Busulla.COM - Career Guidance Platform for Students, Teachers, and School Management

1. (1) Functionalities for students and teachers (2) Functionalities for school management and MEDs Busulla.COM The Career Guidance Information System Daniele Cristian Passalacqua CTA,LuxDev - Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency

2. Functionalities for Students and Teachers: 5 Modules of the Platform Busulla.COM is the official platform of MEST for career counseling and guidance which supports the process through five phases. Such phases are administered in the platform through the following modules: • Career tests; • Occupations; • Schools and colleges / universities; • Jobs and internships; • Online adviser.

3. The Process of Career Guidance Occupations Explorer School Finder • Interests • Values • Abilities • Preferences • Potential Assessment Self-Test • Basic Check Certification Test • One-stop job and internship market • Skills- and competency based search and find • Online portfolio • FAQ • Knowledge Base • Webinar • Live CHAT • Forum • Description (ISCO/ESCO) • Activities • Learning path • Average Salary • Number of vacancies • Occupation based • Level based • Location based • Registration criteria Self-Recognition Jobs and Internship Online Adviser 5 Steps of Career Guidance

4. Self-recognition: IVAP Tests Test of Interests: “What interests me?” Test of Values: “What is important to me?” Test of Abilities: “What I am confident in doing?” Test of Preferences: “What I like to learn?” 120 questions linked to 300 occupations of the platform. Results: the platform ranks highest occupations with the largest percentage obtained, by taking the average of all four tests.

5. IVAP Test Structure: Holland Theory of Career Choice

6. Functionalities for Schools and MEDs: Industrial Liaison • It enables school management to invite businesses for partnership. Some of the most common cooperation forms are: • Donor: areas where businesses can financially support schools. • Analysis of demand for competences: business experts cooperate with the school to define competences and skills important in the labor market. • Analysis of demand for jobs: constant communication aiming for an equilibrium between the demand and supply for jobs. • Internship provider: cooperation with businesses that are willing to offer internships and/or job opportunities to the school. • Guest speakers: lectures with experienced and successful entrepreneurs, who can share their stories and discuss with students.

7. Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Schools can choose businesses and occupations which they want to conduct a quantitative analysis for, in order to understand the future demand in the labor market. This survey consists of pre-defined questions, such as: • What are the chances that you will hire staff for this occupation? • How many people will you hire in 1 month? • How many people will you hire in 3 months? • How many people will you hire in 6 months? • How many people will you hire in 1 year? • What salary are you willing to provide for a well-trained and competent candidate?

8. Skills and Knowledge Needs Assessment (SKNA) • It helps schools to prepare a survey by listing the competences for a given occupation, while businesses are invited to provide their assessment. • Businesses are encouraged to offer recommendations for new competences which may be important, but are not currently included and offered by the school.

9. Online Surveys • Are enriched with 9 question formats available to schools to collect data and information in the most suitable way possible. • Such surveys can be sent to companies, students, teachers, parents and other external parties that cooperate and interact with the school. The purpose may be evaluating an event or the impact of a decision or new practice taken by the schools.

10. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) • Enables the school management to monitor and oversee the teaching and learning processes at the school. • Quality measurement at the school is based on such indicators as: • Curricula adequacy; • Teaching and learning materials; • Dropout rate; • Enrollment; • Profile qualification validations; • CoC VET provider accreditation; • Short course quality; • Student success rates; • Students' learning time; • CoC partnership agreements; • Financial sustainability.

11. Identification of career objectives, interests, abilities, skills, values, and potential; Alignment between studies and work; Exploration of the world of work and identification of employment opportunities; Increased motivation to pursue a given career; Improved understanding about the importance of lifelong learning; Ability to learn about the transition to higher education or labor market; Validation of skills and competences through internationally recognized certificates; Access to relevant information and online support about career guidance. Benefits for Students

12. Encourages elimination of stereotypes about given occupations; Improves motivation of students to register in desired programs; Improves chances of employment; Usage of suitable tools to understand concepts associated with career guidance services; Objective assessment of skills through internationally recognized tests; Training and qualification of Career Counselors; Effective presentation of study programs and attraction of new students; Facilitated transition of students to higher education or labor market; Improved school image and effective promotion of shortage programs. Benefits for Education Institutions

13. Thank you for your attention! Questions & Comments? The GATE TOWARDS YOUR CAREER! Daniele Cristian Passalacqua Email: daniele.passalacqua@luxdev.lu Skype: danielepassalacqua