Career Development in the Career Development in the Mediterranean Region: Drivers for Mediterranean Region: Drivers for Change, Current Provision, and Change, Current Provision, and

Policy IssuesPolicy Issues

Tony WattsTony Watts

PlanPlan

Concept of career developmentConcept of career development Relationship to drivers of changeRelationship to drivers of change Current range of provisionCurrent range of provision Policy issuesPolicy issues

DefinitionDefinition

Career information, guidance and Career information, guidance and counselling services intended to counselling services intended to assist individuals, of any age and at assist individuals, of any age and at any point throughout their lives, to any point throughout their lives, to make educational, training and make educational, training and occupational choices and to manage occupational choices and to manage their careerstheir careers

CoverageCoverage

Includes services to young people, to job-Includes services to young people, to job-seekers, and to those already employedseekers, and to those already employed

May be based in schools, in universities May be based in schools, in universities and colleges, in public employment and colleges, in public employment services, in companies, and in the services, in companies, and in the voluntary and private sectorsvoluntary and private sectors

May be on an individual or group basisMay be on an individual or group basis May be face-to-face or at a distanceMay be face-to-face or at a distance

ActivitiesActivities

Career informationCareer information Assessment and self-assessment toolsAssessment and self-assessment tools Counselling interviewsCounselling interviews Group guidance programmesGroup guidance programmes Career education programmesCareer education programmes Work-experience programmesWork-experience programmes Job-search skills training programmesJob-search skills training programmes

Distinct from:Distinct from:

SelectionSelection PromotionPromotion InductionInduction

ContextsContexts Situations in which individuals are allocated to Situations in which individuals are allocated to

particular programmesparticular programmes Situations in which they in principle have choices, Situations in which they in principle have choices,

but these choices tend to be determined by rigid but these choices tend to be determined by rigid status hierarchies – i.e. a kind of self-imposed status hierarchies – i.e. a kind of self-imposed allocation operatesallocation operates

Situations in which there is more genuine choice, Situations in which there is more genuine choice, but no formal career development services exist but no formal career development services exist to support such choices: i.e. support for them is to support such choices: i.e. support for them is left entirely to informal sourcesleft entirely to informal sources

Situations in which choices exist, and are Situations in which choices exist, and are supported by formal career development servicessupported by formal career development services

Drivers for ChangeDrivers for Change

Transforming the status of TVETTransforming the status of TVET Qualification frameworksQualification frameworks Move to more active and student-centred Move to more active and student-centred

forms of learningforms of learning Restructuring of the labour market, Restructuring of the labour market,

including reducing the public sectorincluding reducing the public sector Reducing the size of the informal sectorReducing the size of the informal sector

All require stronger career guidance if they All require stronger career guidance if they are to be effectiveare to be effective

Current ProvisionCurrent Provision Educational counselling in schoolsEducational counselling in schools ‘‘Me and My Profession’ seriesMe and My Profession’ series Career guidance plan for grade 10 pupilsCareer guidance plan for grade 10 pupils Vocational education classes: introduction Vocational education classes: introduction

to world of workto world of work Career guidance committeesCareer guidance committees Career counselling centres in universitiesCareer counselling centres in universities Electronic Labour ExchangeElectronic Labour Exchange Career Professional Counselling (PCC)Career Professional Counselling (PCC) Some voluntary-sector activitiesSome voluntary-sector activities

Policy IssuesPolicy Issues Strengthen career information?Strengthen career information? Strengthen attention to career development Strengthen attention to career development

within educational counselling services?within educational counselling services? Strengthen career education?Strengthen career education? Broaden access to career development services?Broaden access to career development services? Ensure provision takes account of socio-cultural Ensure provision takes account of socio-cultural

context?context? Increase number of staff and develop their Increase number of staff and develop their

competences?competences? Provide a focal point for strategic leadership?Provide a focal point for strategic leadership?

Need for a professional association?Need for a professional association?