The Austrian strategy for improving the system of lifelong guidance is based on

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The Austrian strategy for improving the system of
lifelong guidance is based on

• A holistic View of Lifelong Learning, Lifelong
  Guidance and Career Development
• Information, Counselling , Orientation for
  Education and Profession
• Development of a national strategy Austria

8th of June 2006 Peter Härtel
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I. Basics and starting positions

• Ä Career Guidance Policy Review,OECD 2003
• Ä Resolutions Council of the European Union, May
  2004
• Ä EU Handbook for Policy Makers,December 2004
• National and internationals documents

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II. Main topics

• Improvement of coordination of offers and
  development of a strategy for information,
  counselling and guidance for education and
  profession.
• Close links to the strategy for Lifelong
  Learning.
• Contribution to reach the Lisbon goals.

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III. Steps

• Ä Installment of a working group in the Federal
  Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
• Ä Broadening the platform with additional
  partners, from the Federal Ministry of Economics
  and Labour, Labour Market Service, Chamber of
  Economics, Chamber of Employees, Federation of
  Austrian Industry, Euroguidance, Economic
  Society.
• Development of a common strategy.

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IV. Analyses and Studies

• Ä Overview above regulations by law in the field
  of guidance and counselling in Austria basics
  of values and goals in Austrian constitution and
  law.
• Ä Collection and analyses of initiatives and
  project concerning the fields of politics as
  described in the guidance resolutions of the
  European Union and the proposals of the Country
  Note of the OECD.
• (more than hundred initiatives and projects are
  analysed and documented).

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V. Paper of the Social Partners

• Guidelines and demands in the field of guidance
• and counselling for education and profession are
• described in a paper (work in progress) by the
• chamber of commerce, Federation of Austrian
• Industry, Chamber of employees and the Austrian
• Trade Union.

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VI. Main tasks for the Developmentof a Strategy
VI.1 Meta goals

• Ä Orientation on the demands of the citizens
• Ä Improvement of the basic competences for
  planning the own educational and vocational
  development.
• Ä Open and easy access to services for lifelong
  guidance.
• Connecting lifelong guidance with strategies for
  lifelong learning

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VI.1 Meta goals

• Ä Implementation of basic competences in all
  curricula.
• Ä Focus on process orientation and coaching.
• Ä Professionalism of counsellors and trainers.
• Ä Quality assurance and evaluation of offers,
  measures, processes and structures of guidance
  and counselling.
• Widening the access offers for new target groups

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VII. Meetings, Conferences, Dates

• In the year of the European Union presidency of
  Austria a lot of conferences, meetings and
  workshops with the topic on guidance and
  counselling national and transnational takes
  place.

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• According to the interest of the next presidency
  of Finland, Austria prepares some contents and
  concepts for discussion and development.

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• The European Joint Actions project European
  Guidance Forum coordinated by the Austrian
  partner (Economic Society) develops concepts and
  proposals to improve national and transnational
  network and platforms for guidance and
  counselling in Europe, based on the reference
  tools of the European Union, the CEDEFOP, the
  OECD and the ICCDPP.

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• Additional to the meetings of the Steering team
  before the Finnish conference in September a
  strategic workshop will take place.

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• The result also related to the recognitions of
  the JA-Project - should be the basis for further
  implementation of the National strategy on
  national and regional level and for European
  communication and cooperation.

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• 8th of June 2006
• Gerhard Krötzl Peter Härtel
• Federal Ministry for Education /Economic Society
• e-mail ph_at_stvg.com