European Guidance Forum AT,CZ,FI,FR,GE,PL

Thematic Conference: Guidance Prague 23-24 March 2005

EuropeanEuropean

GuidanceGuidance

Forum Forum AT,CZ,FI,FR,GE,PLAT,CZ,FI,FR,GE,PL

Joint Actions Project LLGJoint Actions Project LLGPeter Härtel , CoordinatorPeter Härtel , Coordinator

This project has received funding

from the european community 2


European NetworkEuropean NetworkNational Forums for lifelong Guidance

• connection between NFG´s

• Sharing good practice

• Stimulus for NFG development

• From National level to European level

• Collaborative action among partners and networks

• policies and actions for Community level

• efficient use of effort by NFG at national and European level

(jmc)




• Project• Change of structure• Network• Change of Framework

PoliticalPoliticalthemes andthemes and

areasareas

CG for older people

CG for employed adults

CG for unemployed adults

CG for tertiary colucation

CG for young people at risk

CEG in school

Expending access

CG for disadvantagedgroups

Improvingcareer information

Training and Qualification

Funding CG

Coordination andstrategie leadership

Assessing and Evaluation




COMMON EUROPEAN REFERENCE COMMON EUROPEAN REFERENCE TOOLS FOR GUIDANCETOOLS FOR GUIDANCE

Aims and principles of lifelong guidance provision

Reference points for quality assurance systems for guidance provision in Europe

Key features of lifelong guidance systems




Reference ToolsReference Tools

I. Identifying areas of relative strength

II Identifying gaps and weaknesses

III. Identifying possible areas forEuropean Co-operation

IV. Refining the tools




Austria: Steps to a National Strategy

1. Step: Platform for guidance and counselling

2. Step: Define the key points for a strategy for LLG

3. Step: broaden the national platform of all relevant actors in the field of guidance and counselling (National Guidance Forum)

4. Step: Implementation of processes and activities for a continuous cooperation and coordination in the field of guidance systems and services on national, regional, local level

5. Step: (accompanying to Step 1 to 4) Development of national measures and offers




Government

Employers Employees

Min. of Education Min. of Labour

Economic ChamberChamber of Labour

Trade Union

Länder

Industry

Key stakeholders providing CG

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Czech Republic1. To create proper conditions for career guidance for university students

(both for bachelor and master study)

2. To implement the system project (European Social Fund) „Education – Information – Guidance – Career“

3. To enlarge guidance services in school – development of school psychologist’s and special teacher’s services

4. To co-ordinate career guidance services in schools together with services of labour offices (Information and Guidance Centres). To create an individual project: „Guidebook of your career“

5. To adjust and co-ordinate proper conditions for career guidance at schools, school guidance centres and labour offices.




Job selection support system - competencies

Basic school pupils

Secondary school

students

teacher advisor

Job selection education

„Introduction to the world

of labour“

Guidance for primary

job orientation

Guidance for secondary

job orientation and behaviour

on labour market

Labour office guidance

In school Out of school

Ministry of Education, Youth and

Sports

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs




Germany

• Not yet a coordinated system of LLL and LLG• National meeting with 5 key partners June05• First step : working group for the national forum

– 40 partnerinstitutions found a common agreement – mission statement

Cooperation e.g. with IAEVG




Opportunities and providers in the field of counselling*

school

opportunities

schools

consulting organisations

Counselling within HR-Development

public instit. for LLL counselling

education institutions

Job-recruiters

HR within firms/ organisations

social service

career center at universities

education-counselling.

HR-counsellors

student-counselling

Competence Reporting

labor administration

counselling agencies within div. branches

guidance

Lifelong Learning –Counselling

vocational training study junction into Job professional life and development retirement

job-placement

job-placement

Counselling within HR-Development

career-counselling

career-counselling

providers

Entrepreneurship-Counselling

labour administration

trade unions

student service at universities

chambers of com. and industry

lack of ...… transparency and obstacle free access… quality, efficiency, professionalism and reliability … of public funding and of willingness of private

payment

self directed information resources

special programmes

black box ...… in respect to the demand and the opportunities… in respect to methods and theories… in respect to interest and motivation

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Finland• Most of regions and municipalities are involved in a national process• Plan for regional Joint Action Groups –

some are existing, some are at the start• Quality criteria have been developed• There are different Challenges: For immigrants it is hard to find a work Different needs of boys and girls• The finish national Joint Actions group was working for over 20 years already and is

going to be found again, but not as a permanent group. It now concentrates on certain important themes.

• Conference in Nov. 06

NETWORKS

NETWORKS

CROSS-SECTORAL

MULTI-PROFESSIONAL

AVAILABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR EACH YOUNG AND ADULT PERSON

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTOF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

- developing guidance and counselling in different educational settings

-realise the goals of national curriculum guidelines

- develop professional skills of studentcounsellors and teachers-develop counselling of

transition phases

Counsellingstudents

withspecialneeds

Earlyintervention

Young people in danger

of droppingout

Multi-cultural

counselling

Gendersensitive

counselling

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France• In the year 2003 in France a large consultation process and

discussion with the social partners in education took place. The result was the “Report d´Elo”.

• 2004 a new law on education concerning guidance came out. The first time the information for the career awareness is a big task in schools.

• ONICEP is an important integrated organisation of the French ministry for education. It sets up a basis for the National Forums.



Thematic Conference: Guidance Prague 23-24 March 2005« la découverte

professionnelle »

• …are requested to contribute to this project (companies, professional organizations, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Education…)

• It is a good opportunity to set up the very bases of a national Forum on Life Long Guidance.

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Poland

The members of the National Forum are: Vocational counsellors (all 3 resorts) Scientists (experts and teaching staff) Representatives of the 3 ministries: Representatives of the local self-govern

administration (Voivodshaft and County) Representatives of the employer organizations Coordinators of the regional fora




Poland

• Planned activities Creating the circumstances to support the regional fora Life long guidance development Round table discussion – December, 2005 International conference: European fora, May 2006

• The regional fora:• are going to be coming in the regions: Szczecin, Toruń, Lublin,

Kraków, Rzeszów




Structure of VG in Poland

Ministry of Education

and Sport

Ministry of Economy and Labour

Ministry of National

Defence

European CommissionDirectoriat General

Education and Culture

National Resource Centreof Vocational Guidance

Steering Committee

National Centre for Supporting Vocationaland Continuing Education

Psychological-Pedagogical Counselling Units

School Career Units

Chief Command of the Volunteers

Work Commandoes

Mobile Centres of Vocational Information

Woivodshaft Labour OfficesCentres for Vocational Information

and Career Planning

County Labour Offices University Career Centres

Vocational activism offices

National ForumFor Vocational Guidance




Some Key Aspects of NF LLG

• Common understanding of guidance and counselling• Education, employment, social aspects• Key actors, stakeholder, ministries• Centralized or decentralized systems• Regulation by law in several fields• GC on various phases of life• Special tasks and questions, needs and demands• Cooperation on national level in a common process




Critical Factors (interim results)

• Awareness of the importance of GC• Political and administrativ background• Visible benefit for individuals, state and politicians• Leadership and cooperation in a network• Activities at national, regional, lokal level • Activities and cooperation of all relevant actors• Sustainable interests of national stakeholders




Obstacles e.g.

• Complex legal and organisational frameworks• Various points of view in different institutions• Institutional interests and politics• Personal and financial resources• Understanding of cooperation and networking• Political changes and new responsibilities• Difficulty to organize a sustainable prozess




European added value

• Both directions: from EU to Nations and vice versa• Philosophy and strategy: Lisbon process, resolution for LLG • Reference tools – principes, criteria, practical help and orientation• Support in programs and projects• Increasing value of tools by using them• Exchange and sharing experiences and effects• Documentation, communication, development as a common,

continuous process


Thank you

for support,

cooperation

and

attention


EuropeanEuropean

GuidanceGuidance

Forum Forum AT,CZ,FI,FR,GE,PLAT,CZ,FI,FR,GE,PL

Joint Actions Project LLGJoint Actions Project LLGPeter Härtel , CoordinatorPeter Härtel , Coordinator

European Guidance Forum AT,CZ,FI,FR,GE,PL

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