N ATIONAL F ORUM ON G UIDANCE Testing the European Resource Kit – Building the evidence base in Ireland - Updates M EETING 4, N OVEMBER 13 TH 2014 J ENNIFER M C K ENZIE DIRECTOR, NCGE

ELGPN.... October 2014 – 16 th Plenary meeting – last of 2013/14 work programme EU Commission - approved funding for ELGPN 2015 to: Complete and publish various documents / guidelines etc. 3 meetings in 2015 – February / September / December Work Stream – Quality Assurance / Career Management Skills Prepare proposal to EU Commission re future of ELGPN ELGPN – approved publication of the QAE Framework as separate document within the “Guidelines “

In Ireland we are focusing on.. Quality Assurance and Evidence Based Practice Career Management Skills Ireland – Lead Country in ELGPN QAE Full active participant in ELGPN CMS Access, Co-operation and Co-ordination via the National Forum on Guidance April – October 2014 NCGE attended ELGPN meetings in June, - Zagreb, Croatia September – Prague re CMS October, - Rome, Italy November - Riga re QAE

Career Management Skills.... Career Management Skills Work plan is being agreed by lead countries and consultant Likely good practice guidelines for developing and implementing CMS at national level

QAE Framework … Quality Assurance and Evidence Framework Gathered information from AEGI Schools LES Higher Education Forum - Templates

Data Gathered – general Practitioner competence Schools / PLC - Post graduate Qualification in Guidance & Teaching AEGI - Post graduate qualification in guidance AEGI - Info Officer - Cert in Adult Guidance LES - some have post graduate qualifications LES - some have Cert / Dip in adult guidance 2. Citizen/user involvement Client Feedback - AEGI Student feedback - Schools Student feedback – HE

Data Gathered – general Service provision and improvement " Quality management system (QMS)“ AEGI Qualitative and Quantitative data School - Whole school guidance planning - School self evaluation guidelines / School Inspections Appropriate ICT tools and software Sector specific systems – AEGI / LES / HE Up-to-date knowledge education / LMI Qualifax/Careersportal / FORFAS Profile / characteristics of service user groups Clear target groups per sector 4. Cost-benefits to governments Reduction in Live register ? 5. Cost-benefits to individuals – NFQ progression statistics Other reports – ESRI / CSO ?

Evidence Base – Guide Published October 2014 Examples for Funders, managers and practitioners - policy makers Types / range of evidence Linked to Quality Assurance Lifelong Guidance Policy Cycle Quality assured and evaluated to ensure effectiveness

Lifelong Guidance Policy Cycle Understand efficacy of LLG Develop new policies / services Implement new policies / services Monitor implementation / check quality & efficacy

In Ireland....what next? Access - inform policy makers / funders Co-ordination and Co-operation - role for FORUM ? Quality Assurance and Evidence Framework - use QAE to inform development of Quality Management System for Guidance Career Management Skills - document learning outcomes across all sectors and Data gathering and evaluation across / within sectors

In Ireland....what next? Examples- Post Primary Working Group Course Recognition Framework FET Strategy – Section 10 Guidance in FET Junior Cycle – guidance programme

Discussion QAE - In your guidance sector….. Would a Quality Management System (QMS) - with quality standards -be of use? What data could you gather in your service to provide evidence for quality assurance? Who would you involve in development of QMS in your service? Co-operation and Co-ordination Do you see a role for the National Forum on Guidance in development of QAE / standards / systems in guidance ?