Guidance and counselling system in Hungary

Background Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour→ Ministry for National Economy Ministry of Education → Ministry of National Resources International guidelines and resources Hungarian LLG Council (National Guidance Forum)

National Guidance System: Career and VET information provision Network of Employment Information Guidance Centres (FIT/EUROFIT) Self-service information, career information, training and career guidance Compulsory career education Primary and secondary education Career centres of higher education institutions Career information and counselling services EURES network Euroguidance Hungary ePálya (e-guidance portal)

National Guidance System: Individualised Career Counselling Labour Centres of Government Offices Career guidance and counselling services for epmloyed, unemployed and VET students Guidance professionals of the SROP Network of 50 professionals, career giudance, lifelong guidance for individuas and groups County Pedagogical Institutes and pedagogical professional services Career choice counselling services

National Guidance System: Career education Türr István Képző és Kutató Intézet/Training and Research Centre/NFSZ Türr István Képző és Kutató Intézet/Training and Research Centre/NFSZ Adult training, development of research, guidance and counselling services for mainly disadvantaged groups (roma, unemployed, people with low qualifications) Adult training, development of research, guidance and counselling services for mainly disadvantaged groups (roma, unemployed, people with low qualifications) Accredited Private Adult Training Companies Accredited Private Adult Training Companies Enterprises and non profit organisations Enterprises and non profit organisations

Other guidance organisations Hungarian Counselling Association – association of student counselling services and organisations FELVI – Universities and Colleges Admission and Information Centre KONTAKT Foundation – providing a professional forum for guidance and labour market counsellors

National Guidance Forum Hungarian LLG Council Members: Minsirty for National Economy (Departement of Adult Education, Departement of VET), Ministry of National Resources (Secretariat of Public Education, Secretariat of Higher Education), National Education Authority, NEO, National Institute for Public Education, Hungarian Counselling Association, National Interest Council, Employers, Trade Unions, National Institute of Vocational and Adult Education Objectives: professional supervision and further development of the LLG system, disseminate the outcomes of the ELGPN network, research in the field of LLG

Training of guidance practicioners Qualification requirements career orientation teachers counsellors of labour organisations in service trainings (courses, further trainings, conferences, study visits, etc.) No qualification requirements for accredited adult training programmes/guidance, no supervision of this services.

Guidelines for guidance practitioners No ethical guidelines „Unified Guidelines For Guidance Practitioners” English version: p222_szakmaiangol_llgprotokoll

Research No central research institute Individual researchers at: Eötvös Loránd University – Faculty of Education and Psychology Szent István University – School of Economics and Social Sciences NEO

Main features Vocational orientation and career management within the school curriculum Individual advice by form teachers Some support from the PES: FIT centres Growing number of career centres in higher education, limited staff Optional services in adult training institutions Employment counselling for job seekers Limited service for complex cases Some private sector providers

Challenges Information content of manuals and descriptions needs to be updated No quality assurance mechanisms Lack of cross-sectoral collaboration ICT-based information yet to be developed Not enough attention to certain risk groups Adult guidance is underdeveloped, focusing on the unemployed

Sources, more information: A.G. Watts: Developing a Lifelong Guidance System in Hungary VET in Hungary. CEDEFOP Country Report mop_222 mop_222 ulfoldi_palyaor_eu_magyar_llg_tanacs ulfoldi_palyaor_eu_magyar_llg_tanacs

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