1. Career Guidance in Adult Education RESEARCH - SWEDEN Only three institutions in Sweden provide the national recognized education ”Study- and Career Guidance Programme” Only three institutions in Sweden provide the national recognized education ”Study- and Career Guidance Programme” Three years full time studies at the Universities of Stockholm, Umeå and Malmö give a Bachelor degree Three years full time studies at the Universities of Stockholm, Umeå and Malmö give a Bachelor degree This gives the competence for a public employment within the educational sector This gives the competence for a public employment within the educational sector

2. Career Guidance Providers Normally every public secondary and upper secondary school Normally every public secondary and upper secondary school All colleges and universities All colleges and universities Most private adult education institutions Most private adult education institutions Job centres Job centres In Västervik we have nine qualified ”Study and Career Guidance Councelors” within the public educational sector In Västervik we have nine qualified ”Study and Career Guidance Councelors” within the public educational sector

3. METHOD METHOD Welcoming environment Welcoming environment Show interest Show interest Value the client’s background Value the client’s background Identify the client’s hobby or interests Identify the client’s hobby or interests Put relevant questions Put relevant questions Make notes for future meetings Make notes for future meetings Open gates Open gates

4. Guidance Providers locally Campus Västervik Campus Västervik Västerviks Gymnasium Västerviks Gymnasium KomVux KomVux 4 secondary schools 4 secondary schools Job Centre Job Centre

5. Employers’ view of Guidance Learn more about public and private sectors’ need of competence Learn more about public and private sectors’ need of competence Organize more study visits for adult people to industries and institutions Organize more study visits for adult people to industries and institutions Emphasize the importance of social skills Emphasize the importance of social skills - responsibility - responsibility - team work - team work - willingness to learn - willingness to learn

6. National Policy National Policy Definition of career is chosen to make a definition of CAREER GUIDANCE that is generally designed and should be used in all guidance context. Definition of career is chosen to make a definition of CAREER GUIDANCE that is generally designed and should be used in all guidance context. An independent and impartial career guidance is based on the needs of the individual, irrespective of his age and occupation. An independent and impartial career guidance is based on the needs of the individual, irrespective of his age and occupation. The public career guidance should offer the individual tools and methods to The public career guidance should offer the individual tools and methods to -- seek information and knowledge and to orient themselves on -- seek information and knowledge and to orient themselves on education, training and labour market education, training and labour market -- identify and articulate their needs, interests and circumstances -- identify and articulate their needs, interests and circumstances -- make a selection of relevant measures -- make a selection of relevant measures -- make the individuals to take responsibility for their own career process -- make the individuals to take responsibility for their own career process -- identify opportunities to realize their ideas and meet their needs. -- identify opportunities to realize their ideas and meet their needs. The definition is based more closely on the individual's own needs and less from the surrounding society. Source: State Official Reports (SOU) – updated 2015

7. National Policy (cont.) Training for career counselors Training for career counselors It is important that career guidance is and will remain a special vocational university training leading to a professional qualification. It is important that career guidance is and will remain a special vocational university training leading to a professional qualification. Strict requirements on the examination of professional competence for employment as career counselors within the public school system is not the fact today. This is a huge disadvantage for career guidance in the future, with the great responsibility expected to be put on the career leaders in connection with, inter alia, lifelong learning. Strict requirements on the examination of professional competence for employment as career counselors within the public school system is not the fact today. This is a huge disadvantage for career guidance in the future, with the great responsibility expected to be put on the career leaders in connection with, inter alia, lifelong learning. The recruitment of career guidance councelors requires adequate training and education of the candidates. It is expected in the future that career counselors should have responsibility for the supervision of other staff groups in various activities. The recruitment of career guidance councelors requires adequate training and education of the candidates. It is expected in the future that career counselors should have responsibility for the supervision of other staff groups in various activities. Therefore a change is to be made on the requirement to obtain employment as a career counselor in the public school system should be the passing of a professional examination. Therefore a change is to be made on the requirement to obtain employment as a career counselor in the public school system should be the passing of a professional examination. (SOU) (SOU)

8. Policy för livslång vägledning: Rapport om arbetet som utförs av det europeiska policynätverket för livslång vägledning, ELGPN, 2009–2010 KORTFATTAD RAPPORT http://www.eqavet.eu/gns/policy-context/european-vet- initiatives/european-lifelong-guidance-policy-network.aspx ELGPN = ELGPN = European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network

9. Guidance Activities Clearly, then, guidance is much more than a face-to-face interview. Ford (2001) has identified a number of activities of guidance: Informing Advising Assessing Teaching Enabling Advocating Networking Feeding back Managing Innovation/Systems change Signposting Mentoring Sampling work experience Following up Few guidance services would cover all of these, but rather focus on some aspects. - One such example is found in Swedish guidance, where a wide-ranging set of ethical guidelines (see www.vagledarforeningen.org) have been adopted. They urge Swedish career guidance professionals to be proactive and stand up for the weak and the vulnerable in Swedish society. It is a ‘moral obligation’ to do so. The key concept here (in Swedish) is ‘Kompensatorisk vägledning’, i.e. guidance as societal compensation. Peter Plant Copenhagen --