Cross-sectoral training in the field of lifelong guidance The Hungarian case WAPES Linz, Austria 31 May – 1 June 2011 Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE - Programme Leader National Employment Office - Lifelong Guidance Unit (Hungary)

Structure of the Hungarian LLG system- development Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE 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 Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE 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 Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE 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

Cross sectoral approach The complete network Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE n=3159

Territorial approach The complete network Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE Number of network-members/county n=3571

Qualified and non-qualified members The complete network Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE Qualified and non-qualified members/county green: qualified blue: non-qualified n=3571 and 638

30 hour trainings – sectoral data Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE n=949

30 hour trainings – themes Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE 1. Relevance of the knowledge of occupations 2. Role of self-knowledge in career-building 3. Eu key competencies 4. 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 work 6. Exploration of new opportunities. Use of the new system of information management tools in career guidance 7. Special needs 8. What is “work” and what are its aspects? Atypical forms of work 9. The meaning and operation of llg 10. Potential supporting organisations 11. Labour market knowledge

30 hour trainings – feedbacks Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE 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

30 hour trainings – a few pictures Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE

Summary Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE -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 )

Dr. Tibor Bors BORBELY-PECZE Thank you for your attention!