1. Budapest meeting 16-17th June 2008
LLG for job-seekers
Guidance within the PES
PROGRESS project 2008
Budapest meeting 16-17th June 2008
Hosted by NESO, Hungary
Mr. Tibor Bors Borbely, advisor, NESO

2. LLG for job-seekers, PROGRESS
Topics
1.) Career Guidance in Europe’s PESs EC; DG Empl. (2005) by Prof. Sultana and Prof. Watts 2.) The Hungarian case
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3. Career guidance in Europe’s PESs trends (by Sultana & Watts 2005)
„The key purpose behind the study was to gauge the manner in which—and the extent to which—personalised employment and career guidance
services in the European PES have responded to the widely-adopted goal of implementing a personal service approach, identifying the difficulties they have encountered and the innovative responses they have generated.” (p 7.)
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4. LLG for job-seekers, PROGRESS
New structure same goals: INTEGRATED GUIDELINES FOR GROWTH AND JOBS ( )
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5. New guidelines which could directly related to Guidance services
Macroeconomic guidelines
(5) To promote greater coherence between macroeconomic, structural and employment
policies.
Microeconomic guidelines
(15) To promote a more entrepreneurial culture and create a supportive environment for
SMEs.
Employment guidelines
(18) Promote a lifecycle approach to work.
(20) Improve matching of labour market needs.
(23) Expand and improve investment in human capital.
(24) Adapt education and training systems in response to new competence requirements.
also linked to E+T 2010 (VET);
JIM ;
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6. …but no direct indicators on G.
It is hardly possible to identify only one or two
Effect is very indirect
No clear monitoring system (evidance based G)
Gap between EDU. and EMPL.
G is an important but not clearly specified service within the PES
Internalt/ external providers
Goals (employability/ adabtability/ empowerment etc.)
Licences / competences for practitioners
Code of ethics
Users’ feedbacks etc.
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7. Main observations of the 2005 study – three main categories
‘personalised employment services’ where G is a part /vs. self-service modernizations/
specialised career guidance services.
other career guidance provision
(including the production and/or dissemination of labour market information, as well as occupational information, and the provision of career guidance services to students)
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8. Reported type of G within the PES
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9. Europe’s PES have developed three key ways to manage these tensions
partnership and to outsourcing;
a shift to self-service modes of delivery
reserving to the rest more intensive
individual career guidance interviews if and when needed (p 9.)
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Main challenges
The first challenge concerns the need for PES career guidance and career guidance-related services to be more systematic in the evaluation of their
effectiveness.
A second challenge is to get the right balance between integrating career guidance elements in the services and activities provided by the PES,
while at the same time maintaining specialist services for deeper engagement with clients when this is required.
A third challenge arises from the necessity to open up guidance services within the PES to embrace a more long-term, life-long perspective:..
Finally, the PES has to rise to the challenge of addressing key gaps in
service delivery, and to focus on those areas that require further attentionand investment in order to facilitate the provision of quality services for all. (p 8)
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11. 2.) The Hungarian PES’ case on Guidance services
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12. History of development
World Bank sponsored development
The very 1st Guidance service was set up in the early 90’s within the H-PES
These services were:
Job Club (Álláskersők Klubja)
Club du placement → Canada (Emploi et Immigration Canada)
BIZ Berufe Information Zentrum (Foglalkozási Információs Tanácsadó)
Germany (BA), Sweden (AMS)
training of employment counsellors at BA (college) level
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13. Inventions & adaptations 1991-2000
First trained and skilled emp. counsellors called into duty in 1994
20 career information centres and 170 trained counsellors nationwide
Approx. 500 career / occupational folders were developed
400 short career occupational films
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After the Millennium
Choices program ’96 and 2000 were adopted (CA)
Real Game / Blueprint for Life/Work Designs (CA)
National development „epalya” (PHARE)
EuroGuidance Hungary /PLOTEUS I/ (NPK)
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15. Recent developments after the accession
Under the 1st Hungarian Development Plan, HR Development Program
200 new films
300 career / occupational folders
Additional part on career opportunities were added (212 times)
We employed 20 new empl. counsellors
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16. The Hungarian PES and Guidance summary
PHASE 1 „Guidance is a tool of curration!”
Before and after the changes 1986-(1991)- 1996
model: German BA: 2 trained counsellor for each offices ( approx. 400 Professional) and basic training for every officer + counselling psychologist + PES gives G for schools as well
1996 youth programme (but not enough counsellor)
PHASE 2 „ Guidance for all client, but not from our own staff!”
(1998 rehabilitation, 1999 for LTU) outsourcing, NGOs no protocol for outsourced services
PHASE 3 „self- service is a cure for everything!”
2002- PHARE, ESF
PHASE (?!) „self-service generate more need for face-to-face G.” develop both!
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17. Thank you for your attention!
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