LEONARDO DA VINCI Community Vocational Guidance and Counselling for Self- Training Action Programme employment. “SELF-EMPLOYMENT” Second phase: 2000-2006 Project reference: PL/04/C/F/RF-84151 Agreement No. 2004-2242 Desk study report on: Location of career counselling and guidance services in partners’ countries – comparative report This publication reflects the view only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Deliverable version: Final Preparation date: Author: ASM together with all partners’ input Classification: Public access Contract Start date: 1st October 2004 Duration: 36 months Project coordinator: ASM (Poland) FO.FO.S (Austria), Small Business Institute (Finland), AJOFM (Romania), Partners: DJUG (Romania) The project is financially supported by the European Commission Location of career counselling and guidance services in partners’ countries – comparative report List of content Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 4 Preface .................................................................................................................................... 5 I. STATE OF THE ART IN POLAND................................................................................... 7 1. Definition of vocational guidance/vocational counsellor................................... 7 Vocational counselling in Poland falls under the jurisdiction of two government departments:.................................................................................................................... 7 1.1. Organisation of vocational guidance under the Ministry of Education ............. 7 1.2. Vocational guidance under the Ministry of Labour ........................................... 9 2. Legal regulations ................................................................................................. 13 2.1. Legal acts regulating vocational guidance under the Ministry of Education... 13 2.2. Legal acts regulating vocational guidance under the Ministry of Labour ....... 13 3. Organisations/institutions involved in and/or providing vocational (personnel) counselling services................................................................................... 14 3.1. Ministry of National Education and Sport - Vocational and Continuous Education Department .................................................................................................................... 14 3.2. Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour ................................................................ 14 3.3. Private vocational counselling................................................................................. 14 3.4. Selected specialised organisations providing and/or supporting vocational guidance services.......................................................................................................................... 15 4. Educational programmes for individual groups of recipients (methods and programmes).................................................................................................................... 20 5. Vocational guidance as part of national strategy for education, employment and other projects/initiatives.......................................................................................... 22 5.1. The National Strategy for Employment and Human Resources Development 2000-2006...................................................................................................................... 22 5.2. National Resource Centre for Vocational Guidance (NRCVG): A project...... 22 5.3. Transnational Vocational Guidance ............................................................... 23 5.4. The 50 Plus project: Vocational activation programme for persons over 50 years of age ................................................................................................................... 23 5.5. First Job: A government programme (www.1praca.gov.pl)........................... 24 6. Self-employment as a part of counselling programmes .................................. 24 7. Associations of vocational counsellors ............................................................ 26 Summary .......................................................................................................................... 27 References ....................................................................................................................... 29 II. STATE OF THE ART IN FINLAND................................................................................ 30 1. Definition of career counseling/ career counselor in Finland ......................... 30 2. Legislation concerning career counseling........................................................ 30 3. Types of institutions/organizations involved in career counseling and guidance services............................................................................................................ 30 4. Training program for special groups:................................................................ 32 4.1. Counseling concerning educational paths ..................................................... 32 4.2. Counseling concerning occupation selection ................................................. 33 4.3. Counseling concerning work recruitment ....................................................... 33 4.4. Counseling concerning retraining................................................................... 34 4.5. Career counseling as a part of national strategy for education, employment and other projects/initiatives .......................................................................................... 34 5. Existence of Entrepreneurship (self-employment) element in career counseling programs ...................................................................................................... 34 6. Associations gathering career counselors ............................................................... 35 References ....................................................................................................................... 36 PL/04/C/F/RF-84151 Page 2 of 75 Location of career counselling and guidance services in partners’ countries – comparative report III. STATE OF THE ART IN AUSTRIA........................................................................ 37 1. Definition of career counseling/ career counselor in Austria.......................... 37 2. Legislation concerning career counselling............................................................... 37 3. Types of institutions/organizations involved in career counseling and guidance services (355 locations) .................................................................................................. 38 3.1. Career counseling in general (46 locations)................................................... 38 3.2. Career information and counseling about education offerings (48 locations) 41 3.3. Target group orientated career counseling (127 locations)............................ 45 3.4. Public employment service AMS (110 locations) ........................................... 53 3.5. Research about career and education and co-ordination (7 locations).......... 53 3.6. Private organisations (17 locations) ............................................................... 54 4. Training programs for special groups....................................................................... 55 4.1.Counseling concerning educational paths ............................................................... 55 4.2. Counseling concerning occupation selection ................................................. 56 Federal Employment Office AMS................................................................................... 56 4.3. Counseling concerning work recruitment ....................................................... 56 4.4. Counseling concerning retraining................................................................... 57 5. Career counseling as a part of national strategy for education, employment and other projects/initiatives ................................................................................................. 58 6. Existence of Entrepreneurship (self-employment) element in career counseling programs .......................................................................................................................... 58 7. Associations gathering career counselors ............................................................... 58 Bibliography..................................................................................................................... 59 IV. State of the art in Romania .................................................................................... 60 1. Definition of career counselling/ career counsellor in your country .............. 60 2. Legislation concerning career counselling....................................................... 61 3. Types of institutions/organizations involved in career counseling and guidance services............................................................................................................ 62 3.1. Public sector................................................................................................... 62 The Ministry of Education and Research (MoE) network............................................... 63 The Ministry of Labour and Social