T he Finnish National Guidance Forum

Helena Kasurinen 4 June 2008

The Finnish National Guidance Forum

Workshop 2. Optimising potential and maximising progress – Lifelong guidance for labour force

development4 June 2008


FINLAND 5,3 millions inhabitants 338 145 km2 132 708 immigrants (2007)

Helsinki


COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS

UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS

VOCATIONAL COLLEGES

POLYTECHNICS

UNIVERSITIES

EMPLOYMENT OFFICESVocational guidance and career planning

Educational and vocational information services

Employment exchange services

CENTRE FOR INTER-NATIONAL MOBILITY CIMOEuroguidance Finland

FINNISH GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SYSTEM

Ministry of Education Ministry of Employment and the Economy


Ministry of Employment and the Economy

• Regional Labour Market Departments at Employment and Economic Development Centres (15)

• Employment offices (127)

- employment services- vocational development services- labour market measures promoting employment

• Job centres (16) – connected with larger employment offices- self-services, information on labour market, jobs, training, job clubs

• Employment service centres (38) – separate services forlong-term unemployed, people with special needs

NETWORKS

NETWORKS

CROSS-SECTORAL

MULTI-PROFESSIONAL

AVAILABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR EACH YOUNG AND ADULT PERSON

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTOF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

- developing guidance and counselling in different educational settings

-realise the goals of national curriculum guidelines

- develop professional skills of studentcounsellors and teachers-develop counselling of

transition phases

Counselling students

withspecialneeds

Earlyintervention

Young people in danger

of droppingout

Multi-cultural

counselling

Gendersensitive

counselling


CROSS-SECTORAL COOPERATION

National level• national working groups – national forums give proposals to

develop guidance policies and servicesRegional level• regional working groups prepare regional strategic plans for

providing guidance and counselling servicesMunicipality level• groups planning curriculum guidelines in educational sectorOrganisational level• student welfare groups at schools• work force committee in employment offices• employment service centres


Multi professional co-operation – preconditions H. Kasurinen 2004/ Nykänen 2006

• Mandate from administration and leaders to the action of the multi professional group

• Learning in the interfaces – shared learning, negotiating, agreements

• Defining the core know-how of the group members • Forum: preconditions (time and place)• Planning together


Multi professional, cross-sectoral cooperation is:H. Kasurinen 31.3.2004,S . Nykänen 2006)

• The meeting of the action cultures of the organizations• The meeting of the norms of the professionals• The meeting of the personalities, roles, attitudes and motivation of the

professionals • There is to be emphasized :• Co-operation and communication skills • Climate of the multi-professional working group • Planning together • Leading and co-ordinating of know-how, responsibility• Shared know-how (R. Florida)

• Common language and meanings (Vähämöttönen, Vanhalakka-Ruoho & Juutilainen)

• Common act to the cross-sectoral multi professional co-operation

The matrice describes development needs expressed different levels of guidance activities, in network-based multiprofessional cooperation. (Kasurinen 2003, Nykänen 2006)

Policy level: Why does guidance matter for public policy?

National decision making and policy on guidance and counselling issues, legislation, national curriculum guidelines. Why does guidance matter for public policy?

Contextual dimension What is the context where guidance is provided? Description of the context, development of local school curricula, to what extent are individual programmes possible. What are the settings and mechanisms for decision-making on guidance policies?

Systemic dimension: Where should guidance be provided?

Description of the system of support.

Responsibility: What are the responsibilities of the different bodies involved in the guidance provision?

There must be an institutional plan, which describes the areas of responsibilities for staff members producing guidance and counselling services in different phases of student’s learning programmes and career path.

Division of labour: Who provides certain type of guidance services?

What is the role of different guidance providers within cross-sectoral networks? (Psycho-social staff, teachers, counsellors, head teacher’s role, special teacher,.. administrators, employment office staff, youth workers, social services staff…)

Content of guidance services: What is guidance about?

Marketing, information, guidance by means of different communication channels and methods, and the focus of the counselling practice during different phases of the study and career path.

Methodological dimension: how should guidance be provided?

Description of the methods which are in use and how these methods are used.


OVERVIEW ON THE KEY FINDINGS OF THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF GUIDANCE

• Establishment of 50 regional fora• Key success factors:

• Representatives from key stake holders and social partners

• Establishment of regional strategy for co-operation• Documentation of the progress• Jointly produced framework for the cooperation

(consistency, common trust, communication)• Linkages with national guidance policy development


NATIONAL JOINT ACTION GROUP (2005–2007)

OBJECTIVES • to develop cooperation in counselling of young people from

education to work, in national and regional level • to prepare a proposition how to counsel young people (age 15–19)

in danger of dropping out• to promote cooperation of counselling experts in national and

regional level• to follow the results of development projects of guidance and

counselling and to spread information of good practices in national level


Group recommendations August 2007

• Municipal and regional guidance and counselling strategies

• Experts jointly produce supportive and guidance services

• Flexible routes inside the educational system

• The study on adequacy and availability of guidance services

• A permanent coordinative body to be set up to develop guidance

and counselling services


CHALLENGES

• National cross-sectoral cooperation - involving guidance and counselling services in educational and employment sector, social and health sector, employers’ organisations, trade and student unions, experts -> permanent NATIONAL LIFELONG GUIDANCE FORUM

• the Action Programme on information services, advice and guidance for adult education and training: projects start 2008. Steering group is formed by representatives from different organisations and stakeholders


THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

Contact information:Helena KasurinenSenior adviser, PhDThe Ministry of Employment and the EconomyFINLANDPostal address: P.O. Box 32, FI-00023 GOVERNMENTEmail: [email protected] +358 50 460 2337

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