The Role of Careers Services in Economic Development, and in Encouraging Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tony Watts

Definition  Services intended to assist individuals, of any age and at any point throughout their lives, to make educational, training and occupational choices and to manage their careers

Careerquake  From: progression up ordered hierarchy within an organisation or profession  To: the individual’s lifelong progression in learning and in work  Careers now constructed, not ‘chosen’

Policy goals  Learning goals  Labour-market goals  Social equity goals  Role in development of human capital and hence in economic growth

EU Resolution 2004  Services need to be available at times and in forms which will encourage all citizens to continue to develop their skills and competences throughout their lives, linked to changing needs in the labour market  Such services need to be viewed as an active tool, and individuals should be positively encouraged to use them

Strategic Leadership  Within government (see recent contractual agreement in Estonia)  National guidance forum involving social partners and other stakeholders, including guidance professionals?

Strategic Instruments  Competence framework for career guidance practitioners  Organisational quality standards  Career management competences for citizens

Enterprise Education in Schools (UK)  Mini-companies (Young Enterprise)  Mini-enterprises  Wider range of enterprise initiatives, in all secondary schools

Enterprise in Higher Education  Business entrepreneurship  Working in enterprises  Being enterprising

Policy Agendas in HE

Career Guidance and Enterprise  Career planning critical to success of enterprise programmes  All career development is a form of enterprise  For some, entrepreneurship is the main focus or a part of their career development  Being enterprising can also enhance employability (cf. intrapreneurship)