1. The role of career guidance within governance development Ms. Zsófia Lux, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour

2. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Well functioning economy – workforce matching LM requirements in quantity and quality Conditions of employability: professional skills, general competences (language, IT,…), adaptability and flexibility (to changing environment, etc.), continuous self-education (LLL) Needed: easily accessible information about learning, training and working possibilities Its tool: career guidance services EMPLOYABILITY AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

3. weinper.maria@szmm.gov.hu Registered persons under 30 yrs seeking employment in 2008 by education level

4. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Initial VET: transforming school-employer relationship reform of institutional system (TISZKs) regional coordination of training offer (regional development and training committees) content development (training register, professional and exam requirements, exam system) Adult education: financial support for trainings meeting LM requirement (for concrete jobs) Labour-market training: programmes with EU co-financing MEASURES FOR DEMAND-DRIVEN VET

5. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu MS LLL strategies + incentives for employability For realisation need skills to manage own education and employment To be maintained through life, based on key competences –Learning to learn –Social and civic competences –Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship Accessible guidance services based on evaluation of people’s needs and aspirations Still wide gap between service and public interest SUPPORTING EMPLOYABILITY

6. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Definition of guidance Guidance is a continuous process that enables citizens at 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 those capacities and competences are learned and/or used. Guidance covers a range of individual and collective activities relating to information-giving, counselling, competence assessment, support and the teaching of decision-making and career management skills.

7. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Reasons of mismatch between LM demand and labour force supply: occupations in shortage, in excess, popular and obsolete lack of information (training and LM) choices of career are groundless low education level and/or lack of qualification, low level of socialisation, lack of competences regional/territorial differences, low mobility Need to raise number of guidance practitioners, develop methodology Clearly good careers guidance is costly, but the costs of poor career choices are much greater. WHY DEVELOP CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES?

8. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Guidance and orientation in acts on education and training (1993), adult education (2002) Act on employment (1991, 2000) – role of Public Employment Services risen WB programme for sec.voc. sch – curricula developed on VET orientation Vocational sch development program - career orientation project (90+70 schools+ followers) PHARE (PES, County Centres) But not a coordinated system………… MEASURES OF LEGISLATION (1)

9. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu „Through the systems of career orientation, career tracking and quality assurance we need to strengthen interest in shaping training possibilities that promote a better adjustment to labour market demand and we need to achieve that training be accessible to everyone.” Government resolution No. 1103/2006. (X. 30.) on approving New Hungary Development Plan MEASURES OF LEGISLATION (2)

10. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Based on renewed EU Lisbon Startegy – country-specific recommendations and EU integrated guidelines Preventing the reproduction of LM disadvatages: education and training – future social and LM outlooks Special emphasis on employment measures –Inclusive LM through efficient assistance for job-seekers –guideline 19/b –Integrated employment and social services system – guideline 20/a –Flexibility and security on LM – guideline 21/a (role of LLL, active LM policies, social protection system) Expand and improve investment in human capital – guideline 23 –Implementing LLL strategy National Action Programme for Growth and Employment (2008-2010)

11. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Priorities:upgrading of the curriculum and structure of education extremely relevant in terms of increasing employment levels, accelerating economic growth and reducing regional disparities. Full-scope introduction of competency-based education at all levels Strengthening LM relevence of education Above in line with LLL strategy of 2005 Have module-type structure – flexibility Career guidance system Career tracking system INVESTMENT IN HUMAN CAPITAL

12. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Split responsibility Career orientation (for individuals of various ages and life situations) Social Renewal Operational Programme (SROP 2.2.2.) National Employment and Social Office Career tracking (feedback) Social Renewal Operational Programme (SROP 2.2.1.) National Institute of Vocational and Adult Education (NIVE) New Hungary Dev. Plan: SROP 2.2 DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER GUIDANCE SYSTEM

13. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Content and methodological development Priority goals: Wide-range information on learning, training programmes and LM situation of qualifications, nation-wide, person centred, clear range of easily accessible services to every throughout life raise interest in vocational qualifications training of guidance professionals harmonisation with EU systems (Hungary was founding member of ELGPN) DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER GUIDANCE SYSTEM

14. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Goal: feedback of the usefulness of learning outcomes Tool : obligation to supply records, processing of information, feedback Expected results : facilitate policy-makers’ decision on development of training structure facilitate school-maintainers’ decision on provision of VET training offer better matches LM expectations more and better information available for student’s decision on choosing school and future career DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER TRACKING SYSTEM

15. zsofia.lux@szmm.gov.hu Missing systematic collection of data on LM outcomes of school-leavers after vocational examination No data on how much new-entrants to LM make use of competences Make web-site on tracking –Work out methodology of tracking –Software, web-sites, help-desk –Invite training schools to provide data –Collect and use good practices –Invite stake-holders to consultation, cooperation –Connect data-base with other info sources –Plan registration of 25.000 new VET-school leavers Career tracking in SROP 2.2.1

16. lux.zsofia@szmm.gov.hu Thank you for the attention!