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European Career Advisor Curriculum
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Module Manual
European Career Advisor Curriculum
Target group and key takeaways:
The European Career Advisor Curriculum has been designed to support your professional development if you’re working in a careers development support role within the higher education sector. You may be involved in career counselling/ guidance, career coaching/ mentoring, career information provision, employer liaison, employability or career-related teaching.
The modules have been conceptualised with career-related staff in mind that so far has mainly advised students in a national context. You are aware of standard application practises, modes of student support etc., but tend to find yourself in a position where you are supposed to advise students on how to find work abroad (internships / entry-level graduate jobs).
In this context, we are focussing on the 5 most popular EU-countries that students choose: Germany, Spain, Italy, France and United Kingdom.
After attending the workshop(s), you would have become familiar with the different European application standards and job hunting strategies based on sector specific labour market information, the challenges that career services in higher education institutes face within their home countries and institutions, learn about new tools enabling students to explore and assess their career planning, inform yourself about networking links suited to student options and learning both professionally and socially, established a range of tech tools available to aid students with career management and recruitment practices and more.
Module title
The European Career Service Landscape
Module code
ECCE-ECAC-01
Module language
English
Module content
• Introduction into career service and advisor work in Europe
• Analysis of intercultural aspects in international career work
o Dealing with international students o Interacting with international companies o Working with international peers
• Analysis of challenges that different institutions across Europe face in their career services
o Public vs. private universities o Small vs. big institutes
o Different set ups of career services – strategic position within university policies
o Country specific challenges in higher education institutes
o Grade of professionalism and regulations – Matrix/ DHLE (UK specific)
• Breakdown of similarities and differences in career services
o Student engagement practices o Employer engagement & labour relations o Use of social media
• Industry context & current employment trends o Current labour market information o Where to look o Reliability of sources
Module learning outcomes
The goal of this module is to give participants comprehensive insight into the European Career Service Landscape
• Participants should develop an understanding of how career services and advisors work in Europe and the very different development stages of career services as well as career advisor and guidance work
• They should become familiar with the central intercultural sensitisation and learn about the different challenges that intuitions have to face
• By learning about similarities and differences in career service work as well as analysing their own setup through the use of “Snap Cards”, participants will debate and review practices at their own institutes
• Moreover, workshop participants will learn current country specific labour market trends
• The importance of research will be underlined by the inclusion of the “End of the world” group activity
Teaching & learning methods
• Seminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities
• 70% Lecture
• 30% Exercises/ group work activities o Snap Cards – similarities and differences
(employer engagement – outreach activities) o End of world scenario – industry context &
current employment trends
Further Reading
Matrix/ DHLE - http://matrixstandard.com, http://www.gsa.ac.uk EURES - https://ec.europa.eu/eures
Module title
European Application Standards and Selection Methods & Employer Engagement
Module code
ECCE-ECAC-02
Module language
English
Module content
• Analysis of common application methods used including similarities and differences within Europe
o Application documents � Curriculum vitae � Cover and motivation letters
o Typical assessment modes � Interviews
- face to face and video - types: competency or strength
based � Psychometric tests � Assessment centres � Presentations
• Strategies and advice on application recruitment cycles and sector specific applications
o Internships – some all year round and year before in Sept for summer internships
o Typically for banking early Oct to Dec (UK specific)
o Grad jobs: all year round, May – July and Sept to Nov
o Grad Scheme – year before Sept/Oct (UK specific)
• Evaluation of search strategies in combination with reliable resources and country as well as sector specific guidance
o Proactive vs. reactive o Platforms to look at o Regional differences o Sector specific differences
• Analysis of culture, business etiquette & business ethics
o Work place o Social
Module learning outcomes
After completing this module, participants should be able to advice students about how to look for work abroad in a more international context.
Specifically, participants should:
• be able to identify common tools used in recruitment selections
• build awareness of typical application cycles, common deadlines and sector specifics
• be aware where to source reliable information on internships and jobs
• identify country specific search strategies
• develop an understanding of cultural matters for international students, companies and living in another country and how business etiquette differs from country to country and industry to industry
Participants will be benefiting from sharing of good practice by giving insights into their own work with international students – what works best
Teaching & learning methods
• Seminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities
• 60% Lecture
• 40% Exercises o Design a workshop on how you would deliver
this to international students – what elements would you include (not sure about this yet)
Further Reading
ECCE Country Pages - http://ecce.network/ Etiquette, Culture, Customs -http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/guides Psychometric tests - https://www.psychometrictest.org.uk
Module Title
Guidance Tools, Professional Networking & Technology
Module Code
ECCE-ECAC-03
Module Language
English
Module Content
Participants will be introduced to some of the tools used in guidance. These tools enable students to reflect, self-assess and consider realistic options. Tools suggested should support advisors in their role, enabling students to manage their career planning, along with decision making.
• Methods used in guidance and how advisors would use these, will be learnt through the exercises. Tools include: o Mindmap – where is the student now, how to best
support where they want to be/transition to/next steps
o Speedcop – what does the student know about the roles of their interest, where is the knowledge gap
o John Lees card game – enable students to reflect on skills and strengths
o SWOT / DOTS – opportunity awareness and self-reflection
o STAR grid – a method to support students demonstrate their competencies
• Investigate networking links suited to student options and learning, both professional (job searching) and social (intercultural aspects). Introduction to the sites below will be covered: o LinkedIn and Xing (professional) o Enterprise sites (starting own business) o Eventbrite (social)
• With technology moving fast into many sectors and industries, the following tools will be explored and for participants to consider how they would introduce this to international students during guidance: o Platforms – Prospects and NCS – assessment and
quiz o Skype – remote access consultations o Videos – workshops on video interview practice o Psychometric tests – examples sites o Social media – when job hunting o E-Books / Assistive Software (e.g. Dragon Naturally
Speaking - Speech recognition software, allowing user to input text by dictating to Word, as well as navigate and control a PC by voice alone; JAWS - A powerful screen reader enabling internet searching, and allows for braille output)
Module Learning Outcomes
The purpose of this delivery will allow participants to:
• Become familiar with tools enabling students to explore and assess their career planning, identify their skills, interests and abilities and develop skills to research sectors, companies and roles
• Understand and differentiate the relevance of professional and social networking sites
• Establish the range of tech tools available to aid students with career management and recruitment practices
Teaching & learning methods
• Seminar-style lecture with exercise and group activities
• 70% Lecture
• 30% Exercises/Group activities o Participants to form groups (dependant on group
size) to discuss how they would use the methods with their international students, is there something similar the participant(s) already use
o Taking turns in pairs, use STAR and Speedcop, becoming familiar with these tools for practice
o Image game - networking sites shown to student to gain their perspective of what these represent to them and for practitioners to guide how social media sites can be utilised for job searching and building professional networks
Further Reading
Interview reading - Prospects.ac.uk and Be My Interviewer Psychometric Tests - Targetjobs Assistive Technology - Nuance Starting your own business - Networking and Gov.uk
Module Title
Influencers
Module Code
ECCE-ECAC-04
Module Language
English
Module Content
The objective of this session is to consider how policies, quality assessments and internal strategies influences higher education institutes (HEIs) and the work carried out by practitioners. The following areas will be covered as examples:
• What impact does the below have on HEI and careers: o Brexit
� Funding – Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 o DLHE (destination of leavers from higher
education)
o TEF – teaching excellence framework, performance matrix – enterprise support?
o Post study visa? o Enterprise visa?
• Quality Standard (Matrix)
• Aligning to institute and department strategy o How to align both for a better student experience o How do we do this as practitioners
Module Learning Outcomes
Successful completion of this session will allow practitioners to:
• Understand how influencers impact or challenge careers provision delivered and identify through discussions, similarities and differences that influences have in different countries
• Explore through group discussions how to support internal and departmental strategies
Teaching & learning methods
Seminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities
• 60% Lecture
• 40% Group discussion and planning o 1) But why? What can you advise managers or
university seniors on how influencers impact and also guide good practice and or support your role as a practitioner- how does this impact working and guiding international students?
o ABC – how do these influencer activities, benefit your university and careers service
Further Reading:
Brexit – Gov.uk Deloitte – Issues facing UK HE Horizon 2020 – Research & Innovation Quality Standards - Matrix and AGCAS
Module Title
Diversity Internships and Graduates Jobs
Module Code
ECCE-ECAC-05
Module Language
English
Module Content
This session will aim to facilitate good practice, encouraging practitioners to guide and prepare students who require additional support to enter the labour market; promoting an inclusive practice. Participants will gain an insight to:
• Research – preparing students and graduates to conduct research on: o Companies/Employers - identify accessible
employers – public, private, SME/start-ups � What published material can inform decision
making about employer choices – diversity schemes, case study examples, programmes, two tick scheme, employer work experience schemes
• Self-marketing – coaching students/graduates in identifying their strengths, how they manage challenges, positive self-marketing, emphasising achievements, promoting the benefits the student/graduate can offer related to the job or work experience
• Disclosing a disability – when and how to disclose and the reasonable adjustments required, keeping in mind Access to Work scheme (Equality Act 2010)
• Resources – become familiar with country specific resources to support students/graduates who require additional provision
Module Learning Outcomes
Participants will gain a broad understanding of how they can support students or graduates by way of group discussions, allowing for:
• Knowledgeable growth - where to signpost students seeking work experience or specific graduate programme schemes
• Confident in supporting student/graduate in positive self-promotion
• Proficient with advising on disclosing a disability
• Well informed with signposting to career-related resources
Teaching & learning methods
Seminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities
• 60% Lecture
• 40% Group discussion – country specific resources
Further Reading:
Two Tick – Gov.uk Opportunities for disabled students and graduates -
European Career Advisor Training Week
5 Day Sample Schedule
Day 1 The European Career Service Landscape
From 9am Registration and networking
10am - 11am Welcome and Opening Session: Introduction into career service and advisor work in Europe
11am - 1pm Analysis of intercultural aspects in international career work and challenges that different institutions across Europe face in their career services
1pm - 2pm Lunchbreak
2pm - 3.30pm Breakdown of similarities and differences in career services
3.30pm - 3.45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm - 5pm Industry context & current employment trends
Day 2 European Application Standards and Selection Methods & Employer Engagement
9am - 11am Common application methods used within Europe (comparison of similarities and differences)
11am - 11.15am Coffee Break
11.15am - 1pm Strategies and advice on application recruitment cycles and sector specific applications
1pm - 2pm Lunchbreak
2pm - 3.30pm Evaluation of search strategies in combination with reliable resources and country as well as sector specific guidance
3.30pm - 3.45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm - 5pm Culture, business etiquette & business ethics in Europe
Day 3 Guidance Tools, Professional Networking & Technology
9am - 11am Methods used in guidance and how advisors would use these – Part 1
11am - 11.15am Coffee Break
11.15am - 1pm Methods used in guidance and how advisors would use these – Part 2
1pm - 2pm Lunchbreak
2pm - 3.30pm Overview of networking links suited to student options and learning, both professional (job searching) and social (intercultural aspects).
3.30pm - 3.45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm - 5pm Analysis of a range of tech tools available to aid students with career management and recruitment practices
Day 4 Influencers
9am - 11am External key influencers (Brexit, DLHE, TEF and Visa)
11am - 11.15am Coffee Break
11.15am - 1pm Quality Standards (MATRIX)
1pm - 2pm Lunchbreak
2pm - 3.30pm Aligning to institute and department strategy – Part 1
3.30pm - 3.45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm - 5pm Aligning to institute and department strategy – Part 2
Day 5 Diversity Internships and Graduates Jobs + Joining the dots
9am - 11am The power of research and self- marketing
11am - 11:15am Coffee Break
11.15am - 12.30pm Disclosing a disability – when and how to disclose and the reasonable adjustments required
12.30pm - 1:30pm Lunchbreak
1:30pm - 3pm Joing the dots & wrapping up – What have we leart this week and what are key take aways