The social status of the teacher is directly reflected on the selection of the profession and the motivation of the teachers for professional development.

Professional development

D. Career development

(ix) Career development policy

By providing employment opportunities and career paths for scientists and technologists, enterprises encourage students to enroll in scientific and technological fields.

While horizontal segregation prevents women from entering traditional male occupations , vertical segregation impacts on women's career development opportunities preventing them from reaching managerial positions.

Progress has been made in the implementation of a number of career support mechanisms, including new development programmes and career planning workshops.

Career development and support

(ix) Career development policy

Both men and women journalists, at an equal percentage (42.2 and 42.9 respectively) believe that in their profession there is no equality of opportunities as far as their development is concerned.

Career development was pursued through Personal and Professional Development training, which has now involved some 4,500 staff.

In employment creation, employment development strategies should take into account the role of self employment, entrepreneurship, small and medium sized enterprises and the informal sector.

the establishment of ombudswomen and other institutional mechanisms to assist women in accessing higher level posts and in pursuing career opportunities and possibilities

1. Encourages the Secretary General to enhance career progress within the Secretariat by facilitating career development

Accordingly, a key element of the Organization s career development policy is the identification of development needs and provision of learning opportunities for staff.

IX. Career development policy

52. The Organization s career development policy is based on the principle that responsibility for career growth and development is shared by the Organization, which must provide structural support and a framework of opportunities by managers, who must support their staff s development and career progress and by staff members, who must be committed to continuous professional growth.

Occupational Safety. The concept of occupational safety is still developing in Pakistan.

In this context, the Organization is also strengthening staff development opportunities and career support mechanisms designed to empower staff to plan and manage their professional growth and career development, including mechanisms to facilitate mobility across functions, departments, duty stations and organizations of the United Nations system.

(a) Organization and development of vocational training arrangements

(a) To implement a career development policy based on the principle that the responsibility for career growth and development is shared by the Organization, which must provide structural support and a framework of opportunities, by managers who must support their staff s development, and by staff members who must be committed to continuous professional growth

equal conditions in career building and professional specialization, professional development, and earning of degrees,

SI members strive for human rights for all, equality, development and peace.

In order to improve career development opportunities for women, those guidelines also apply in the review and selection of women staff members for temporary assignment to higher level posts.

In addition, an occupational social service is being developed within CONALEP to support field work, conducting a census of the opportunities for integration into employment for handicapped persons existing within the community.

(d) Strengthened links between performance management and career development

(d) All commercial opportunities should be published in Development Business, which is issued by the Department of Public Information

7. As noted in paragraph 112 of the Board s report, actions taken by the Administration in line with this recommendation included establishing a career development policy emphasizing that responsibility for career growth and development must be a joint effort by the staff member, the manager and the Organization, and putting in place a number of career support mechanisms including new staff development programmes, intensive people management training and career planning workshops.

(b) Staff development, career support and counselling

However, vocational institutes, polytechnics and universities in developing countries are often accorded low priority.

61. Promoting the development of mechanisms for career counselling for youth through educational and training institutions as well as the community

Committee of Donor Agencies for Small Enterprise Development UNCTAD has been an active participant in the Committee of Donor Agencies for SME Development and attended its April session.

(b) Develop and implement a career development system (1992 1993).

(m) Career support, including job search support, junior professional development programmes and career planning workshops

23. As for the fields covered by the Convention, employment and occupation include access to vocational training, access to employment and to particular occupations, as well as the terms and conditions of employment.

D. Staff development, performance management and career support

24. Direct employment creation schemes, which include labour intensive public works schemes and credit schemes to promote self employment and enterprise development, will contribute to containing the social costs.

Lead agency Secretariat for Social Development, Secretariat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

In terms of employment opportunities, the open unemployment rate for women (21.6 per cent) is considerably higher than that for men (13.7 per cent).

The Board noted that a fully integrated career development system had not been developed as at June 1998.

Using those structures, one can receive a vocational education after having attended a higher vocational institution.

According to the Gender Equality Act, educational and research institutions and institutions engaged in the provision of education and training must ensure equal treatment of men and women in vocational guidance, acquisition of education, professional and vocational development and re training.

The General Assembly had expressed concern in April 1997 about the non establishment of a career development policy in the Secretariat.

The development agency established in 1995 had focused on creating a development pole in the northern province and seeking new economic opportunities relating to fisheries, tourism and agro food industries.

D. Cooperation between UNCTAD and other United Nations agencies and international organizations in the