Austrian experience in guidance supporting parents in career counselling their children

Claudia Liebeswar| Overview 2 Information Supply Events General Target-group specific

Claudia Liebeswar| Need for target-group-specific actions  (vertical and) horizontal gender-segregation on the job market  segregation consolidates gender pay gap  female adolescents: outstandingly limited view of career choices  important role of socialisation and parental influence 3

(Exemplary) Information Supply 4

Claudia Liebeswar| Guidebook for Parents I  publisher: Public Employment Service (PES)  suggestions for sources of job-related information PES counselling selected websites selected events 5

Claudia Liebeswar| Guidebook for Parents II  suggestions specifically about how to support children when looking for apprenticeships when elaborating interests and strengths when creating applications & handing them in 6

Claudia Liebeswar| DVD Career and Educational Choices  publisher: Public Employment Services (PES), Chamber of Labour  parent-oriented information about which education suits their children how to get trainee positions counselling centers 7

Claudia Liebeswar| „Checking Chances“  publisher: Ministry of Education  support to  identify children‘s (job-related) competencies and strengths  identifiy children‘s (job-related) interests  strengthen given competencies 8

Claudia Liebeswar| Parent-Oriented Information about Career Choices of Girls/Boys  publisher: MonA-Net  separated brochures concerning male and female adolescents  suggestions how to support and encourage children to seek for gender-“untypical“ jobs 9

Claudia Liebeswar| „Spurensuche“ („Tracking“)  publisher: „mut!“-partners  assisting parents and their daughters with their vocational choices  support to identify strengths, interests and possibilities  information about structural discrimination of female employees/workers 10

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Claudia Liebeswar| Job Information Center (BIZ)  organiser: Public Employment Service (PES)  target group: adolescents, schools, parents  aims: supplying information about professions and (further) education  parents‘ role: company, informing themselves 12

Claudia Liebeswar| Parents‘ Evenings I  organisers: different schools and institutions, e.g. within KL:IBO („Learning competencies by individualization and career guidance“)  target group: pupils and their parents 13

Claudia Liebeswar| Parents‘ Evenings II  aims: identify interests learn about strengths and weaknesses consider different career choices  parents‘ role: playful interaction with their children and peers 14

Claudia Liebeswar| Companion to Choose One‘s Profession I  organiser: Styrian Economic Society  target group: adolescents and their environment emphasis on work with parents in workshops and parents‘ evenings 15

Claudia Liebeswar| Companion to Choose One‘s Profession II  aims: supporting parents to identify children‘s strengths and weaknesses raising parents‘ awareness for stereotypes transfer of information about job-related perspectives  parents‘ role: active involvement and interaction with children, teachers and „companions“ 16

Claudia Liebeswar| Fair on Education and Career I  organiser: Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science, PES  target group: people interested in (further) education and career choices 17

Claudia Liebeswar| Fair on Education and Career II  aims: providing information about a wide range of educational and vocational possibilities on-site counselling  parents‘ role: company, informing themselves, giving advice 18

Claudia Liebeswar| Viennese Daughter‘s Day I  organiser: Vienna Board of Education, Federal Economic Chamber, Women‘s City Council  target group: Female adolescents (aged 11 to 16) 19

Claudia Liebeswar| Viennese Daughter‘s Day II  aims: giving insights into professional practice emphasis on technical, mechanic and scientific professions cope with gender stereotypes  parents‘ role: company, encouragement 20

Claudia Liebeswar| Boy‘s Day I  organiser: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Education  target group: male adolescents from 12 years on 21

Claudia Liebeswar| Boy‘s Day II  aims: giving insights into professional practice emphasis on care work, educational and social professions cope with gender stereotypes  parents‘ role: company, encouragement 22

Claudia Liebeswar| All in all… 23 Information Supply Events General Target-group specific

Claudia Liebeswar| Thank you for your attention! 24

Claudia Liebeswar| References – Information Supply  Guidebook for Parents:  Career and Educational Choices:  Parent-oriented information about career choices of girls/boys:  Spurensuche: 1e9bd13b2.pdf 1e9bd13b2.pdf  Checking Chances:

Claudia Liebeswar| References - Events  BIZ:  KL:IBO: gemeinsamlernen.bmukk.gv.at/default.aspxhttp://bo-hs- gemeinsamlernen.bmukk.gv.at/default.aspx  Companions: 5BC F7A65/$file/09_05_BFB- LBM_Handout%20Elternarbeit_ZeMH.pdf 5BC F7A65/$file/09_05_BFB- LBM_Handout%20Elternarbeit_ZeMH.pdf  Fair on education and career:  Viennese Daughter‘s Day:  Boy‘s Day: 26