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| What
is NCGE? |
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The
National Centre for Guidance in Education is an agency
of the Irish Department of Education & Science.
Its main roles are to support and develop guidance practice
in all areas of education and to inform the policy of
the Department in the field of guidance.
The
Centre operates in accordance with its Terms of Reference
through the following types of activities:
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Informing
the policy of the Dept. of Education & Science
in matters relating to guidance |
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Promoting
and supporting strategies for the provision of guidance
and counselling in the context of lifelong learning
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Developing
and evaluating guidance resources, including ICT
resources |
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Providing
support of innovative guidance projects |
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Providing
opportunities for in-career development for guidance
practitioners |
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Providing
technical advice and information on guidance practice |
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Promoting,
developing and disseminating good practice in guidance |
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Informing
practitioners of developments in guidance |
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Participating
in, and providing support for, research into guidance
practice and needs |
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Managing
National and European initiatives and projects in
the field of guidance for the Dept. of Education
& Science and the European Commission |
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Convening
National Advisory Committees to advise on its projects
and initiatives |
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Consulting
with relevant agencies, organisations and government
departments |
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| Who
is NCGE for? |
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NCGE
provides support to the Dept. of Education & Science,
relevant organisations and agencies, and guidance practitioners
in education.
These
include:
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Support
Teachers in primary schools |
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Guidance
counsellors in second level schools |
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Guidance
practitioners in third level education |
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Guidance
practitioners working with adults in education |
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Guidance
practitioners working in Youthreach and similar
programmes. |
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| Does
NCGE provide guidance to individuals? No. |
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NCGE
does not provide a one-on-one guidance service
to the public. It does provide information and
advice to persons wishing to study or train in
another Member State. This service is provided
as part of NCGE's participation in the European
network of National Resource Centres for Guidance
funded by the Leonardo da Vinci Programme.
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| Who
manages NCGE? |
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The
Management Committee of the National Centre for Guidance
in Education is appointed by the Minister of Education
and Science.
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| Who
are the staff of NCGE? |
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is staffed by the Director, National Coordinator of the
Adult Educational Guidance Initiative, Project Officers,
Information Officer and Office Administrator. Staff bring
a range of qualifications and experience to their roles
in the areas of guidance, counselling, teaching, research,
library and information studies, ICT, project management,
specialist journalism. The Centre also engages guidance
practitioners on a contract basis for special projects.
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