Right career choice for a happy tomorrow Comparison of VGS

PARTNER COUNTRIES Italy Turkey Romania Bulgaria Hungary Poland Greece Croatia

cOMPARISON Preprimary Primary/secondary High school University /adults Ministries/organizations

VGS IN GENERAL In all partner countries there is VGS Similarities and differences (institutions, ways, means and age)

Preprimary level Families and interests of children and families Influence of media and maybe background No organized guidance on a higher level

Primary and secondary school All countries have VGS organized at this level Some countries have councelling in the school curriculum or guidance councellers (Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Polland-partly, Italy) Other countries manage councelling at this level in different ways: publications, fairs, open days (Hungary and Croatia), employment offices (Italy)

High school During high school some countries conduct questionarres and councelling in schools for students to help choose or change profession (Greece, Poland, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria) In Hungary, Italy and Croatia the councelling is partly related to school, and is also conducted by other institutions, but school conduct some guidance, as well

High school Hungary, Italy and Croatia: before choosing profession, there are some institutions that offer help to students (Pedagogical agency, Employment offices with leaflets, brochurees…)

University/adults Universities organize fairs, career days, publish advertisments for future students Different agencies conduct training and support for unemployed people (Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Italy, Croatia)

Institutions in Hungary Ministry of Education - educational institutions - pedagogical institutions - training institutions Ministry of Labour and Employment National Employment Service - Employment Information Consulting - Psychological services - Youth counseling

Bulgaria RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTIONS Ministry of Education, Youth and Science Ministry of Labor and Social Policy The National employment agency; National agency for vocational education and training Center for Development of Human Resources

Greece Guidance for students is directed and organized by the Ministry of Education (schools) Guidance for adults is directed and organized by the Ministry of Labour

POLAND the Minister of National Education the Minister of Labour and Social Policy 560 Psychological and pedagogical counselling centres function presently in Poland, including 26 special services focused on assisting youth in the choice of occupation.

TURKEY Employment agency Test and research centers, guidance centers schools

ROMANIA A STRONG IMPACT OF SCHOOLS

OF VOC. COUNSELING, ROMANIA OBJECTIVES OF VOC. COUNSELING, ROMANIA Developing positive attitudes towards work Preparation for productive work Prepare students for professional social adaptations Enhancing creativity and innovative spirit in the profession Socio-professional integration and adapting

Italy The organisations that offer professional guidance in Italy are mostly Employment Centers (Provincial ) and job agencies. These centers offer: guidance, acceptance and distribution of information about the labour market; Counselling to the general public Training proposals Guidance paths/laboratories for choosing, laboratories for active job research Services for competence mapping

Italy Primary schools, secondary schools, high schools all have guidance counsellors. University students have access to guidance counselling. The most used approaches are career fairs. Public Employment offices– named “CIOF”

cROATIA HZZ (Croatian bureu for unemployed people) MZOS (Ministry of education, science and sports) HOK (Croatian chamber of crafts) Schools Universities

Examples of good practice Impact of schools in Romania, Greece and Turkey Italian guidance in Marche region for unemployed School career centers in Poland Vocational guidance centers in Bulgaria Open days, flyers, leaflets, brochurees, web sites and similar in Hungary and Croatia

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