CLAP for youths@hkjc Career and Life Adventure Planning for Youths@ Hong Kong Jockey Club Briefing Session by School-Based Team Contributed by Information Service Department 1
Current Situations and Gaps Diverse Needs of Youths on Educational and Career Planning Social Expectation, Parents linear perspective of Career Development & Success School and Career Advisors Capacity to be Strengthened Diverse Understanding towards CLP and Various Pathways Lack of Localized and Empirically based Development Tools Fragmented and Sometimes Misleading Career Information Timely and Tailored Support from Business Sector to be Set up 2
Our Missions A meaningful life is about realising potential, overcoming adversity and giving back for the common good. " Dr. Simon Ip, Chairman, The Hong Kong Jockey Club http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1678381/hong-kongjockey-club-donates-hk500m-citys-youth 1. To set a new paradigm in Hong Kong so that schools, parents and the community will appreciate the individualised talents of youths and create a new culture to support multiple pathways for youths 2. To develop a holistic model that equip and empower youths with the necessary career and life planning attitudes and competence in order to achieve self-actualisation
Unleashing Youth Potential via Career and Life Planning Paradigm Building feature highlights School based and Community based Intervention Infrastructure Development Alliance and Partnership across Sectors Connect Multiple Pathways for Youths with Different Talents Evidence based Practices and Innovations 4
What is Career & Life Planning? Career & Life Planning is a lifelong process for personal fulfillment In the adolescent stage, it involves understanding one s interests and strengths, setting life goals and finding the right path to achieve these goals The proposed career & life planning model consists of four phases (for both school and community based teams): 1. Engagement 2. Selfunderstanding Motivate, develop positive attitudes and hope Identify interest, values, talents and circumstance 3. Pathway exploration Explore possible paths (different forms of work/ study) 4. Career Planning & Management Set action plan Prepare for transition to work / further study 5
Building a Paradigm with Professional Capacity and Substantial Support Network CLAP SCHOOL BASED SUPPORT PROGRAMMES 6
Highlight of CLAP for youths@jc Cross sector Partnership Build Professional Capacity Curriculum, Tools, and Assessments School Support and Networking All in one e platform Guidance and Counselling for Youth Research and Model Building 7
How are we going to work with the network schools? 4 tiered PDP for leaders, career advisors, class teachers and subject teachers Partnership in CLP workshops/ seminars for parents Tailored programs on CLP with support in networking and sustainable delivery Needs assessments and PIE coaching School Capacity Building in 3 years Assistance in infrastructure development 8
How would students in network schools benefited? Free individual account of the career exploration all inone e portal Guidance and counselling on Individual Planning Tailored resources including guidance programs, tools, curriculum & CRE Support to Students Referral and longterm tracking in collaboration with community team 9
Services for Students and Youth Mainstream Students Upper secondary school students (S4 6) of 50 pilot schools Provide training and consultation for schools to carry out Career & Life Planning education Out of school Youths Aged 15 21, include dropouts, at risk, hidden, NEY 5 district based community service teams (run by NGOs) to provide Career & Life Planning services with more emphasis on engagement Collaborated Support given to 10 pilot schools with higher proportion of students with specific needs (SENs, EMs, gifted) Tailored curriculum, resources and tools with (more intensive) interventions One stop service to follow up on career planning and implementation after graduation 10
What commitment should the network schools have? 1. Support of the school leaders 2. Engagement of career team heads and career teachers/ other career advisors to co work with SDOs to explore needs of school and individual students 3. Active participation in professional development programmes for sustainable capacity building 4. Mobilise students to participate the programmes 5. Commit suitable time and resources in utilization of career development resources (including career assessment tools, related programs, and e portal) developed by CLAP in S.4 6 students 6. Feedback / take part in user assessment tests on career development resources developed by CLAP for continuing improvement and innovation (especially important for the network schools in the first cohort 2015 2018) 7. Sharing of good practices and inspiring cases through the CLAP platform 8. Reasonable commitment in assisting evaluative studies 11
Application and Selection Cohort 1: 2015 2018 Deadline: 23 Mar 2015 to CUHK Eligible schools will be invited for a friendly meeting 5 schools to be selected Coordination and planning begin in June 2015 Cohort 2: 2016 2019 Deadline: 23 Mar 2015 OR 13 May 2015 Eligible schools will be invited for a friendly meeting 20 schools to be selected Cohort 3: 2017 2020 Deadline: At a later stage Eligible schools will be invited for a friendly meeting 25 schools to be selected 12
Selection Criteria of the 50 Network Schools From the mainstream (40 schools) Commitment and readiness of school leaders and career team in incorporating CLAP initiatives, including evaluative research activities and dissemination of good practices Professional development needs of career practitioners Potential to engage in trainthe trainers initiative A balanced representation of student populations in the overall school pool in different districts With Higher Proportion of Specific Needs (10 schools) Commitment and readiness of school leaders and career team in incorporating CLAP initiatives, including throughtrain partnership with community team Intensity of student specific needs Professional development needs of career practitioners Potential to engage in trainthe trainers initiative 13
Contributions to the Education Community All schools 100+ Affiliated schools 50 Network schools Dissemination of good practices From 2017/18 onwards: opening up the professional development portal to all educators; support portal to all parents and business partners From 2016/17 onwards: opening up of e portal to all students/youth Starting from 2015 District based school support program: professional development framework for school leaders, career advisors & parents District based school planning network E portal & infrastructure support Starting from September 2015 Comprehensive school support package including school development programs, teacher training, parent education Student guidance support including tools, curriculum, full e portal utilization and other infrastructure development 14
How to Become an Affiliated School? How? There will be an application form to be sent to schools Schools that the Project is unable to include as a network school could be included as an affiliated school (if agreed to by the school) Selection criteria School commitment and needs The potential of the school to benefit from the project activities and deliverables Availability to join in various dissemination activities and selected evidence based research and evaluation initiatives 15
Train the Trainers Building the Professional Development Paradigm Tier 1: Basic (~10 hrs; e.g., for class teachers) Tier 2: Intermediate (~20 hrs; e.g., for members of career team) Tier 3: Advanced I (~20 30 hrs; e.g., career masters and VP/Pl) Tier 4: Advanced II (might be credit bearing) (Self regulated; >100 in total) Tier 1: Basic (15 hrs; youth workers) Tier 2: Focused (~15 hrs; social workers engaged in CLAP) Tier 3: Advanced I and II (~140 hrs; project service team members) 16
e platform Inspire and Aspire Content pool assessments on career interest / aptitude and strengths / personality / values / generic skills study and job finder and tools tips and guide for parents and career practitioners Social elements, e.g., up/down vote, number of views, career surveys Personal profile personalized career profile builder and notifications career (study and vocational) exploration tools that connect individual s assessment results to options in local and overseas settings Social platform real time career advising services Interest groups on career path sharing with business partners/professionals and peers 17
Research and Model Building Are the interventions effective? Are the tools and resources developed useful, relevant, and having scientific rigor? What are the needs and characteristics of students (e.g., interest, skills, readiness for further studies or/and employment) and those of other stakeholders (e.g., career guidance teachers, parents)? What are the critical success factors? 18
Expertise and Collaboration Chief-PI (Prof Alvin Leung) 30+ yrs of experience in career and life planning intervention, training and research School-Based PI (Dr Esther Ho) Chairperson of HKACMGM, School VP, 20+ years of experience in career guidance intervention and training Community-Based PI (Prof Victor Wong) Researcher and trainer in social work, youth policy consultant, specialized on helping marginal youth, 25+ years of experience Community-Based Co-PI (Prof To Siu Ming) 15+ years of practice and research experience in life development of youth and youth at risk, youth empowerment, and parent education Other Investigators To collaborate on research design and intervention (include academics from CUHK, HKU, CityU, HKBU) Close Collaborators and Stakeholders Government (EDB, SWD, HAB), HKACMGM, HKCSS, Schools and NGOs, Parent groups, Business, Media 19
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