[Global HR Forum 2011] Career Guidance and Development in the Era of Globalizaiton

Knowing why – Knowing how – Knowing who

“Career Guidance and Development in the Era of Globalization”

Peter TathamExecutive Director

Career Industry Council of Australia

Why is career development important?

Life long learningSocial equity

Labour market development OECD 2004

Career development

The process of managing life, learning and work over the life span.

Career Guidance Services

“intend to assist people of any age and at any point throughout their lives to make educational, training and occupational choices and to manage their careers.”careers.” (OECD 2004)

Opportunity awareness

Awareness of favourable circumstances that may provide improved chances for advancement or repositioning of

one’s career

Organisational career management

Activities undertaken by an organisation in order to plan and manage the careers of its employees

Career development services can improve:

� Self awareness and confidence to explore career options

� Knowledge of opportunities

� Career strategies and decision making� Career strategies and decision making

� Job-search and job interview skills

� Course selection and academic achievement

� Career transitions

Career development is good for business

� 33% of Senior Managers dissatisfied with current roles (ML 2011)

� 89% HR professionals report career opportunities as a key driver of engagement and retention (Hewitt 2010)

� Organisations influence career success of employees which impacts on productivity

� Individuals arrive with skills and leave because of a disconnect with values

Career Development and Workforce Development

� Learning preparation of young people

� Adaptability of employed workersworkers

� Reintegration of adults reentering the workforce

� Talent attraction and retention

Years

Opportunities

Self awareness

Career management

Deciding

My career

Knowing what I have to offer Knowing who needs what I haveKnowing how I can add valueKnowing how I can get there

International - what is happening?� New skills for new jobs (Europe)

� Evidence collection and improved assessments (Hungary, Finland)

� Technology approaches (Slovenia, Canada, NZ, UK)

� External and internal support (Denmark)

� Help lines (Australia, NZ, UK, South Africa)

� Attainment and retention (Slovenia, Canada, NZ, UK)

� All ages integrated approaches (NZ, Wales, UK)

� Parents as career coaches (Canada)

� Careers in the curriculum (Korea)� Career Policy networks (Europe)

� Attainment and retention (UK, Australia)

� Cultural awareness (NZ )

� Increase enrolment in Science (Rwanda, Kyrgyzstan)

� Quality frameworks (Australia)

What is happening in Australia?

� Improve retention and attainment

� National career development � National career development strategy

� Mature age career services � Work Integrated learning� Minimum qualifications for

practitioners

Meeting the six big challenges ahead

Global migration

Climate change and green jobs

A regional labour/learning market??

Understanding of the culture of work in each country

Lifelong learning

Regional career development network

Mobility

Skills shortages

Globalisation , GFC 1&2

Work-life balance

He thought he was a travellerCreating his own life-course;He looked again, and saw he was - A company resource.

Managing talent

Multiple access points for career information

Life long life wide access

Strengthen organisational career development

� Balance individual career management with organisational priorities

� Audit career development systems� Audit career development systems

� Train line managers to deliver career development

� Provide career transition support at entry level to departure

Strengthen career management skills to:

� Access and use career services� Identify opportunities to develop employability � Understand how the labour market works� Know how and why jobs are changing, and develop � Know how and why jobs are changing, and develop

skills to progress in the workplace � Enhance career decisions through planning

(Government of Scotland 2011)

Promote career entrepreneurship

� Career as an enterprise run by an entrepreneurial leader - YOU

� Invest in potential � Invest in potential opportunities

� Challenge assumptions � Know why - know how � Balance social good and

self interest

Strengthen quality and outcomes through a stronger evidence base & policy focus

� Establish an Asia Pacific Centre for Career Development (eg KRIVET)

� Research opportunities for a regional approach to career information and guidancecareer information and guidance

� Improve standards for career development practitioners & services

� Develop better assessment tools and resources for individuals and programs

A stronger role for the Asia Pacific region to influence global career development services

More information

Contact Peter Tatham

peter.tatham@cica.org.au

cica.org.aucica.org.au

Thankyou