Austrian experience in guidance supporting parents in career counselling their children

Austrian experience in guidance supporting parents

in career counselling their children

22.11.2013

Claudia Liebeswar| [email protected]

Overview

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Information Supply

Information Supply EventsEvents

General General Target-group specific

Target-group specific


Need for target-group-specific actions

(vertical and) horizontal gender-segregation on the

job market

segregation consolidates gender pay gap

female adolescents: outstandingly limited view of

career choices

important role of socialisation and parental influence

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(Exemplary) Information Supply

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Guidebook for Parents I

publisher: Public Employment Service (PES)

suggestions for sources of job-related

information

• PES counselling

• selected websites

• selected events

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Guidebook for Parents II

suggestions specifically about how to

support children

• when looking for apprenticeships

• when elaborating interests and strengths

• when creating applications & handing them in

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DVD Career and Educational Choices

publisher: Public Employment Services (PES),

Chamber of Labour

parent-oriented information about

• which education suits their children

• how to get trainee positions

• counselling centers

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„Checking Chances“

publisher: Ministry of Education

support to

identify children‘s (job-related) competencies

and strengths

identifiy children‘s (job-related) interests

strengthen given competencies

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Parent-Oriented Information about Career Choices of Girls/Boys

publisher: MonA-Net

separated brochures concerning male and

female adolescents

suggestions how to support and encourage

children to seek for gender-“untypical“ jobs

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„Spurensuche“ („Tracking“)

publisher: „mut!“-partners

assisting parents and their daughters with their

vocational choices

support to identify strengths, interests and

possibilities

information about structural discrimination of female

employees/workers

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(Exemplary) Events

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Job Information Center (BIZ)

organiser: Public Employment Service (PES)

target group: adolescents, schools, parents

aims: supplying information about

professions and (further) education

parents‘ role: company, informing

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Parents‘ Evenings I

organisers: different schools and institutions,

e.g. within KL:IBO („Learning competencies

by individualization and career guidance“)

target group: pupils and their parents

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Parents‘ Evenings II

aims:

• identify interests

• learn about strengths and weaknesses

• consider different career choices

parents‘ role: playful interaction with their

children and peers

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Companion to Choose One‘s Profession I

organiser: Styrian Economic Society

target group:

• adolescents and their environment

• emphasis on work with parents in workshops

and parents‘ evenings

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Companion to Choose One‘s Profession II aims:

• supporting parents to identify children‘s strengths and

weaknesses

• raising parents‘ awareness for stereotypes

• transfer of information about job-related perspectives

parents‘ role: active involvement and interaction with

children, teachers and „companions“

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Fair on Education and Career I

organiser: Ministry of Education, Ministry of

Science, PES

target group: people interested in (further)

education and career choices

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Fair on Education and Career II

aims:

• providing information about a wide range of

educational and vocational possibilities

• on-site counselling

parents‘ role: company, informing

themselves, giving advice

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Viennese Daughter‘s Day I

organiser: Vienna Board of Education,

Federal Economic Chamber, Women‘s City

Council

target group: Female adolescents (aged 11 to

16)

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Viennese Daughter‘s Day II

aims:

• giving insights into professional practice

• emphasis on technical, mechanic and scientific

professions

• cope with gender stereotypes

parents‘ role: company, encouragement

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Boy‘s Day I

organiser: Ministry of Labour and Social

Affairs, Ministry of Education

target group: male adolescents from 12 years

on

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Boy‘s Day II

aims:

• giving insights into professional practice

• emphasis on care work, educational and social

professions

• cope with gender stereotypes

parents‘ role: company, encouragement

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All in all…

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Target-group specific


Thank you for your attention!

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References – Information Supply Guidebook for Parents:

http://www.ams.at/_docs/001_elternratgeber.pdf Career and Educational Choices:

http://www.ams.at/wien/ueber_ams/14169_26564.html Parent-oriented information about career choices of

girls/boys: http://www.mona-net.at/zine/article/1911 Spurensuche:

http://www.mafalda.at/pics/3b54ed535e19c23ab91fab51e9bd13b2.pdf

Checking Chances: http://www.eduhi.at/dl/chancencheck.pdf

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References - Events BIZ: http://www.ams.at/buw/14142.html KL:IBO: http://bo-hs-

gemeinsamlernen.bmukk.gv.at/default.aspx Companions:

http://www.stvg.at/home.nsf/Alles/61E3EB4F23F3FB5BC1257669004F7A65/$file/09_05_BFB-LBM_Handout%20Elternarbeit_ZeMH.pdf

Fair on education and career: http://bestinfo.at Viennese Daughter‘s Day: http://www.toechtertag.at Boy‘s Day: www.boysday.at

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