1 Regional Labour Office in Kraków Centre for Information and Career Planning The role of career guidance in Lifelong Learning

2 Małopolska – Context strong points The situation in the region (based on expertise for Development Strategy for the Małopolska region ) Citizens are more aware of investing in their development Well – developed educational infrastructure -34 academic institutions in Małopolska Citizens are increasingly interested in improving their education – increase in number of people with higher level of education (every –10th of citizens has a higher degree) The number of students who work and study increase

3 Małopolska – Context strong points Thanks to ESF more working and unemployed people can get access to Vocational Educational Training Public employment service and education sector have proffessional staff (about 70 guides in labour offices) The lifelong learning system is being developed in the Region The institutions in the area of lifelong learning operate no longer in isolation

4 Małopolska – Context week points The number of public institutions providing education and training to adults as well as number of people using them is rather low compared to other regions(8th place in the country) There is an information gap concerning lifelong learning outside the school system, the information should be gather in data base Employers are not satisfied with proposals of trainig providers – proposals are not based on reliable surveys There is not enough carrier counsellers in schools (40 counsellers in about 700 schools ) In communes there are difficulties in access to information about guidance and VET services

5 Role of Guidance in Lifelong Learning to promote understanding of the value of lifelong learning to motivate people to plan their careers and make informed choices about learning throughout life

6 Centre for Information and Career Planning - Aims Forming new approach to life-long planning vocational development Assuring the youth and adults entering labour market the access to vocational and labour market information Helping the youth and adults in: planning vocational career efficient searching for the work job adaptation adaptation to the changes on the labour market Creating partnership in vocational counselling and life-long-learning

7 Centre for Information and Career Planning - Aims Centre for Information and Career Planning ServiceCoordination

8 Service – New approach to life-long planning vocational development Creating new programmes group counselling workshops Developing the individual features facilitating searching the job My business – before the idea is accomplished Interview with employer Social communication in the work and informative meetings European mobility Vocational career planning Recruiting and selection methods used by employers

9 Service – New approach to life-long planning vocational development Vocational and labour market information – group and individual Individual vocational counselling Group vocational counselling Educational Method Inspiration Course Parachute Activating workshops Studying vocational potential Methods of job seeking How to prepare application documents?

10 Service – New approach to life-long planning vocational development

11 Coordination - Partnership Cooperation with:  Centre for Vocational Advancement  Voluntary Work Corps  Educational Centre for Teachers  Academic Career Centres  Educational Institutions Creating the data base of educational and training institutions – completing data, conferences Coordination of vocational service in Małopolska - seminars, workshops, reports International cooperation with PRAO (Pole Rhone-Alpes de l’Orientation)

12 International cooperation with PRAO (Pole Rhone-Alpes de l’Orientation) Cooperation within the project „Partnership in Małopolska for the Lifelong Learning” (Project co financed by the European Union from the European Social Found and the national budget in the framework of the Integrated Operational Programme for the Regional Development) One of the aims: Raising up the qualifications of professionals in regional institutions (e-learning, workshops, seminars, visits) Małopolska as a partner in the project „AQOR”” (Leonardo da Vinci Programme) One of the aims: Strengthening the quality in lifelong guidance

13 „Partnership in Małopolska for the Lifelong Learning” Raising up the qualifications of professionals in regional institutions: E-learning course for career guides, education and job advisors representing different institutions from the labour market, education and trainig Aims: To complete the knowledge in area of information management, trends on labour market and education Gaining the ability to use modern tools of communication Gaining the ability to use different source of communication Gaining the ability to look for the useful information Gaining the ability to run different project in field of guidance and education Knowing e-learning method in order to promote it

14 „AQOR – Strengthening of the quality in carrier guidance” The aim of the project : Improving the quality of the guidance service Beneficiaries: career guides, network of institutions from Małopolska responsible for providing lifelong guidance service Realisation: November 2007 – October 2009 Partners: Rhone-Alpes, Catalogne, Lombardie, Venetie, Bretagne, Paca

15 „AQOR – Strengthening of the quality in carrier guidance” Recommendations for improving the quality of lifelong guidance 1.Common definition of guidance 2. Adressing the offer to citizens’ needs 3. Sharing methods and tools 4. Developing the network of institutions providing guidance service 5. Raising up the qualifications of the professional guides 6. Providing quality

16 „AQOR – Strengthening of the quality in carrier guidance” Results for Małopolska: 1.Providing the knowledge about the tools for measuring the quality of the lifelong guidance service 2.Working out the quality indicators in Małopolska Region 3.Strenghtetning the quality of he guidance service as a result of the development of service and practics of professionals as well as development of the network 4.Implementing the system of quality in regional institutions

17 Thank You for Your attention Regional Labour Office in Kraków Centre for Information and Career Planning Plac Na Stawach Kraków phone (+48-12)