Presentations from International Conference "Motivation for development", Sofia, 10-12 Oct. 2012, organised by Euroguidance and Europass Bulgarian and Foundation Business for education. / Презентации от Международната конференция "Мотивация за развитие", София, 10-12 Окт. 2012, организирана от Еврогайдънс и Европас България, и Фондация на бизнеса за образование.
Prof. Ronald Sultana speaks about main trends in the development of Career Guidance Across Europe. The video from his appearance is available through our Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/webhrdc/.
Проф. Роналд Султана говори за Основните тенденции в развитието на кариерното консултиране в Европа. Видеото с неговото представяне е достъпно чрез нашия Youtube канал: http://www.youtube.com/user/webhrdc/.
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Career Guidance Across Europe
1. Career Guidance
Ronald G. Sultana – University of Malta
across Europe
Trends,
Issues and
remaining
Challenges
Euroguidance conference– Sofia–10 to 12 October 2012
2. Career Guidance
across Europe
4 overlapping reviews:
OECD – CEDEFOP, (and ETF),
DG Employment – World Bank
50+ countries, of which 29 in Europe
Broadly similar policy challenges
Tool to benchmark and review practices
Role of European Lifelong Policy Network
3. Career Guidance
across Europe
definition
…services intended to assist
…individuals and groups
…of any age
…at any point throughout their lives
…to make educational, training &
occupational choices
…and to manage their careers
6. Career Guidance
across Europe
youth adults access inform staff funding
support complex transitions
youth
youth
extend guidance provision
promote the guidance-oriented school
ensure guidance is not crowded out
embed guidance in curriculum
cater for needs of out-of-school youth
7. Career Guidance
across Europe
youth adults access inform staff funding
adults
adults
narrowly targeted
guidance function muted
job mobility
career management
role of enterprises
trade union input
needs of older workers
8. Career Guidance
across Europe
youth adults access inform staff funding
access
serious limitations are evident
potential of ICTs
self-service, self-help modes
guidance at home, work, leisure sites
digital divide
call centre technology
9. Career Guidance
across Europe
youth adults access inform staff funding
thorough, objective, reliable
inform
‘information dump’?
fragmented, unconnected
consolidate data sets
connect educational and career
information with LM data
quality issues: usable, reliable,
up-to-date information
10. Career Guidance
across Europe
youth adults access inform staff funding
taffing
great diversity
multiplicity of roles
differences between education
and PES staff
little specialized initial training
process of professionalization
11. Career Guidance
across Europe
youth adults access inform staff funding
main burden is on the state
funding devolution and subsidiarity
outsourcing
dangers of policy vacuum
overlap, standards, inequity
in service provision
market and quasi-market
provision
12. Career Guidance
across Europe
leadership
Need for more determined leadership
3 key mechanisms: legislation, quality
standards, evidence-based monitoring
Key role of the state
Need for support from social partners
More cross-sectoral collaboration
Role of National Guidance Forums
13. Career Guidance
across Europe Key trends
from… …to
CG as secondary Legal entitlement
Psychology-based Multi-disciplinary
Focus on nation state Europe-wide mobility
Target: ‘at risk’ Mainstream service
Delivery at key points Provided lifelong
‘Curative’ in scope Educative
Institution-based Ubiquitous
14. Career Guidance
across Europe Key trends
from… …to
State as key provider Other providers
Non-specialised staff Initial & ctd. Training
Poorly Clear entry/progression
professionalised
Diff staff categories
Same-level personnel
Self-access, self-service
Focus on provision
Monitored decentralisation
Centrally managed
Codes, standards…
15. Career Guidance
across Europe Key trends ctd.
from… …to
Homogenous service Differentiated service
Sectorally segmented Cross-sectoral collab
Targets individuals Targets groups
Outside curriculum Permeates curriculum
Education # LM data Consolidate databases
Under-researched Systematically reflexive
16. Career Guidance
across Europe
…rich thesaurus of noteworthy
practice…
…draw inspiration for a
heightened degree of strategic
and enlightened leadership…
…for the benefit of the individual,
the economy and society alike.