Claudia Fink, Dipl. Socialworker

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• Claudia Fink, Dipl. Socialworker
• Chair Person

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History

• csnd was founded in 2002 in Berlin
• union of career services of Universities and
  Universities of Applied Sciences
• involvement of the German Rectors Conference
  (Hochschulrektorenkonferenz)

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History

• increasing number of members
• 60 German 1 Swiss
• individuals and institutions

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The Board

• Chair Person Vice Chair Person
• representative of Universities
• representative of Universities of Applied
  Sciences
• reporter
• treasurer
• representative of the German Rectors Conference

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Aims

• professionalization of career service work on
  (inter-)national level
• qualification and education for the members
• developing standards for career service work

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Aims

• sharing exchange experiences
• support
• comprehensive network of career services

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Activities

• annual meetings
• conferences
• advanced training
• working groups

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Information Materials

• career service papers (csp)
• working platform (members only)
• www.csnd.de

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cooperations

• Die Zeit nationwide newspaper
• publishing companies
• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
• companies

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Career Services in Germany

• rather young organizations
• since 1970
• directors have several educations and backgrounds
• no standardized education

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Role of career services

• integral part of the institution
• optional service
• outsourced service
• no service???

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Human Resources

• extreme divergent
• one-(wo)man-show or well staffed
• student assistents
• part time temporary employed

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Financing

• term financed projects
• by European Social Fonds ESF
• by sponsors
• internal financing
• cross-border financing

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Financing

• ..and fortunately
• career service as an integral part
• of the institution
• fully financed by institutional funds

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Organizational Forms

• institutional connections
• source empirical examination by Dr. Susanne
  Jörns

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Target Groups

• source empirical examination by Dr. Susanne Jörns

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Strategy

• integrated guidance model
• integrated placement model
• curriculum model
• learning organization model
• source Anja Klütsch, csp 2005

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Strategy

• extended support model
• lifelong guidance model
• alumni model
• source Anja Klütsch, csp 2005

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Perspectives

• a changing higher education structure in Europe
• a growing trend to integrate career education
• more awareness and responsibility to support
  students career options

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• Thank you for your attention
• ?
• I wish a pleasant stay in Germany