1. 1 IAEVG International Career Development Conference Capet Town, 19-21 October, 2011 Pilar Figuera Gazo Soledad Romero Rodríguez (Coordinators) (Coordinators) Pedro Álvarez Cristina Miranda Cristina Pol Magdalena Suarez Beatriz Malik The development of a Network of University Guidance Professors /Lecturers - From Utopy to Reality Beatriz Malik - National University of Distance Education (UNED) bmalik@edu.uned.es

2. 2 THE NETWORK OF GUIDANCE PROFESSORS/ LECTURERS: GENESIS AND PROJECTION ORIGIN OF THE NETWORK THE LAUNCHING FORWARD: 1st and 2nd Y II SEMINARIO DE ORIENTACIÓN. LA CREACIÓN DE SINERGIAS: ELEMENTOS DE IDENTIDAD DE LA RED LA PROYECCIÓN DE LA RED: POTENCIALIDADES Y AMENAZAS IAEVG International Career Development Conference Capet Town, 19-21 October, 2011

3. 3 GENESIS OF THE NETWORK: DIFFERENT VOICES, THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A DATE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE THE NEED TO ADDRESS GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN THE FIELD OF GUIDANCE (Retiring of Professors, no contact among the remaining) FUTURE OF GUIDANCE TRAINING AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEVEL(EEES/EAHE) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT UNIVERSITIES AIDIPE CONFERENCE-HUELVA SEPTEMBER 2009 IAEVG International Career Development Conference Capet Town, 19-21 October, 2011

4. 4 IAEVG International Career Development Conference Capet Town, 19-21 October, 2011 II SEMINAR ON GUIDANCE (November 2010) To analyse the situation of guidance based on a survey sent to members during the first year To evaluate the development of the network and to elaborate the work plan for the future year - Through Work Packages (WP) addressing different issues or themes I SEMINAR ON GUIDANCE (November 2009) To create the space to discuss and reflect on the situation of guidance in our country. To assess the viability of such network. Committed to the promotion of a quality guidance system, and fostering the transfer of scientific knowledge to society

5. 5 PARTICIPANTS Attendance Supports  Universidad Castilla-La Mancha  Universidad de Girona  Universidad de Jaén  Universidad de León  Universidad de Murcia  Universidad Santiago de Compostela Universidad de Barcelona Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Universidad de Huelva Universidad Jaime I de Castellón Universidad de La Laguna Universidad de Las Palmas Universidad de Lérida Universidad de Málaga UNED Universidad del País Vasco Universidad Rovira i Virgili Universidad de Sevilla Universidad de Valladolid Universidad de Zaragoza Universidad de Granada IAEVG International Career Development Conference Capet Town, 19-21 October, 2011

6. 6 WP 1. FRAMEWORK  Clarification and consensus regarding the conceptual framework &  “Map” of the current structures, programs, intervention models & professionals working in our country. WPWP

7. 7 WP 2. RESEARCH  Visibility of the “map” of scientific research in the field of guidance, focusing on the lines of work currently going on, and the dimensions addressed by the reseach team. WPWP

8. 8 WP 3. INTERCONNECTION  Development of a communication strategy among the network, through a virtual platform (alF platform, UNED), and with the Professional Associations and other stakeholders through conferences and meetings. WPWP

9. 9 The Virtual Platform 9

10. 10 WP 4. TRAINING  Identification of subjects related to guidance in Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Master’s) degrees in the Spanish universities, in order to promote professionalization of guidance workers in all contexts where they work. WPWP

11. 11 WP 5. POLICY  Formulating of proposals aimed at improving legislation related to guidance and establishment of official institutions that guarantee the right to guidance, as well as its promotion and development.  A specific task being carried out by one of the working groups is the development of quality indicators in Higher Education guidance. WPWP

12. 12 WP 6. SOCIAL VISIBILITY  Fostering visibility of the role of guidance in society, through the dissemination of relevant developments, comuniqués, and other news in: mass media and the Internet, conferences and publication in scientific journals. WPWP

13. 13 Finally, the work yields its results

14. 14 Shared space Intergenerational Relationship Exchange of work dynamics within the new degrees Overcoming barriers and obstacles Professional Identity And points toward the future

15. 15 Sevilla, spring 2012 III Seminar on Guidance: Research and innovation in guidance Sharing our work

16. 16 And we will continue networking.... in Spanish: ‘en- redados’ (which means “tangled”) THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! IAEVG International Career Development Conference Capet Town, 19-21 October, 2011