Working Unit „Further Education and Counselling“

1. Working Unit „Further Education and Counselling“ Development of Networks for the encouragement and the support of lifelong Counselling

2. Topics of the presentation • Introduction of the AEWB as a new Partner in the Project “Guidance Network” • Some Points, that we will bring into the further Discussion within this Project • The Transformation of the field of counseling from a perspective of singular events to a lifelong perspective • The contribution the national Networks can make to this Transition in the national states • The organizational requirements an conditions that are necessary for the development of the national Networks. • Our Outlook

3. The AEWB • Introduction of the AEWB as a new Partner in the Project “Guidance Network” • AEWB – Working Unit for lifelong education and counselling • Is Part of the University of Heidelberg and of the Institute for Educational Science • Our fields of research, development and teaching are:

4. Point one: Transformation to a lifelong Perspektive • The Transformation of the field of counseling from a perspective of singular events to a lifelong perspective • Methodical Transformation and Transformation of the counseling opportunities • Required Institutional and financial change • Interest and Motivation on the side of the (adult) consulter – some drawings from the empirical lifelong learning research

5. Opportunities and providers in the field of counselling* self directed information resources opportunities Counselling within HR-Development Counselling within HR-Development guidance Competence Reporting job-placement Entrepreneurship- Counselling career-counselling Lifelong Learning – Counselling education- counselling. career-counselling student- counselling special programmes job-placement development of self competence counselling for elder people vocational training study junction into Job professional life and development retirement school chambers of com. and industry labour administration counselling agencies within div. branches schools student service at universities public instit. for LLL counselling consulting organisations career centre at universities labour administration HR-counsellors Job-recruiters trade unions education institutions HR within firms/ organisations social service providers * Counselling in the Field Education, Vocation and Employment

6. Opportunities and providers in the field of counselling* self directed information resources opportunities Counselling within HR-Development Counselling within HR-Development guidance Competence Reporting job-placement black box ... … in respect to the demand and the opportunities … in respect to methods and theories … in respect to interest and motivation Entrepreneurship- Counselling career-counselling Lifelong Learning – Counselling education- counselling. career-counselling student- counselling special programmes job-placement development of self competence counselling for elder people vocational training study junction into Job professional life and development retirement school chambers of com. and industry labour administration counselling agencies within div. branches schools student service at universities public instit. for LLL counselling consulting organisations lack of ... … transparency and obstacle free access … quality, efficiency, professionalism and reliability … of public funding and of willingness of private payment career center at universities labor administration HR-counsellors Job-recruiters trade unions education institutions HR within firms/ organisations social service providers * Counselling in the Field Education, Vocation and Employment

7. Point two: The Contributions of the Networks • The contribution the national Networks can make to this Transition in the national states • More Transparency of the offers • Higher range of Quality • Professionalization in counselling and counselling training • More political Awareness and activity

8. Point three: Organizational Requirements • The organizational requirements an conditions that are necessary for the development of the national Networks. • Members and clarity of membership • Clarification and development of the goals • Establishment of working and appropriate organisation structures • Funding and securing of resources • Networking with other actors within the field of counselling and abroad • Clear policies and actions of the governments What ist the state at our Networks, and what is the „state of the art“?

9. Our Outlook • The Guidance Network Project has a good and extensive Programme with the extremely important impetus to Lifelong-Counselling. We should focus very much on the defiances which are included in the ongoing change • We are sure, that the networking on an European level can bring a surplus to this questions and to each single national Network • We hope, that we will have an intensive discussion within the Project within the next one and half year • And we hope, that we – the AEWB – can give some impulses to the project, but we are sure, that we will get a lot of stimulation for our further research, teaching and development work.