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The conference consisted of:
- Keynote addresses
- Parallel working groups dealing with the four priorities of the Council Resolution of Lifelong Guidance and the challenges identified in the recent evaluation of guidance services in PES. These sessions included show casing good examples of practice within and across sectors.
This type of working method has been very effective during the International Symposia (1999, 2001, 2006) and conference (2003 OECD) on career development and public policy.
Printable version of the program:
In English language
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Sunday November 5
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19.30 - 21.00
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Get together evening
Venue: Agora centre at the Jyväskylä university campus
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Monday November 6
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Conference venue: Jyväskylä Paviljonki
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9.00 - 10.00
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Registration at Jyväskylä Paviljonki
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9.00 - 9.30
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Press conference
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PLENARY SESSION I
Chairperson: Jorma Ahola, Counsellor of Education,
Finnish Ministry of Education
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10.00 - 10.15
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Opening session
Aino Sallinen, Rector, University of Jyväskylä
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10.15 - 11.45
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Guidance policies – EU presidency perspective
Mr Antti Kalliomäki, Minister of Education
Guidance in the Knowledge Society
Mr Ján Figel', Member of the European Commission for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism
Guidance Policy Development within Public Employment Services in the EU
Ms Elisabet Arp, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Ms Patricia Curtin, Director General of the Irish Public Employment Service, FAS
Full paper
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12.00 - 12.30
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Current progress of lifelong guidance policy and practice initiatives in the EU – key findings and preliminary conclusions from the synthesis of national and European material
Prof. Ronald Sultana, University of Malta
Full paper
Instructions for the afternoon workshops
Mr Raimo Vuorinen, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä
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12.30 - 14.00
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Lunch in Paviljonki
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14.00 - 16.30
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WORKSHOPS at Paviljonki
1. BROADENING ACCESS TO GUIDANCE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Chair: Helena Kasurinen, Finnish National Board of Education
Reporter: Rocio Lardinois de la Torre, Project Manager, Cedefop
2. REFOCUSING GUIDANCE PROVISION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP CITIZEN’S LIFELONG AND LIFEWIDE LEARNING AND CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Chair: Saša Niklanović, Employment Service of Slovenia
Reporter: Liz Galashan, Senior Manager, Careers Scotland
3. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF GUIDANCE PROVISION
Chair: Richard Sweet, Sweet Group Pty Ltd
Reporter: Helmut Zelloth, European Training Foundation
4. STRENGTHENING STRATEGIES AND STRUCTURES AT EUROPEAN UNION, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL
Chair: Roger O'Keeffe, EU Commission, DG Education and Culture
Reporter: Peter Plant, Guidance Research Unit, Danish University of Education
5. THE PLACE OF CAREER GUIDANCE WITHIN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SETTINGS: TRENDS AND POLICY OPTIONS
Chair: Prof. Ronald Sultana, University of Malta
Reporter: Karen Schober, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Germany
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19.00
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Departure from the hotels to the dinner
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19.30 - 22.00
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Reception hosted by City of Jyväskylä and Conference dinner at Jyväskylä Theatre
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Tuesday November 7
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9.15 - 9.30
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PLENARY SESSION II
Chairperson: Ms Tuija Leminen, Labour Market Counsellor, Ministry of Labour, Finland
Opening of the day
Instructions for the country teams at Paviljonki
A draft for a Wider Lifelong Guidance Policy Community. This draft was presented presented for the country teams at the Instruction session.
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9.30 - 10.30
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Discussions within country teams
- Reflections on overall purpose, specific objectives and added value of EU level co-operation in lifelong guidance policy development
- Discussions within the country teams on the national strategies of lifelong guidance
- Drafts for the next national stepping stones
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10.30 - 11.00
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Morning break
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PLENARY SESSION II CONTINUED
Chairperson: Ms Tuija Leminen, Labour Market Counsellor, Ministry of Labour, Finland
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11.00 - 12.00
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Reporting back from the workshops and country team discussions
Reflections on the future EU-level co-operation in lifelong guidance policy development
Conference conclusions
Prof. Tony Watts, Cambridge, UK
Workshops' chairs and reporters
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12.00 - 12.30
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Commentary notes:
Mr John McCarthy, Director, International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy
Mr Bernhard Jenschke, President, International Association for Vocational and Educational Guidance
Implications for the 2007 International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policies
Liz Galashan, Senior Manager, Careers Scotland
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12.30 - 13.00
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Closing of the conference
Mr Gordon Clark, EU Commission, DG Education & Culture
Mr Markku Wallin,
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Finland
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13.00 - 14.30
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Lunch at Paviljonki
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