Careers Guidance and Lisbon

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Careers Guidance and Lisbon

• Mick Carey Manager, Careers EuropeThe UK
  Euroguidance Centre

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Structure of Presentation

• The Lisbon Agenda
• Lisbon and Guidance
• Guidance in the UK
• Guidance in the UK and the Lisbon Agenda

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The Lisbon Agenda

• Transition to a knowledge based economy
• Structural reform
• Completion of the internal market
• Modernising the social model
• Sustaining a healthy economy

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The Lisbon Agenda

• Ambitious targets
• Fierce global competition
• Need to play to our strengths
• Build a high tech and service based economy

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The Lisbon Agenda

• Values the citizen
• Addresses social exclusion
• Aims to reduce unemployment
• Is inclusive recognises women as vital in the
  labour force

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Lisbon Agenda and Guidance

• Social investment in education and training
• Life Long Learning
• Multi Careers
• Shifting labour markets
• Sets challenges for guidance

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Lisbon Agenda and Guidance

• Challenges for Guidance
• Shifting labour markets
• Growing importance of education and training
• Life Long Learning
• Mobility

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Lisbon Agenda and Guidance

• Changing labour market
• New opportunities
• Disappearance of traditional jobs
• Growth in more skilled jobs

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Lisbon Agenda and Guidance

• Education and Training
• New economy requires a highly educated and
  trained workforce
• Educational Guidance crucial

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Lisbon Agenda and Guidance

• Life Long Learning
• Career change
• Changes in jobs themselves
• Horizontal and vertical careers

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Lisbon Agenda and Guidance

• Mobility
• Mental and attitudinal mobility
• Mobility for learning
• Mobility for working

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Guidance in the UK

• Structure of the UK 4 countries
• England
• Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• Wales

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Guidance in the UK

• Historical context 1970s
• Guidance the same across the UK
• Independent
• Young people in transition
• Client centred
• Connected to labour market
• Trained staff

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Guidance in the UK

• Historical context 1970s
• Worked in co-operation with schools
• Interviewed all young people
• Tracked each cohort

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Guidance in the UK

• Historical context 1970s
• Rising youth unemployment
• Replacement of apprenticeships with training
  schemes
• Development of long term support

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Guidance in the UK

• Historical context 1990s
• Privatisation
• England, Scotland, Wales
• Public service delivered by contract
• Service unchanged to clients
• Removal of layers of management

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Guidance in the UK

• Historical Context Late 1990s
• Tony Blair wins election 1997
• Devolution for Scotland and Wales
• Peace process in Northern Ireland
• Growing differentiation between the 4 countries

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Guidance in the UK

• Recent Changes Scotland
• Creation of Careers Scotland
• Follows traditional model

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Guidance in the UK

• Recent Changes Wales
• Creation of Careers Wales
• Follows traditional model

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Guidance in the UK

• Recent Changes Northern Ireland
• Business as usual

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Guidance in the UK

• Recent Changes England
• Connexions
• Responds to the Social Exclusion agenda
• One stop approach to all needs of young people

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• Challenges for Guidance
• Change in labour market structure
• Growing importance of education and training
• Life Long Learning
• Mobility

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• Changes in Labour Market
• UK economy undergoing change for decades
• Industries in gradual and also rapid decline
• Decline of heavy industry

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• Importance of Education and Training
• Raising of school leaving age
• New qualifications
• Rationalised qualification framework
• Expansion of University sector

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• Importance of Education and Training
• Concept of NEET
• Tracking
• Targets

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• Life Long Learning
• Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales developing
  all age guidance
• England has split system Connexions and
  NextSteps

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• European Dimension Mobility
• Creation of Careers Europe Euroguidance
• Good links with Scotland, Northern Ireland and
  Wales
• Connexions reduced the focus on guidance

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• Conclusions
• Lisbon is challenging
• Sets 4 challenges to guidance
• Guidance is crucial to the success of Lisbon
• UK responding indirectly rather than directly to
  Lisbon

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Guidance in the UK and Lisbon

• Thank you for your attention