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HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences
School of Vocational Teacher Education
Vocational Guidance Counsellor Training
Guidance Counsellor Training60 ects
The pilot study group in the metropolitan area 5/2011 – 12/2012
The second group 5/2012 – 12/2013
Duration 18 months
12 contact periods of 2-3 days
22 students / group
Semi-structured study plan
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The students
have the vocational teacher training most of them are working as guidance cousellors or
vocational teachers in vocational institutes, universities of applied sciences and in adult education institutes
some of them are working in grammar school in 2013 there were 135 applicants – 22 were
selected Most of the students come from the metropolitan
area; all of them from the southern Finland
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Organization of Guidance Counsellor Training
Blended learning; Mixing of different learning environments and media Contact days ( app. 10%) Team work Independent work with assignments and literatureComputer-mediated activities On-the-job-learning and work-related assignments (app. 90%) Personal tutoring/counselling
Face-to-face In teams, pairs On-line, telephone etc.
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Competence areas for guidance counsellors
Guidance and Counselling Competence
Research and Development Competence
Work Community and Networking
Competence
Themes in Study Plan
Introduction to guidance and counselling, 5ects
Career and counselling theories, 5 ects
Personal counselling skills and counselling methods 10 ects
The system of guidance and counselling processes, welfare services and legislation 5 ects
Diversity in guidance and counselling 5 ects
Guidance and counselling along the life course 5 ects
Ethics in guidance and counselling 5 ects
Professional research and development project 10 ects
Regional networking 10 op 22.4.2013
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ResearchOrientedApproach
CollaborativeLearning
Continuous Professional Development
Personalisation
Pedagogical Orientations
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Orientations to Learning
Continuous Professional Development
An idea of long-term learning process in the day-to-day work inside the school and in networks and partnerships Reflecting and analyzing working habits, changing the actual practices by developing, and modifying and testing new ideas Grounded on profound theoretical and practical knowledge base
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Orientations to Learning
Personalisation – giving space to the voice of the student
Meetings face-to-face and online conversations Negotiations concerning one´s competences and the process of learning & study activities Creating and updating personal development plan and the study plan Reflecting and assessing personal progress during the programme
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Orientations to Learning
Collaborative Learning – shared study activities and shared responsibilities
Learning teams of 4-5 persons Learning activities and assignments
Individual part; analysing ones own practices and workplace; reading literature
Team work; co-reflecting each other´s professional practices and co-developing new ideas and methods
Group work in contact days and between them; sharing and giving feedback
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Thank You!
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