Guidelines for guidance policies: a n European overview

1. Orientare al futuro: i giovani e i percorsi di occupabilità Guidelines for guidance policies: an European overview Tibor Bors Borbély-Pecze, Ph.D. Strategic Policy Consultant, ELGPN Thematic Workshop A Genova, 13-14 November, 2013

2. Lifelong guidance In the context of lifelong learning, guidance refersto a range of activities that enables citizensof 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 lifepaths in learning, work and other settings in which these capacities and competences are learnedand/or used. Council Resolution (2004)

3. Services include 3 main elements • Career information; covering information on courses, occupations and career paths. This includes labour market information. It may be provided in a printed form, but increasingly is web-based in nature. • Career counselling; conducted on a one-to-one basis or in small groups, in which attention is focused on the distinctive career issues that individuals face. • Career education; as a part of the educational curriculum, in which attention is paid to helping groups of individuals to develop the competences for making their career development. UNESCO-UNEVOC, Watts (2013)

4. Transversal role of Career Management Skills (CMS) Career Management Skills refer to a whole range of competencies which provide structured ways for individuals and groups to gather, analyse, synthesise and organise self, educational and occupational information as well as the skills to make and implement decisions and transitions (ELGPN, Sultana, 2009)

5. A European approach D. Super (1994) Super’s archway model

6. Lifelong guidance can be understood as • as different types of services at individuals & families levels, • as a service philosophy at a service providers level, • as a systemat county / regional level, • and as a policy and strategyat regional national levels; • It can be a cross-sectoral policy, • As well as a sectoral one (in schools, VET, HiED, employment, social services, youth policies, ect.)

7. A Māori philosophy toward health is based on a holistic health and wellness model called Te WhareTapaWha Lifelong guidance can be seen as being akin to mortar in masonry, binding together different elements… (Borbely-Pecze- Hutchinson, 2013)

8. For institutional or regional/national developments a strategic approach is needed: EU-wide overview Aims of the national LLG projects; • support the development of a Lifelong Career Guidance system, (e.g. HR, EE, HU) for; • Make educational sub-systems and labour market more flexible and secure at the same time (e.g. Wales, Scotland, England, FI, DK…) • Provide social inclusion for all (incl. youth guarantee) (e.g. DK, AT, DE, NO, FI)

9. Legislations & development of strategies • Career guidance is provided through a wide diversity of structures, delivery systems and practices across education, training, employment, unemployment, private and community/voluntary sectors. • Demand for careers support from a broad spectrum of individuals is on the increase, with the emergence of a plethora of new market players and cross-sector partnerships involving public, private and third sectors. (Hughes, 2012)

10. Improve coordination: develop national strategies • Many European countries are trying to improve coordination and coherence in policies and systems for guidance provision, so the various services responsible for guidance delivery can present themselves to individual citizens over their lifetimes as a seamless and coherent system, rather than a series of fragmented entities. Such development stems from recognition by governments and the European Commission that lifelong learning is a key factor for employability, and that lifelong guidance provision is a key component of national lifelong learning strategies. (CEDEFOP, 2009)

11. National, regional strategies • Currently app. 10 European countries have national LLG strategies • Many of them built in LLG within LLL (e.g. AT) or employment strategies (e.g.HU, DE) • Some countries have been developing or already developed independent LLG strategy (eg. EE, HR)

12. Country cases: Estonia Concept of Career Services 2013-2020; • Strategic goal No 1: The people of Estonia are aware of the career services that support their acquisition of career management skills • Strategic goal No 2: The co-operation between state institutions, career guidance suppliers and providers is working, the roles are defined and adhere to the needs of the target groups • Strategic goal No 3: Career services are available to the entire population, priority target groups receive more attention and a sufficient number of career specialists is ensured in all counties in accordance with the needs of the target groups • Strategic goal No 4: Quality career services, development of a quality management system on the basis of research and feedback

13. Country cases: France • Since 2009, a French law has established for every citizen a right to benefit from lifelong guidance, including career information. This law set up an inter-ministerial delegate, reporting to the Prime Minister, on educational and career guidance. • a free online service (www.orientation-pourtous.fr) • national telephone line; 0811-703939 (ELGPN, RK, 2012) • Law of 10 August 2007 concerning liberties and responsibilities of universities, • Law of 13 February 2008 concerning the reform of public employment service - This gave to a new body (Pôleemploi) the task of counselling and guiding unemployed or employed people. • Section 2 specifies an Information and Guidance Delegate shall report to the Prime Minister, and shall be appointed by the Council of Ministers, 2010. (Hughes, 2012)

14. Country cases: Norway • VOXLLG Unit; NO LLL Agency has been coordination national LLG strategy & steps • Reform of the PES (2006) • NAV (PES Norway) become an integrated national service for social integration, • The new service united; employment, social and youth services in one body • It cooperates with municipality-run local social services • NAV is a one entry-point for youth at NEET, migrant, low-skilled ect.

15. A concrete & burning case how to mobilise LLG; YGI & LLG at high political agenda • At the high-level Conference on the promotion of youth employment in Europe held in Berlin in July 2013, German Federal Chancellor Merkel delivered a concluding statement which emphasised the need to “build up career guidance structures systematically and extensively, co-ordinating them with school-based career advice services so that school-leavers are in a position to make sound career choices which take account of the labour market context. The availability of career advice from an early stage, i.e. before individuals leave school, can substantially contribute to the accomplishment of the Youth Guarantee”. She also indicated the importance of “providing a comprehensive range of advisory services on labour market issues for employees and employers” (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales, 2013).

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17. …and beyond (2013-2014)

18. Looking ahead • Can national/regional LLG strategies/ fora foster access for guidance services and via these to education & employment? • Make these strategies professional services, and skills of the service providers more transparent for citizens, families and companies? • LLG Strategies as independent ones or as part of the different policy fields can mobilie resources for social and LM inclusion (e.g. to serve YGI)

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