Jyväskylä, Finland IAEVG Conference 2009 June 3-5, 2009

Coherence, Co-operation and Quality in Guidance & Counselling

NGO’s in Career NGO’s in Career ServicesServicesA distinctive roleA distinctive role

Nikos Stathopoulos

Mary Tountopoulou

George Koukoulas

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System A:System A: the economy the economy

Creates wealthCreates wealthhuman activity human activity jobs jobs

Political EconomyPolitical EconomyHow is wealth created?How is wealth created?

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the economy defines:the economy defines: Dexterities wantedDexterities wanted Job Descriptions & RolesJob Descriptions & Roles Numbers of needed hands & brainsNumbers of needed hands & brains Labor relations, Ethics & RulesLabor relations, Ethics & Rules

GrowthGrowth

ProfitProfit

ExpansionExpansion

Priorities:

No inherent interest in jobs (Automation

&Robots)

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system B:system B: the state(s) the state(s)

Distributing wealthDistributing wealthsocial activity-incomesocial activity-income

Policies & LawPolicies & LawHow is wealth distributed and spent?How is wealth distributed and spent?

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the states’ domain:the states’ domain:

Taxation, BudgetTaxation, Budget Education, ResearchEducation, Research Labor LawLabor Law

System’s continuitySystem’s continuity

Social peaceSocial peace

Security & welfareSecurity & welfare

Priorities:

1st priority:Protection of the establishment.

(war is an acceptable practice)

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A predominant conflictA predominant conflict

economyeconomy statesstates

TechnocratsInnovation

Enterpreneurship

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PoliticiansTradition

Bureaucracy

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Global Local

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Systems & ForcesSystems & Forcesinfluencing employabilityinfluencing employability

economyeconomy statesstates

employmentemployment

entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship

productive activities

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What would be the What would be the balancingbalancing

Force?Force?

(look for the answer in slide #20)

R. M

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Imagine the future!

Institute for Career Guidance & CounselingInstitute for Career Guidance & Counseling 99

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Name a country…Name a country…

• Richest in the World

• Largest Military

• Center of world business and finance

• Strongest education system

• World center of innovation and invention

• Currency the world standard of value

• Highest standard of living

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England

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ninety years ago.

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It’s estimated that a week’s worth of Le Monde

contains more information than a person was likely

to come across in a lifetime,in the 18th century.

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It’s estimated that 1.5 exabytes (that’s 1.5 x 1018) of unique new information has been generated

worldwide last year.

That’s estimated to be more than during the previous 5,000 years.

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The number of Grade ABRIC* students today

is as large

as that of all European & American students

*Brasil, Russia, India, China

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The amount of new technical information

is doubling every 2 years.

It’s predicted to doubleevery 72 hours

by 2011.

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According to former US Secretary of Education

Richard Riley,the top 10 in-demand jobs in

2010 didn’t exist in 2004.

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So, we are currently preparing students

to use technologies that haven’t been invented,

for jobs that don’t yet exist,

in order to solve problemswe don’t knoware problems yet.

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Change happensrapidly.

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For which other DomainFor which other Domainis most criticalis most critical

the issue of Career Counseling?the issue of Career Counseling?Who else would be most interested Who else would be most interested

about this challengeabout this challengetoday?today?

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The Society:The Society: SustainabilitySustainability ReproductionReproduction Influence & adaptabilityInfluence & adaptability CreativityCreativity

PeacePeace

SafetySafety

WelfareWelfare

ProsperityProsperity

Priorities:

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Systems & ForcesSystems & Forcesstakeholders of employabilitystakeholders of employability

economyeconomy statesstates

employmentemployment

entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship

productive activities

societysociety

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The domains…The domains…

economyeconomy statesstates

societysociety

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……and their institutionsand their institutions

Companies,Companies,

OrganizationsOrganizationsAdministration, Administration,

Schools…Schools…

NGO’sNGO’s

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NGO’sNGO’s FlexibleFlexible In touch with peopleIn touch with people In touch with administrationIn touch with administration In touch with economyIn touch with economy Social impact orientedSocial impact oriented Result orientedResult oriented They careThey care

((…and…and they may bethey may be

a model for the newa model for the newSocial Economy)Social Economy)

Thank you!