Cross-sectoral training in the field of lifelong guidance
The Hungarian case 2008-2011
WAPESLinz, Austria
31 May – 1 June 2011
Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE - Programme LeaderNational Employment Office - Lifelong Guidance Unit (Hungary)
Structure of the Hungarian LLG system-development
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Core network of lifelong guidance
professionals
Appx. 50 guidance professionals in 24 Hungarian cities.
Sector blind wider network of lifelong guidance delivery
Building a national network of ~3 500
professionals, 600 of which is trained career
guidance provider
Cross-sectoral approach
Increasing the number of career
guidance professionals
30-hour training courses for teachers,
social workers etc (1996 persons)
Two master’s level programmes in career guidance (77 persons,
2 universities)
Development of career information
tools
Development of the new National Guidance Portal as an integrative
tool („yellow pages”)
Newly developed films and folders about
Hungarian occupations
Council Resolution (2008) on better integrating lifelong guidance into lifelong learning strategies
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How the Hungarian development addresses the priority areas of the Resolution:
1. Encourage the lifelong acquisition of career management skills;> Core network of lifelong guidance professionals> Development of career information tools
2. Facilitate access by all citizens to guidance services;> Core network of lifelong guidance professionals> Development of career information tools
3. Develop the quality assurance of guidance provision;> Increasing the number of career guidance professionals (trainings)
4. Encourage coordination and cooperation among the various national, regional and local stakeholders.
> Building a national network of guidance practitioners
Building a national network
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Network building: July 2009 – September 2010
Method: personal meetings, workshops
Aims:
- building a network of guidance professionals that is accessibly to the clients
- buliding a network the members of which are able to communicate with each other
- providing 30 hour trainings for the members
Total contacted persons: 3 650
Territorial approachThe complete network
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Number of network-members/county
n=3571
Qualified and non-qualified membersThe complete network
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Qualified and non-qualified members/county
green: qualifiedblue: non-qualified
n=3571 and 638
30 hour trainings – themes
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1. Relevance of the knowledge of occupations2. Role of self-knowledge in career-building3. Eu key competencies4. Importance and use of europass; employment abroad and training in the eu (eures+ploteus)5. Methods of informal job-search; method of transition from work to work6. Exploration of new opportunities. Use of the new system of information management tools in career guidance7. Special needs8. What is “work” and what are its aspects? Atypical forms of work9. The meaning and operation of llg10. Potential supporting organisations11. Labour market knowledge
30 hour trainings – feedbacks
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Trainings = Possibilities:
- to get new knowledge
- to get to know new professional contacts
- to build micro-networks
Cross sectoral approach in the training groups (education, employment, health, social sectors)
Using effective training methods
Sharing own experiences
Summary
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-To develop a cross-sectoral lifelong guidance network & system training is an important tool -There is no common understanding on LLG activities and the required skills of the practitioners -Training must combine & follow up with IT (national LLG portal)
