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MEETING NEEDS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND YOUTH AT RISK IN FINLAND

MEETING NEEDS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND YOUTH AT RISK IN FINLAND. Vienna 28-29 August 2005 Helena Kasurinen. Evaluation of guidance provision in Finland 2000 - 2003. FINHEEC: Evaluation of guidance in HE 2001 FNBE: Evaluation of guidance provision in comprehensive and secondary level 2001- 2002

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MEETING NEEDS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND YOUTH AT RISK IN FINLAND

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  1. MEETING NEEDS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND YOUTH AT RISK IN FINLAND Vienna 28-29 August 2005 Helena Kasurinen

  2. Evaluation of guidance provision in Finland 2000 - 2003 • FINHEEC: Evaluation of guidance in HE 2001 • FNBE: Evaluation of guidance provision in comprehensive and secondary level 2001- 2002 • FNBE: Evaluation of guidance in adult education 2002 – 2005 • FNBE: Evaluation of Career Centres in secondary level vocational education 2002 • OECD: Activity on guidance policy 2001 – 2003

  3. Initiatives generated by the results of national evaluations • national Web-based support for institutional evaluation • in-service training for teachers in guidance issues • in-service training of school principals • in-service training of student counsellors • training and mentoring of regional consultants • national 2-level training programme in ICT skills for practitioners • national development programme of guidance and counselling

  4. National guidelines for guidance provision and career education • a strategic and operational plan for the guidance provision • regular evaluation of produced services • a holistic approach • student counsellor, every teacher and principal are delivering counselling services (responsibilities) • cross-sectoral and multi-professional cooperation – expert groups (pastoral care, etc.)

  5. DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES IN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN FINLAND

  6. GOALS OF THE NATIONAL PROJECT • regional cooperation • cross-sectoral and multi-professional cooperation • development of counselling and guidance services in different educational settings • development of content and methods of guidance and counselling

  7. GOALS OF THE NATIONAL PROJECT • development of follow-up systems in order to prevent dropping out • development of systematic feedback systems of counselling and guidance services in different educational settings • development of quality criteria for guidance and counselling services

  8. CROSS-SECTORAL MULTI-PROFESSIONAL COOPERATION • DEVELOPMENT PROJECT • OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING • - developing guidance and counselling • in different educational settings • realise the goals of national • curriculum guidelines • - develop professional skills of student • counsellors and teachers • develop counselling of • transition phases N E T W O R KS N E T W O R K S AVAILABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR EACH YOUNG AND ADULT PERSON

  9. Young people in danger of dropping out Early intervention Multi- cultural counselling CROSS-SECTORAL MULTI-PROFESSIONAL • DEVELOPMENT PROJECT • OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING • - developing guidance and counselling in • different educational settings • realise the goals of national curriculum • guidelines • - develop professional skills of student • counsellors and teachers • develop counselling of • transition phases N E T W O R KS N E T W O R K S Counselling students with special needs Gender sensitive counselling AVAILABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR EACH YOUNG AND ADULT PERSON

  10. CHANCES – Developing career counselling services to prevent exclusion of young people Kirjoittajan nimi Tilaisuuden nimi Päiväys/ www.oph.fi

  11. CHANCES – Developing career counselling services to prevent exclusion of young people • Development project (2005-2006) funded under the EQUAL Community Initiative programme of the ESF • Coordinator is the Finnish National Board of Education • Partner organisations: Institute for Educational Research and Department of Teacher Education of University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä Vocational Institute, University of Joensuu (= 4 subprojects) • Cooperation with the Career guidance development project of the Finnish National Board of Education, i.e. 13 regional projects

  12. CHANCES – Developing career counselling services to prevent exclusion of young people • CHANCES-project aims at - DEVELOPING guidance and counselling services that are provided in multiprofessional and cross-sectoral cooperation and CREATING new tools to prevent social exclusion of young people from the labour market - INNOVATING new training models and good practices that can be applied nationally and internationally - PROMOTING understanding and recognition of indi- vidual needs for educational and vocational guidance and counselling from a gender- and culture-sensitive perspective

  13. CHANCES – Developing career counselling services to prevent exclusion of young people • The subprojects of the CHANCES project are - Provision of guidance and counselling services in network and multiprofessional cooperation to support students at risk of social exclusion - Multiprofessional cooperation to support the integration of immigrants into working life - Developing career guidance of young people with special needs - Learning partnership in guidance and counselling processes and gender

  14. CHANCES – Developing career counselling services to prevent exclusion of young people • TARGET GROUPS are experts within education, employment, social and health care authorities • DEVELOPMENT MEASURES ARE TARGETED AT - young people outside of formal education systems and at risk of social exclusion - students with special needs - immigrants and ethnic minority groups

  15. CHANCES – Developing career counselling services to prevent exclusion of young people • In the CHANCES-project guidance and counselling is seen as a means to - prevent exclusion - shorten the time spent in education and training - raise educational standards - increase social equality between men and women -> MAIN AIM IS TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN CONTINUING IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING AFTER COMPULSORY EDUCATION

  16. CHOICES – Cooperation between European EQUAL projects • The Finnish CHANCES-project cooperates with projects from Denmark, Italy and Spain funded under the EQUAL programme • International development work focuses on MULTI- CULTURAL and GENDER-SENSITIVE COUNSELLING • OBJECTIVE: to create methods for guidance and counselling of young people at risk of social exclusion and for promotion of equality between men and women in the labour market

  17. More information about CHANCES-project and CHOICES-cooperation: Mr Mika Launikari Project Coordinator Finnish National Board of Education P.O.Box 380 FIN-00531 Helsinki Tel. +358-9-7747 7289 GSM +358-50-4361318 Email mika.launikari@oph.fi

  18. NATIONAL JOINT ACTION GROUP (2005–2007) OBJECTIVES OF THE GROUP • to develop cooperation in counselling of young people from education to work, in national and regional level • to prepare a proposition how to counsel young people (age 15–19) in danger of dropping out • to promote cooperation of counselling experts in national and regional level • to follow the results of development projects of guidance and counselling and to spread information of good practices in national level

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