) - Learning for  Jobs

• Learning for Jobs - Pointers for policy development (Full set)
• Learning for Jobs: Career Guidance
• Learning for Jobs: Effective Teachers and Trainers
• Meeting Labour Market Needs
• Learning for Jobs: Pointers for policy development
• Learning for Jobs: Tools to Support Vocational Programmes
• Workplace Learning Pointers for policy development
• Vocational Education and Training in Australia Strengths, Challenges 
• Vocational Education and Training in Austria
• Vocational Education and Training in Belgium (Flanders)
• Vocational Education and Training in Chile Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training in China
• Vocational Education and Training in Czech Republic Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training in England and Wales Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training in Germany 
  ..... (German version)
• Vocational Education and Training in Hungary Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training In Ireland
• Vocational Education and Training in Korea Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training in Mexico Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations.
  ..... (Espagñol)
•  Vocational Education and Training in Norway Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training in Sweden Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training in Switzerland Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations
• Vocational Education and Training in the United States: South Carolina
• Career and Technology Education in the United States: Texas