WS II. - Guidance in Lifelong Learning from strategies to practice. Career guidance without barriers Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze, Ph.D.
What is Lifelong Guidance (LLG)? a railway line jointly with LLL LLG is a switch Dr. Borbély-Pecze Tibor Bors borbelytibor@lab.hu
Where we got started? Career Guidance is a standalone profession also a system and a policy There is a significant history of science background to the development of career guidance as a profession; the development of philosophy, psychology, economics, sociology and medicine facilitated the scientific establishment of a practical activity. The development of these areas shows different features but, concerning counselling, we can emphasize the significance of interdisciplinary which is both a difficulty and an opportunity in this process. Szilágyi (2011)
Areas to be integrated Knowledge about labour market and education Self-knowledge related to career Knowledge of occupations
CEDEFOP (2009) Professionalising career guidance - a competency framework for professionals (2009)
Sectoral policy areas Education VET Higher Education Adult Education Employment Social Inclusion Career Management Skills WP1 Access WP2 Co-operation and co-ordination WP3 Quality assurance and evidence-base WP4 European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network http://elgpn.eu Coordinator: elgpn@jyu.fi With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union
European definition on Lifelong Guidance (LLG) A range of activities (examples include information and advice-giving, counselling, competence assessment, mentoring, advocacy, teaching decisionmaking and career management skills) that enables citizens of any age and at any point in their lives to identify their capacities, competences and interests, to make educational, training and occupational decisions and to manage their individual life paths in learning, work and other settings in which these capacities and competences are learned and/or used. Resolution of the Council of the European Union (2004)
EU Council: Invitations to Member States 21.11.2008 Encourage the lifelong acquisition of career management skills; Facilitate access by all citizens to guidance services; Develop the quality assurance of guidance provision; Encourage coordination and cooperation among the various national, regional and local stakeholders. Use the opportunities provided under the Lifelong Learning Programme and the European Structural Funds, in accordance with Member States' priorities.
Four components of the national Lifelong Guidance system development The Hungarian case (2008-2010) The programme rests on four major capacity-building pillars, carrying significant individual and social consequences for all labour market participants: 1. a core network of lifelong guidance professionals, 2. a wider lifelong guidance delivery network on different delivery levels, 3. increase of the number of career guidance professionals, and 4. development of career information tools Dr. Borbély-Pecze Tibor Bors borbelytibor@lab.hu
International accolade EU-level evaluation of the 2008-2010 phase What we have accomplished? ~300 000 unique visitors/year National LLG Portal 42 films, 150 folders, 40+ questionnaires Tools (films, folders, questionnaires 3650 persons (622 qualified) Regional Professional Network Unified protocol of guidance practitioners 10+1 courses Creating training materials ~50 counsellors Country-wide network of counsellors 76+2000 persons Trainings (post-gradual and short ones) Dr. Borbély-Pecze Tibor Bors borbelytibor@lab.hu
Sum up Developing the citizens career management skills (CMS) during the lifespan is a crosssectoral task LLL can be successful if the users understand the changing needs of the labour market, ITC use, society etc.. LLG is a service for all and a tool for LLL!
Thank you for your attention! Tibor Bors BORBÉLY-PECZE, Ph.D. National Employment Office/ Hungarian LLG Council / European Lifelong Guidance Network + 36.30.216.0095 borbelytibor@lab.hu www.eletpalya.munka.hu