Soft skills development special approach in young job seekers' training Hungary Athens April 2003

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Soft skills development - special approach in
young job seekers' trainingHungaryAthens -
April 2003

• Tibor Bors Borbely

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Up-to-date information about the project on
www.taninfo.hu/project/youngsoft.htm

• Tibor Bors Borbely

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Backgrounds of the counselling methodology in
Hungary
Institutional /1 generally

• Governmental Institutions
• - Central Government
• - Local Authorities
• Non-Governmental Institutions
• - Non-profit
• For-profit

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Historical background of Law on Counselling 1
1716. György Felvinczi published the first book
on career counselling 1859 K. Galgóczy wrote a
book For what kind of occupation should we
bring up our child? 1903 László, Nagy Society
for the Childrens Education 1915 Imre, Makra
1600 pages Guidance Handbook about the
occupations and career paths in the Austro-
Hungarian Monarchy 1922 First law on career
counselling in Hungary (Trade Act) 1942 László,
Noszlopi and Béla, Balogh worked with the
methodology and motivations test of Rousseau
Institute, Geneva 1943 Capital City Career
Counselling and Guidance and Ability Testing
Institute, Budapest

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Historical background of Law on Counselling 2
Between 1947-1950s social sciences were
forbidden or used for political issues.
Psychology and Sociology were cancelled as
independent disciplines. 1959. First ministerial
decree after the WWII. 1961. Set up a new
Institute of Psychology of Occupations and Career
Orientation led by János, Csirszka, Dr. 1971.
Build up the National System of Career
Counsellors, focused only on career orientation
of well-trained students 1982-88 System was
scattered 1991- National Employment Sytem was
launched, also private organisations set up

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Legislation
Support of Employment and Supplying of Unemployed
Act 1991 Public Education Act 1993 Vocational
Education and Training Act 1993 Higher Education
Act 1993 Adult Education Act 2001

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Financial support of career starting in Hungary
1. National Employment Service (NES) special
training and NES help for young job-seekers to be
hired 2. As part of LLL Tax relief 3. Central
government financial support in the field of
VET 4. Governmental support for companies in the
training-costs of their employees

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Goals of employment counselling
human service for all classes of society
taylor-made for the user (client) concentrate on
labour market information connecting the
personality and career goals helping in
vocational school (LLL) enrollment and /or
job-seeking

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Structure of employment counsellor's
trainingSix terms studies, with BA or 2 years
post-graduatestudies
Economics Psichology / counselling German type
(counselingCanadian, US types) Developing
skills of counsellors Sociology Pedagogy Jurisprud
ence (law) Ethics IT

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Exploring the applicant
Factors
take the responsibility of sg cooperate with
sb build up relationship with sb fluency in
speech solving problems

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Feedbacks from the trainees
-General answers There are no personalised
answers. -Answer is personalised, but it is not
concentrated on soft skills. -Sentences are
answered with the question. -Personalised and
soft skill oriented answers.

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Institutions/ 2 have been launching special
programmes
Facilities of the central government Private
organizations Private Schools Helping the
handicapped Self introduction Helping the roma
minority

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Level of counselling(1st lowest, to 5th
highest professional competence is needed)
5th level of psychotherapy 4th working with not
only the addressed problem 3rd working with
personal problems, related with decision
making 2nd helping to personalise information 1st
only giving information

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