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Career Services in EstoniaCareer Services in Estonia
Margit Rammo
Academia Exchange in Estonia
April 2009
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Republic of EstoniaRepublic of Estonia
• Living in this area since 2500 B.C;• Strategic location as a link between East and West;• Through the ages several kings and conquerors - Germans,
Danes, Swedes, Poles and Russians; • By 1285, Tallinn was part of the Hanseatic League;• In the late 19th century - nationalist movement; • 24 February 1918, Estonia declared its independence;• forcibly annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940;• 1991 Estonians again reasserted their independence; • Population: ~1,3 million• Capital City: Tallinn, ~ 1/3 of entire population of Estonia• Language: Estonian• Land area: 45 215 sq km
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Background of Guidance in EstoniaBackground of Guidance in Estonia
• Practised since 1920s (during the first period of independence)
• Strongly influenced by the political situation• Closely related to psychology• Gap in the systematic development between
1993 and 1998• Revival in 1998/1999 (establishment of National
Resource Centre for Guidance)
Foundation for Lifelong Learning Development Innove
• National Observatory
• EU Structural Funds Unit
• Project Development and Implementation Unit
• National Resource Centre for Guidance National Resource Centre for Guidance inclincludinguding Euroguidance EstoniaEuroguidance Estonia
• Financing and AdministrationFinancing and Administration
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National Resource Centre for Guidance National Resource Centre for Guidance
• Founded by the Ministry of Education and Research in 1998
• Main aim – to support guidance practitioners in promoting mobility and the European dimension within education and training and in the field of guidance.
• Main target group – guidance practitioners• Main activities – producing different information and
methodological materials (printed and electronic versions), organising seminars and trainings on regional, national and international level, and developing web sites.
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National Resource Centre for Guidance National Resource Centre for Guidance
• NRCG has become the main partner of the Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Social Affairs in developing career services system.
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Contractual Agreement between two Contractual Agreement between two ministriesministries
In 2008, contractual agreement to develop career services was signed between
the Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Social Affairs
stating the areas of responsibility in providing high quality career services to the whole population.
CContractual ontractual AAgreement greement
• Development of methodology;• Development of training system;• Wider range of service provision;• Development of quality assurance;• Co-operation between different parties.
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Developments Developments in the Fieldin the Field
• Developments mainly take place through different European projects within Lifelong Learning Programme (incl Euroguidance) and European Structural Funds projects and programmes.
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Career ServicesCareer Services
In Estonia we have developed a concept of three guidance services within career guidance system:
Career education to help young people raise their self-awareness and the understanding of
the opportunity structure (learning and work), and acquire skills and attitudes to enter and succeed in the modern world of work
Career information to provide well-structured information about education, labour market and professions, and links between them
Career counselling to support people in making and
implementing informed career decisions
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Service ProvisionService Provision
Guidance in Estonia is mainly provided by the public sector within the education and labour market structures.
• General education – cross-curricular theme;• Vocational education and training – diverse system;• Higher education – career centres on own initiative, no central
regulation;• Youth work – Youth Information and Counselling Centres (YICC);
Open Youth Centres;• Labour market sector – Labour Market Board (Estonian
Unemployment Insurance Fund starting from May 1, 2009); • Private sector – personnel recruitment, mediation services to
companies.
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Qualification and TrainingQualification and Training
• Since 2005 there are 3 professional standards: – Career counsellors; – Career co-ordinators at schools;– Career information specialists.
• Professional examinations: – First in May 2006– 20 qualified counsellors
by 2009
Qualification and TrainingQualification and Training
• Regular accredited basic training unavailable yet• A variety of short and long-term courses offered by:
– NRCG; – Different projects;– Training centres; – Open universities etc.
• Background of practitioners – psychology, pedagogy, youth work and information sciences
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Quality Assurance and FinancingQuality Assurance and Financing
• Several tools are implemented to assure the quality of career services:– National Curriculum;– Service and professional standards; – Client’s satisfaction surveys, reports, feedback sheets etc.
• The career services are financed according to the schema determined by the provider.
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European information sourcesEuropean information sources
Council Resolution on Better Integrating Lifelong Guidance into Lifelong Learning Strategies
• Euroguidance network – www.euroguidance.net• PLOTEUS – ec.europa.eu/ploteus • CEDEFOP’s web-pages on Lifelong Guidance –
www.cedefop.europa.eu/etv/Projects_Networks/Guidance • ELGPN – elgpn.eu• EURYDICE – www.eurydice.org
• EURES - ec.europa.eu/eures • EUROPASS - europass.cedefop.europa.eu
• IAEVG - www.iaevg.org
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Thank you!Thank you!
More information:
www.innove.ee/career-services
Mrs Margit Rammo
National Resource Centre for Guidance
Head of Unit
+372 699 80 58