Theme 2:

1. Theme 2: Lifelong Guidance Policy as part of integrated Human Resource Development Policies

2. 4 major Organizing Topics • Language • Coherence • A “house” for Policy and Policy Influence • Values underlying our profession

3. Lifelong Guidance Policy as part of integrated Human Resource Development Policies

4. Symposium #1 Akey statement in the Statement of Intent was to: “redefine career development/career guidance as managing learning and work throughout life”.

5. Questions to Consider…. Do we need to consider an international language or “branding “ which we are more certain will speak to the pressing employability, employment and workforce development issues on policy and public agendas?

6. Questions to Consider…. • Are we limiting our influence by tying ourselves so tightly with lifelong learning—does lifelong learning suggest/imply the education sector too dominantly? • Should we be using other language to make ourselves more relevant to policy makers in our own countries? • Should we embark on some effort to arrive at a more international language which captures learning and work more equally?

7. Coherence Key Features of an effective lifelong guidance system: Systems operate in complementary and coordinated ways across education, training, employment and community sectors. (OECD Handbook for Policy Makers)

8. Promising Developments & Questions to Consider….. Northern Ireland; Turkey; Norway; Slovenia; Scotland (all age); ELPGN • What are the factors which are helping build greater cohesion? • Is ALL Age actually a very strategic way to increase coordination? • Could ELPGN tools be made more internationally available?

9. Services to Adults • Role of Prior Learning and Assessment (PLAR) • Role of Career Guidance and PLAR • Social Inclusion Priority

10. Questions to Consider….regardless of country size & COMPLEXITY • What specific policies and strategies have been developed or could be developed which could contribute to greater coherence and cooperation between education, employment and industry? • What policies and strategies are actually increasing social inclusion?

11. A “House” for Policy and for Policy Influence: Key feature supporting Lifelong Guidance Policy: • Central arrangements to ensure consistency in services so that all citizens benefit equally, regardless of geographical location. (OECD Policy Handbook)

12. Promising Developments & Questions to Consider….. ELPGN; Hungary; Slovakia; Germany: • What key factors needed to be in place to establish such national forums? To sustain them? • Do they only work in relatively small countries with centralized decision making at government levels? • What have been key accomplishments to date and what are logical next steps for national forums? • What alternative models can work in highly decentralized countries?

13. Values • Independence; impartiality; confidentiality; equal opportunity and holistic approaches to decision making with clients • (OECD Policy Handbook) • Low qualified jobs for youth prohibited (Latvia) • Work and economic opportunities eroding culturally relevant person centered approaches to work (India) • Collectivist guidance approach – individual in context of and contributing to community (South Africa)

14. Values • What questions should we be asking?