Susanne Kraatz - European Policies for Lifelong Guidance to fight Early School Leaving and...

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Structure of Presentation

1. European Policies for Lifelong Guidance

2. Example: Greece and the Youth Guarantee

3. Reference competence profile for PES (Public Employment Services) and EURES counsellors

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Briefing DG TRAD, Policy Sector B 3

1. European policies for lifelong guidance

… to fight early school leaving and unemployment

Need for a multidimensional approach at national,

regional, local level level:

Cooperation and coordination of stakeholders

Legislation and organisational rules Service delivery concepts

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Lifelong guidance as an own, cross-cutting policy field

+ specific policies / programmes in related fields,

in schools, VET, higher education, adult education, employment, social inclusion …

Lifelong Guidance … an umbrella with separate,

but interwoven fields




… is strongly Member-State driven, future uncertain

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Council Recommendation 2004

Strengthening Policies, Systems and Practices in the field of Guidance thoughout life in Europe (concept, European cooperation)

Council Recommendation 2008

Better integrating Lifelong Guidance into Lifelong Learning Strategies

(Career Menagement Skills, Access, Quality Assurance and evidence, Cooperation / coordinations among stakeholders)

European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN):

policies, concepts, tools, mutual learning - evidence of impact on systems in 17 countries, changes in all 30 member countries -> funding ends 2015

Operational networks / projects: Euroguidance -> reorganisation,

NICE -> funding ends 2015, various Leonardo projects



Relevance of career guidance well recognised

Career guidance and counselling, access, stakeholder partnerships mentioned in all dedicated Council documents:

Council Recommendation Youth Guarantee (2013)

Council Declaration Alliance for Apprenticeship (2013)

Council Recommendation Early School Leaving (2011)

Council Conclusions on Rethinking Education (2013)

Council Resolution New Skills for New Jobs (2009)




Similarly, Guidance forms part of all Parliament

resolutions to combat early school leaving, youth

unemployment, e.g.: establish better guidance and tailored career service centres,

equip young people with the right information, advice and guidance,

ensure appropriate and ongoing training of career guidance counsellors so that they can proactively engage with potential early school leavers

Missing: lifelong guidance as a European policy field of its own and the role of structured European cooperation (ELGPN)


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Still a lot to do: Persisting delivery gap (eurobarometer survey 2014)

24 % have used career guidance service

71 % career guidance consider useful

Lack of access as main reason



2. Example Greece – Youth Guarantee

Evaluation of Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan in Greece for the Commission Task Force Greece (2014): … stresses the role of quality guidance which is considered a key driver for programme efficiency and “should not be underestimated in terms of quality and quantity”. Only skilled counsellors should carry out youth guidance.

Guidance is a substantial process that needs time.

Not a one-step process, but a systematic follow-up needed.

Requires adequate human and financial resources, not clearly addressed.

-> need for new structures for guidance and

staff training in Greek public employment service

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3. Quality: European reference competence profile for PES and EURES counsellors

Quality guidance in PES (Public Employment Services)

Topic for debate since more than a decade

2005 Commission study: Career Guidance in European Public Employment Services

since 2011 within mutual learning programme for European Network of Heads of PES (HoPES) – PES to PES Dialogue

Concept: employability and employment-oriented guidance by employment counsellors, transfer to career guidance counsellors for orientation, deeper assessment, complex interventions.

Preparation – series of research papers / learning activities:

Guidance for Jobseekers, Profiling, Individual Action Planning, Survey – Job tasks and training concepts, Professionalism of employment counsellors




Survey (2012) dedicated to PES employment counsellors shows:

Consensus on core tasks as regards services for jobseekers:

Placement / integration

Counselling and individual action planning

(e.g. understanding, listening, assessment, motivation)

Information provision

(e.g. labour market trends, training, living and working conditions - EURES)

Administration and monitoring including sanctioning

Quality issues: strong diversity of recruitment and training

requirements across Europe according to survey




PES reference competence profile has taken up findings / concepts from other studies, projects, programmes:

Cedefop,

NICE,

Leonardo da Vinci Projects,

EURES training,

National Guidance Forum Germany.

Cooperation:

Specialists from Public Employment Services and ELGPN involved



3. Quality: European reference competence profile for

PES and EURES counsellors

Competence profile (2014) / modular approach – menu … complementing NICE competence standards

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1. Foundational competences

Professional conduct, Client orientation, Dealing with

pressure / change

2. Client interaction competences (jobseekers / employers)

Counselling – individual action planning, management and monitoring of

integration, placement, recruitment, sales skills, customer-binding

EURES: specific knowledge, working in partnership, advanced intercultural skills

3. Supporting competences

System competences – corporate identity, representing, networking

Service and country-specific knowledge, Technical skills, e.g. blended service deivery


European guidance policies and quality of guidance

… over the last decade a lot has been achieved at the level of

policies, concepts and tools,

Future implementation requires continuous action and

endurance

at all levels to

ensure quality

guidance provision

In Europe.

… similar to a marathon.


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Link to studies from the Parliament Policy Departments:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/sources.html

Link to European Reference Competence Profile for PES and

EURES counsellors:

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=12457&langId=en

Link to study on Job Profiles and Training for Employment

Counsellors:


Contact: [email protected]

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/sources.html




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