The Role of Careers Services in Economic Development, and in Encouraging Creativity, Innovation and

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The Role of Careers Services in Economic
Development, and in Encouraging Creativity,
Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Tony Watts

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Definition

• Services intended to assist individuals, of any
  age and at any point throughout their lives, to
  make educational, training and occupational
  choices and to manage their careers

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Careerquake

• From progression up ordered hierarchy within an
  organisation or profession
• To the individuals lifelong progression in
  learning and in work
• Careers now constructed, not chosen

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Policy goals

• Learning goals
• Labour-market goals
• Social equity goals
• Role in development of human capital and hence in
  economic growth

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EU Resolution 2004

• Services need to be available at times and in
  forms which will encourage all citizens to
  continue to develop their skills and competences
  throughout their lives, linked to changing needs
  in the labour market
• Such services need to be viewed as an active
  tool, and individuals should be positively
  encouraged to use them

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Strategic Leadership

• Within government (see recent contractual
  agreement in Estonia)
• National guidance forum involving social partners
  and other stakeholders, including guidance
  professionals?

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Strategic Instruments

• Competence framework for career guidance
  practitioners
• Organisational quality standards
• Career management competences for citizens

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Enterprise Education in Schools (UK)

• Mini-companies (Young Enterprise)
• Mini-enterprises
• Wider range of enterprise initiatives, in all
  secondary schools

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Enterprise in Higher Education

• Business entrepreneurship
• Working in enterprises
• Being enterprising

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Policy Agendas in HE
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Career Guidance and Enterprise

• Career planning critical to success of enterprise
  programmes
• All career development is a form of enterprise
• For some, entrepreneurship is the main focus or a
  part of their career development
• Being enterprising can also enhance employability
  (cf. intrapreneurship)