Tibor Bors Borbely

1. Soft skills development - special approach in young job seekers' trainingHungaryAthens - April 2003 Tibor Bors Borbely

2. Up-to-date information about the project on www.taninfo.hu/project/youngsoft.htm Tibor Bors Borbely

3. Backgrounds of the counselling methodology in Hungary Institutional /1 generally • Governmental Institutions • - Central Government • - Local Authorities • Non-Governmental Institutions • - Non-profit • For-profit Tibor Bors Borbely

4. Historical background of Law on Counselling1 1716. György Felvinczi published the first book on career counselling 1859 K. Galgóczy wrote a book: ‘For what kind of occupation should we bring up our child?’ 1903 László, Nagy Society for the Children’s Education 1915 Imre, Makra 1600 pages Guidance Handbook about the occupations and career paths in the Austro- Hungarian Monarchy 1922 First law on career counselling in Hungary (Trade Act) 1942 László, Noszlopi and Béla, Balogh worked with the methodology and motivations test of Rousseau Institute, Geneva 1943 Capital City Career Counselling and Guidance and Ability Testing Institute, Budapest Tibor Bors Borbely

5. Historical background of Law on Counselling2 Between 1947-1950’s social sciences were forbidden or used for political issues. Psychology and Sociology were cancelled as independent disciplines. 1959. First ministerial decree after the WWII. 1961. Set up a new Institute of Psychology of Occupations and Career Orientation led by János, Csirszka, Dr. 1971. Build up the National System of Career Counsellors, focused only on career orientation of well-trained students 1982-88 System was scattered 1991- National Employment Sytem was launched, also private organisations set up Tibor Bors Borbely

6. Legislation Support of Employment and Supplying of Unemployed Act 1991 Public Education Act 1993 Vocational Education and Training Act 1993 Higher Education Act 1993 Adult Education Act 2001 Tibor Bors Borbely

7. Financial support of career starting in Hungary 1. National Employment Service (NES) special training and NES help for young job-seekers to be hired 2. As part of LLL: Tax relief 3. Central government financial support in the field of VET 4. Governmental support for companies in the training-costs of their employees Tibor Bors Borbely

8. Goals of employment counselling human service for all classes of society taylor-made for the user (client) concentrate on labour market information connecting the personality and career goals helping in vocational school (LLL) enrollment and /or job-seeking Tibor Bors Borbely

9. Structure of employment counsellor's trainingSix terms studies, with BA or 2 years post-graduatestudies Economics Psichology / counselling German type (counseling:Canadian, US types) Developing skills of counsellors Sociology Pedagogy Jurisprudence (law) Ethics IT Tibor Bors Borbely

10. Exploring the applicant Factors: take the responsibility of sg cooperate with sb build up relationship with sb fluency in speech solving problems Tibor Bors Borbely

11. Feedbacks from the trainees -General answers: There are no personalised answers. -Answer is personalised, but it is not concentrated on soft skills. -Sentences are answered with the question. -Personalised and soft skill oriented answers. Tibor Bors Borbely

12. Institutions/ 2 have been launching special programmes Facilities of the central government Private organizations Private Schools Helping the handicapped Self introduction Helping the roma minority Tibor Bors Borbely

13. Level ofcounselling(1st =lowest, to 5th =highest professional competence is needed) 5th level of psychotherapy 4th working with not only the addressed problem 3rd working with personal problems, related with decision making 2nd helping to personalise information 1st ‘only’ giving information Tibor Bors Borbely