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Career centers as an instrument for better universities and industry cooperation
National conference on Science and Industry cooperation “VUZPROMEXPO-2013”
December 17, 2013
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Content
► Why career management (career centres) topic?
► Career management “version 2.0”
► National career management system development
► Benefits of national career management system
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Why career management (career centres) topic?
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21st century competences will drive personal, organizational and national competitiveness
Learning and Innovation Skills
► Creativity and Innovation ► Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving ► Communication and
Collaboration► Scientific and Numerical
Literacy
Information, Media and Technology Skills
► Information Literacy
► Media Literacy ► ICT (Information,
Communications and Technology) Literacy
Life and Career Skills
► Flexibility and Adaptability
► Initiative and Self-Direction
► Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
► Productivity and Accountability
► Leadership and Responsibility
Interdisciplinary Themes
► Global Awareness ► Financial, Economic,
Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy
► Civic Literacy ► Health Literacy ► Environmental Literacy
21ST CENTURY COMPETENCES
TECHNICAL COMPETENCES
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Although the reality shows that many young people are lacking necessary skills
Source: International Labour Organisation: McKinsey Education and Employment survey (2012)
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Career Management: What is it?
WHAT I WANT?
WHAT I CAN?
WHAT IS NEEDED?
It helps people to answer important questions…
… make decisions, plan own career pathway, as well as, enables purposefully seek education and professional goals
HOW?
Throughout career management services:
► Self-knowledge and career competencies’ assessment services
► Career counseling services
► Career management competencies’ development services
► Career information services
► Employability services
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Career Management: How it works?
EDUCATION SYSTEMLABOUR MARKET
Having a plan and constant
advice
Primary school
University
Institution of vocational education
Secondary school
Kinder garden
College
Life long learning
Knowing what is possible
Having a target
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Universities and employers cooperation challenges result in job market disbalance
Lack of job market information
• Lack of market data on workforce demand and supply• Not sufficient students awareness about real job market situation and employers’
needs
Mismatch between higher education programmes and employers’/ students needs
• Slowly adjusting higher education programmes• Quality of studies not meeting demands of the “customers”
Job market disbalance
• Disproportions in acquired and need professional qualifications• Brain drain due to lack of employment opportunities
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Career management “version 2.0”
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Government
vs
Institutional (university) vs
Institutions network initiative
Who is driving career management topic?
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Student/ Graduate
Career management model
Career opportunities services
Career development services
Career consulting services
Career evaluation services
Career management
specialistJob and internship search
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Potential employees search
Job offers preparation
Graduate career monitoring
Services for organizationsServices provided by career management
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Independent use of servicesOrganization
representative
Career management
specialist
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Career management model components
► Career management system vision, strategy and concept► Qualified personnel► Partnerships ► Content of career management services (methodologies, learning
programs, tools, tests) & services► Processes and resources► ICT for career management and monitoring
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Career services are executed in different ways
► Formal career education programs► Are awarded with study credits► Organized as optional course (with
some exceptions)► Or integrated into standard study
programme► Practiced in Finland, Portugal, UK,
US, Slovenia, Estonia, etc.)
► Informal career education courses► Are not awarded with credits► Organized as extra curriculum► Typically – specific trainings► Practiced in France, Poland, Malta,
Latvia, Denmark
► Career consultation► Group or individual► Short term or long term► Personal or distant (ICT)► Practiced in most of the countries.
► Work tasters► Short term internship► Used for initial gathering of
experience► Mostly practiced in United Kingdom,
Germany.► Other
► Career fairs
Career education organization Career services provision
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Various career competencies models are adopted in different countries
United states
• National Career Development Association has developed National career development guidelines, which covers 3 key groups of career management competencies: Self-awareness, Exploring career opportunities and Career planning. The career management competencies are detailed and adopted for 4 different age group from early childhood to adult education. In total there are 12 career management competencies.
Lithuania
• Career management competencies model consists of 4 domains of career management competencies: Self-awareness domain, Exploring career opportunities domain, Career planning domain, Career Implementation domain. This domains are further detailed into concrete skills, knowledge and attitudes. In total there are 15 career management competencies.
Australia
• Career management competencies model consists of 3 key groups of career management competencies: Personal management, Learning and work exploration, Career building. Each competency in the model is expanded across four developmental phases. Model identifies performance indicators for each competency at each developmental phase. In total there are 11 career management competencies.
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Career competencies sample
Self-awareness domain
• Becoming aware of the personal factors important for career • Exploring the influence of lifespan development on career
Exploring career opportunities
domain
• Collection, assessment and use of career information• Exploring global and local social, economic and technological
trends and drawing the personal implications• Exploring work opportunities and drawing the personal
implications• Exploring learning opportunities
Career planning domain
• Creation of a broad and adaptable career vision• Career decision-making• Career project planning
Career Implementation
Domain
• Management of the learning process • Job search process management• Personal resource management• Securing/maintaining a workplace• Maintaining balanced life and work roles• Management of career changes
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Building career management system
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1. Career management system concept and strategy
2. Qualified personnel
3. Necessary partnerships(internships, etc.)
4. Content of career management services (methodologies, learning tools, tests)
6. Processes and resources
5. ICT for career management
7. Monitoring of career management system
Primary school University
Institution of vocational education
Secondary school
Kinder garden College
Life long learning
Prerequisites for career
management system
establishment
Approach to national career management system establishment
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Approach to national career management system establishment, cont.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
WP1. Career management maturity analysis and development road map preparation
WP3. Preparation of content for career management system implementation
WP4. Enabling education sector staff to provide career management services
WP5. Career management and monitoring information system development and
implementation
WP6. Testing of National career management system with pilot education
institutions
WP2. Preparation of new career management system concept and creation of a legal framework for career management
system implementation
WP7. National rollout of national career management system
Years
* Highly depends of selected approach and education sectors included in the program
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Key benefits
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Key benefits
At country’s level career management:► is bridging the gap from employability to employment ► is contributing to managing the balance between competences supply and
labour market demand► decreases structural unemployment► increases country’s growth and competitiveness
At school/university’s level career management:► is increasing prestige of the university/school► increases points devoted by international universities evaluations initiatives► provides feedback to university, which can be employed by improving
university’s management, study programs and etc
At the student or graduate level career management:► ensures better students’ ir graduates’ decision making► ensures better fulfillment, growth and financial stability of graduates life
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► Presentation of the call for proposals► Objectives► Eligible activities► Indicators► Eligible expenditure
► Developing the project approach
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