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Provision and development of Career Guidance in Estonia, the role of NRCG

Provision and development of Career Guidance in Estonia, the role of NRCG. Margit Rammo margit.rammo@innove.ee August 31st, 20 11. Content. Background National development areas NRCG Service provision, structures and concept Qualification and training Quality assurance

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Provision and development of Career Guidance in Estonia, the role of NRCG

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  1. Provision and development of Career Guidance in Estonia, the role of NRCG Margit Rammo margit.rammo@innove.ee August 31st, 2011

  2. Content • Background • National development areas • NRCG • Service provision, structures and concept • Qualification and training • Quality assurance • Supporting materials • Cooperation mechanisms and NRCG • Main networks

  3. Republic of Estonia Living in this area since 2500 B.C; Strategic location as a link between East and West; Through the ages several kings and conquerors - Germans, Danes, Swedes, Poles and Russians; By 1285, Tallinn was part of the Hanseatic League; In the late 19th century - nationalist movement; 24 February 1918, Estonia declared its independence; forcibly annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940; 1991 Estonians again reasserted their independence; Population: ~1,3 million, ~ 1/3 in Tallinn Language: Estonian Land area: 45 215 sq km 15 regions / counties; 226 local governments

  4. Background of Guidance in Estonia Practised since 1920s (during the first period of independence) Strongly influenced by the political situation Closely related to psychology Gap in the systematic development between 1993 and 1998 Revival in 1998/1999 (establishment of National Resource Centre for Guidance; regional network)

  5. Agreement between two ministries In 2008,contractual agreement to develop career services was signed between the Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Social Affairs stating the areas of responsibility in providing high quality career services to the whole population. 6

  6. Development areas until 2013 7 Development of methodology; Development of training system; Wider range of service provision; Development of quality assurance; Co-operation between different parties.

  7. NRCG: promoter, coordinator 8 NRCG has become the main partner of the Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Social Affairs in developing career services. 12 staff members since 2008 Established 1998 as Euroguidance centre

  8. NRCG: projects and programmes (1) Development of Career Services, ESF (85:15) Aims and activities according to the agreement 2008-2013, 4 474 000 € Additional state support for service provision in regional centres, yearly 150 000 € Euroguidance, LLP (50:50) www.euroguidance.net Promotion of mobility; exchange of experience in CG 1998-2013, 94 462 € in 2011 European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network, LLP (47:53) Exchange of experience in policy development Work-packages according to the EU resolution; www.elgpn.eu 2007-2013, 36 786€ in 2011-2012

  9. Erasmus NICE, LLP university network for innovation in guidance focus: professionalization of career guidance specialists 2010-2012; 5 768€ Academia, LLP Academia network www.academia-europe.eu International 1-week study visits for practitioners Since 2000 Out 90; in 104 NRCG: projects and programmes (2)

  10. Career Services Concept In Estonia we have developed a concept of three guidance services within career guidance system: Career counselling to support people in making and implementing informed career decisions Career information to provide well-structured information about education, labour market and professions, and links between them Career education to help young people raise their self-awareness and the understanding of the opportunity structure (learning and work), and acquire skills and attitudes to enter and succeed in the modern world of work

  11. Ministry of Education and Research • Young people (7-26) • Youth Work Act, • Education Act Career Guidance Structure • Ministry of Social Affairs • (Un)employed and official job seekers • Labour Market Services Act Private sector: mainly personnel recruitment and mediation services to companies, also through human resource management

  12. Part of youth work Youth Information and Counselling Centres YICC (17; 57) Open Youth Centres as a network of extended access Youth information fairs, Signpost, Intellektika etc. Part of formal education Cross-curricular theme Lifelong learning and career planning (NEWS) Class teacher tutorials Elective course Career co-ordinators at general education and VET schools (26+5) University career services (50) Guidance in the Education Sector

  13. Guidance in the Employment Sector • Unemployment Insurance Fund • Regional employment offices • 13 labour market measures, incl career counselling • career information points

  14. Award of professional qualifications Since 2005 there are 3 professional standards: Career counsellors; Career co-ordinators at schools; Career information specialists. Background - psychology, youth work, teacher training or social work. Specialists who have worked for 3-5 years have the right to acquire a professional qualification. Society of Estonian Career Counsellors - authorized organization for accreditation of career counsellors. 15

  15. Training 16 • Regularaccredited basic training unavailable yet • A variety of short and long-term courses • Basic training by three universities (9EAP) • N.Amundson Active engagement • information retrieval skills, trends in economy and employment, solution oriented counselling, crises psychology etc. • European study-visits Academia • Innovative guidance methods to support mobility

  16. Quality Assurance Several tools are implemented to assure the quality of career services: National Curriculum; Quality manuals and professional standards; guidelines; Evidence collection: client’s satisfaction surveys; Mentoring scheme; Ethic guidelines (IAEVG) Recognition process for practitioners and partners Continues quality improvement as principle serves the needs 17

  17. Quality indicators …defined in the development plan of Innove 2011-2015 Awareness of services (20% raise 2011-2015) Awareness, visits of national portal (10% raise per year) Full-time practitioners in centres (1+1) Methodology, satisfaction of practitioners (85%) Co-ordination, satisfaction of partners (85%) Concept of CG, involvement of stakeholders (85%) Service provision: groupsessions for priority groups (100%), individual counselling for priority groups (25%), systematid career education in schools (50%) Service provision, satisfaction of clients (85%)

  18. Supporting materials, tools • Teacher books • Handbooks for counsellors • Information materials • Promotional materials • Career planning website Pathfinder www.rajaleidja.ee • Youngster, adult, practitioner • Learning opportunities in Europe, PLOTEUS • Euroguidance network www.euroguidance.net

  19. National Career Guidance Forum National co-ordination and co-operation mechanism for stakeholders interested in the systematic approach to the development and provision of career guidance • preparatory activities 2004 – 2006 (EU Joint Actions) • negotiations in 2008- rules of procedure, confirmation letters, action plan incl theme, time, role • establishment: February 27th, 2009 • stakeholders (18), incl. ministries (3), employer, service provider representatives, end-user representatives, Unemployment Insurance Fund, Youth Work Centre, Innove / NRCG

  20. National Career Guidance Forum2009 Themes in action plan: terminology, awareness raising, career education in schools, career information provision (labour market), services for adults Results: • terminology agreed and disseminated • members proposals mapped: • awareness raising activities incl targets group, communication channels, timing etc – trailer, conference • priorities for career education (new curricula) • priorities for career information provision • labour market information in national portal renewed • service provision for adults mapped

  21. National Career Guidance Forum2010 Themes in action plan: sustainability, awareness raising, career information provision (labour market) Results: • the role of the forum renewed • members informed about the developments in the field incl • needs and opportunities for young unemployed • needs and opportunities to develop a brand • quality management • dissemination conference for decision makers organised • recognition of practitioners (statute, committee, ceremony) • seminar “Role of lifelong guidance in national legislations” (ELGPN); legislation described • terms of reference for the concept development proposed

  22. National Career Guidance Forum2011 Themes in action plan: Implementation of the national ESF programme, participation in ELGPN, legislation of career guidance, concept of career guidance Expected results: • members informed about the developments in the field • expectations and needs of clients, practitioners mapped • the up-date of the legislation defined • dissemination conference for decision makers organised

  23. Career guidance networks at national level • Regional youth information and counseling centers (17) • Basic and upper secondary schools (26) • Vocational education schools (5) • Career centers in higher education institutions (4) • Regional employment offices (15)

  24. Other guidance networks • Youth Information Centres • Other labour market services • Mobility network • Counselling centres for pupils with special needs (speech therapist, psychologists, social pedagogues, special education teacher) • School psychologists and activity leaders in schools

  25. Thank you! More information: www.innove.ee/career-services Margit Rammo National Resource Centre for Guidance Head of Unit +372 699 80 58 margit.rammo@innove.ee

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