Students and the world of labour employment orientation in developing

1. Students and the world of labour employment orientation in developing student skills in Higher Education The Field Career Service Work at the University of Cologne _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of Economic Education / Career Service S & A / University of Cologne - Germany

2. Overview • About the University of Cologne • History Career Service Work in Germany • About Career Service S&A • Concept / Modules • Embedding Curriculum • Research 2006/2007 Career Service S&A • Our BA-Services Spectrum Presenter: Johanna von Luckwald _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

3. About the University of Cologne • The University of Cologne is arranged in 6 faculties. • About 43.000 students are currently enrolled. 10 % of those are international students. • The University of Cologne offers different additional skills for career orientation and qualification for several target groups. Those are in cooperation with central course guidance. • The Faculty of Human Sciences have 6,500 students. • The Career Service »S&A« is integrated into the faculty of • Human Sciences at the Department of Economic Education. • The Career Service S&A arranges interdisciplinary career orientation and business qualification offers. Some parts are integrated into the studies and other parts are additional offers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

4. Introduction The main function of university is scientific based education. But concerning the specific study and career advancement of the students there is also a need for business preperation. Apart from specific education Universities should also offer occupational qualification and closeness to practice. New study relevant fields of activities should be developed and the carreer entry should be more tightly focused. Since 1989, the career service S&A at the Department of Economic Education has been offering the opportunity to supplement their studies with career orientation and practical training, to students of the University of Cologne, enrolled in economic education and humanities. That significantly increases their chances on the job market. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of Economic Education / Career Service S & A / University of Cologne - Germany

5. The professionalizing of the Career Service work at German universities will become especially important with respect to the establishment of BA / MA programs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

6. History Career Service Work in Germany 1960 First discussionabout relation between university and world of labour 1975Graduate unemployment. Focus: practical training in universities 1985Establishment of initiatives for practical training and career orientation at German universities 1989Establishment of Career Service S&A, Department of Economic Education at the University of Cologne. S&A offers a career orientation and developes employability of students of economic education, humanities and education 1999 Bologna Conferece - University reform. Adoption of BA/MA programmes. Gain of importance of career service work at German universities. Focus: Employablity 2003Establishment Career Service Network Germany `csnd` 2007Enlargement of the Career Service S&A concept for BA-students _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

7. About Career Service S&A • The career service S&A is an opportunity for students of the University of Cologne to supplement their studies with career orientation and practical training. • Work tasks are: • counseling and advising • career planning and decision making • job search strategies • employability skills • The career service cooperates with employers who participate in job fairs, on campus interviewing, resume referral and related programs. • S&A financed by the Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Cologne. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

8. Group Projects Job Market Seminar Speaker Series 8-week Internship Electives Trainings Career orientation and development of employability for students of economic education and humanities 2-semester career-programme University and private sector partnerships _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

9. Modules 1. Semester 1 day job orientation Job Market Seminar 2 h course every week 2. Semester Job Market Seminar 2 h course every week Job Market Seminar: In the Job Market Seminar participants learn about their career prospects based on their individual profiles and the current job market. In addition, students develop key qualifications and prepare themselves for a professional internship.

10. Modules 1. Semester 1 day Training in Project management 1 day groupformation Project management Group Projects (in addition with companies) 2. Semester 10 month - Group Projects (in addition with companies) Group Projects: Students organise groups to work on career-related topics for two semesters. At the end of the second semester, each group presents its results. Participants practice project teamwork, learn about group processes, and try out various techniques, such as group work moderation and organising presentations with the help of advanced visual and communicative methods.

11. Cooperations for projects & internships (Selection) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

12. Speaker series with discussions Modules 1. Semester Job Market Seminar 1 x 2 h. p .s. 2. Semester Job Market Seminar 1 x 2 h. p .s. Speaker Series: Speakers from the business and non-profit sectors come to talk about different occupational fields and other job-related topics. Through discussions with the speakers, participants receive practical information about careers and work.

13. Modules 1. Semester Qualifikation during 2-semester 1x Economics 1x PC course 2. Semester Elective 1 Elective 2 Electives: During the S&A-programme, students are required to expand and deepen their knowledge of business economics and computer-related applications. In addition, they must select and attend courses in two other career- or market-related areas. These include, for instance, evaluation, organisational development and marketing.

14. Modules 1. Semester 1x internship 2. Semester 8-week professional internship: Each participant is assigned a professional internship individually tailored to his or her skills and interests. The internship offers students the chance to realistically assess job demands in production or service industries, learn about the organisation and operation of a company, and test the skills they have learned in the program. In some cases, the work is quite intensive, going beyond a single internship. Many graduates have gone on to use the internship as a basis for their diploma thesis.

15. Modules 1. Semester voluntary 2. Semester Job Application Training Assessmentcenter Training Training in Presentation • Trainings: • Presentation • Job application • - AC Training

16. Speaker series with discussions 2 semester Job Orientation & Qualification Programm 1. Semester Qualifikation during 2-semester Training in Project management 1 day job orientation Job Market Seminar 1 x 2 h. p .s. 1 day groupformation Project management Economics (1 x 2 h. p.s.) Group Projects (in addition with companies) PC courses (1 x 2 h. p.s.) 2. Semester 8 weeks Professional Internship Elective 1 (1 x 2 h. p.s.) e.g. personnel development Job Market Seminar 1 x 2 h. p .s. AC Job Application Training 1 day job orientation of current job market Elective 2 (1 x 2 h.p.s.) e.g. different languages Training in Presentation Group Projects (in addition with companies)

17. Speaker series with discussions 2-semester Job- Orientation & Qualification Programm 1. Semester Qualifikation during 2-semester Training in Project management 1 day job orientation Job Market Seminar 1 x 2 h. p .s. 1 day groupformation Project management Economics (1 x 2 h. p.s.) Group Projects (in addition with companies) PC courses (1 x 2 h. p.s.) 2. Semester 8 weeks Professional Internship Elective 1 (1 x 2 h. p.s.) e.g. personnel development Job Market Seminar 1 x 2 h. p .s. AC Job Application Training 1 day job orientation of current job market Elective 2 (1 x 2 h.p.s.) e.g. different languages Training in Presentation Group Projects (in addition with companies) 3.Semester Qualification Certificate Public presentation of Group Projects Alumni S&A

18. In addition without credit points Credit points Group Projects Job Market Seminar Speaker Series 8-week Internship Elective1 Elective 2 Economic Trainings Embedding Curriculum The Career Service S&A arranges interdisciplinary career orientation and job-qualification offers. Some parts are integrated into the studies and other parts are additional offers. The time required is: 2 hours every week course 3 days training 1 Presentation Project Work * Time for the project _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

19. Workexperiences Contact with the world of labour Presentation-Day Conference Developing employabilty-skills Group Projects Group Projects Job Market Seminar Speaker Series 8-week Internship 8-week Internship Trainings What can students of economic education and humanties do to plan their career? During their study _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

20. Use for students attractiveness of university Networking qualified employees qualified students Use for employers Use for university get to know the students university- ranking funding employability _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

21. Research 2006/2007 Career Service S&A Basic information: • Up to 30 students per course • 126 graduates from courses 11-33 took part in the evaluation (36,5% rate of return of 345) • Questionnaire – duration approx. 20 min. (through email, letter and phone) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

22. Research 2006/2007 Career Service S&A • Questions (Selection): • Advancement of key qualifications through S&A • Special use of knowledge • Experience of new occupational possibilities through S&A • Occupational contacts to students through S&A • Use of occupational contacts • Consequences of the S&A certificate on the application for an employment _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

23. Research 2006/2007 advancement of key qualifications through S&A The asked qualification fields of professional-, methodical and social competence were rated very positive by the graduates with 62,9%, 69,3 bzw. 61,5%. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

24. Research 2006/2007 1.5 Analogue to general advancement of all knowledge project management was attributed the greatest use with 43,7%, followed by the presentation techniques with 29,4%. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

25. Research 2006/2007 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

26. Research 2006/2007 Through the additional S&A-internship 49,6% of the respondents gained long-term business contacts. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

27. Research 2006/2007 The values in side job, diploma thesis and reference show the good status S&A participants have in firms and organizations.

28. Research 2006/2007

29. „The best advantage I gained for my occupational orientation was that I got safer concerning the profession I chose for myself!“ (A. Tönies) „Through S&A I gained insight of the possibilities of my occupational future.“ (C. Stoltmann) „To work in a project team was a really giant advantage for me. I collected lots of expieriences that will be important for business and that are by now helpful at university.“ (J. Baak) „Through my internship I got my diploma thesis and a job in a concern. Great!“ (A. Nyuen) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

30. Data bank Library Mentoring Our BA-Servicespectrum Open program Internet Materials Mission: Certificat Employability _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

31. Further information Brochure Career Service S&A in English (pdf 1,5 MB): • www.uni-koeln.de/ew-fak/seminar/sowi/wirtschaft/sua/english/index.shtml • Publications: • www.sua.uni-koeln.de/überuns/publikationen Department of Economic Education, University of Cologne, Germany: • www.uni-koeln.de/ew-fak/seminar/sowi/wirtschaft • Career Service S&A, University of Cologne, Germany: • www.sua.uni-koeln.de _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne

32. Prof. Dr. Bernd O. Weitz Dipl.-Päd. Johanna von Luckwald Director Director (projectmanagement) bernd.weitz@uni-koeln.de johanna.vonluckwald@uni-koeln.de Contact University of Cologne Faculty of Humanities Department of Economic Education Career Service Student & Arbeitswelt Gronewaldstr. 2 50931 Cologne / Germany _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Career Service S & A University of Cologne