Transcript Employment orientation in developing student skills in
Students and the world of labour employment orientation in developing student skills in Higher Education The Field Career Service Work at the University of Cologne
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of Economic Education / Career Service S & A / University of Cologne - Germany
Overview
About the University of Cologne
History Career Service Work in Germany
About Career Service S&A
Concept
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Modules
Embedding Curriculum
Research 2006/2007 Career Service S&A
Our BA-Services Spectrum
Presenter: Johanna von Luckwald
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About the University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is arranged in 6 faculties.
About 43.000 students are currently enrolled. 10 % of those are international students.
The University of Cologne offers different additional skills for career orientation and qualification for several target groups. Those are in cooperation with central course guidance.
The Faculty of Human Sciences have 6,500 students. The Career Service »S&A« is integrated into the faculty of Human Sciences at the Department of Economic Education.
The Career Service S&A arranges interdisciplinary career orientation and business qualification offers. Some parts are integrated into the studies and other parts are additional offers.
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Introduction
The main function of university is scientific based education. But concerning the specific study and career advancement of the students there is also a need for business preperation. Apart from specific education Universities should also offer occupational qualification and closeness to practice. New study relevant fields of activities should be developed and the carreer entry should be more tightly focused.
Since 1989, the career service S&A at the Department of Economic Education has been offering the opportunity to supplement their studies with career orientation and practical training, to students of the University of Cologne, enrolled in economic education and humanities. That significantly increases their chances on the job market. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Department of Economic Education / Career Service S & A / University of Cologne - Germany
The professionalizing of the Career Service work at German universities will become especially important with respect to the establishment of BA / MA programs.
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History Career Service Work in Germany
1960 First discussionabout relation between university and world of labour 1975 Graduate unemployment. Focus: practical training in universities 1985 Establishment of initiatives for practical training and career orientation at German universities 1989 Establishment of Career Service S&A, Department of Economic Education at the University of Cologne. S&A offers a career orientation and developes employability of students of economic education, humanities and education 1999 Bologna Conferece - University reform
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Adoption of BA/MA programmes. Gain of importance of career service work at German universities. Focus: Employablity 2003 Establishment Career Service Network Germany `csnd` 2007 Enlargement of the Career Service S&A concept for BA-students _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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About Career Service S&A
The career service S&A is an opportunity for students of the University of Cologne to supplement their studies with career orientation and practical training. Work tasks are:
counseling and advising
career planning and decision making job search strategies employability skills The career service cooperates with employers who participate in job fairs, on campus interviewing, resume referral and related programs. S&A financed by the Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Cologne.
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Career orientation and development of employability for students of economic education and humanities
Job Market Seminar Electives 2-semester career-programme Group Projects Speaker Series Trainings 8-week Internship University and private sector partnerships _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Modules
1. Semester Job Market Seminar 2 h course every week 1 day job orientation 2. Semester Job Market Seminar 2 h course every week Job Market Seminar: In the Job Market Seminar participants learn about their career prospects based on their individual profiles and the current job market. In addition, students develop key qualifications and prepare themselves for a professional internship.
Modules
1. Semester 1 day Training in Project management 1 day groupformation Project management Group Projects (in addition with companies) 2. Semester 10 month
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Group Projects (in addition with companies) Group Projects: Students organise groups to work on career-related topics for two semesters. At the end of the second semester, each group presents its results. Participants practice project teamwork, learn about group processes, and try out various techniques, such as group work moderation and organising presentations with the help of advanced visual and communicative methods.
Cooperations for projects & internships (Selection)
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Modules
1. Semester
Job Market Seminar
1 x 2 h. p .s.
Speaker series with discussions
2. Semester
Job Market Seminar
1 x 2 h. p .s.
Speaker Series: Speakers from the business and non-profit sectors come to talk about different occupational fields and other job-related topics. Through discussions with the speakers, participants receive practical information about careers and work.
Modules
1. Semester Qualifikation during 2-semester 1x Economics 1x PC course 2. Semester Elective 1 Elective 2 Electives: During the S&A-programme, students are required to expand and deepen their knowledge of business economics and computer-related applications. In addition, they must select and attend courses in two other career- or market-related areas. These include, for instance, evaluation, organisational development and marketing.
Modules
1. Semester 1x internship 2. Semester 8-week professional internship: Each participant is assigned a professional internship individually tailored to his or her skills and interests. The internship offers students the chance to realistically assess job demands in production or service industries, learn about the organisation and operation of a company, and test the skills they have learned in the program. In some cases, the work is quite intensive, going beyond a single internship. Many graduates have gone on to use the internship as a basis for their diploma thesis.
Modules
1. Semester voluntary 2. Semester Assessmentcenter Training Job Application Training Training in Presentation
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Trainings: Presentation Job application
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- AC Training
2 semester Job Orientation & Qualification Programm 1. Semester 1 day job orientation Training in Project management Job Market Seminar
1 x 2 h. p .s.
1 day groupformation Project management Group Projects (in addition with companies) Speaker series with discussions Qualifikation during 2-semester Economics
(1 x 2 h. p.s.)
PC courses
(1 x 2 h. p.s.)
2. Semester Job Market Seminar
1 x 2 h. p .s.
8 weeks Professional Internship AC Elective 1
(1 x 2 h. p.s.) e.g. personnel development
Job Application Training 1 day job orientation of current job market Training in Presentation Elective 2
(1 x 2 h.p.s.) e.g. different languages
Group Projects (in addition with companies)
2-semester Job- Orientation & Qualification Programm 1. Semester 1 day job orientation Training in Project management Job Market Seminar
1 x 2 h. p .s.
1 day groupformation Project management Group Projects (in addition with companies) Speaker series with discussions Qualifikation during 2-semester Economics
(1 x 2 h. p.s.)
PC courses
(1 x 2 h. p.s.)
2. Semester Job Market Seminar
1 x 2 h. p .s.
8 weeks Professional Internship AC Elective 1
(1 x 2 h. p.s.) e.g. personnel development
Job Application Training 1 day job orientation of current job market Training in Presentation Elective 2
(1 x 2 h.p.s.) e.g. different languages
Group Projects (in addition with companies) 3.Semester
Public presentation of Group Projects Qualification Certificate Alumni S&A
Embedding Curriculum
The Career Service S&A arranges interdisciplinary career orientation and job-qualification offers. Some parts are integrated into the studies and other parts are additional offers. Credit points Job Market Seminar Elective1 Speaker Series In addition without credit points Group Projects Trainings Elective 2 Economic 8-week Internship The time required is: 2 hours every week course 3 days training 1 Presentation Project Work * Time for the project _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What can students of economic education and humanties do to plan their career? Developing employabilty-skills
Trainings Group Projects
Workexperiences
Group Projects 8-week Internship
During their study
Contact with the world of labour
Job Market Seminar Speaker Series 8-week Internship Presentation-Day Conference _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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employability
Use for students
qualified employees get to know the students
Use for employers Networking Use for university
attractiveness of university qualified students university ranking funding _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Research 2006/2007 Career Service S&A
Basic information:
Up to 30 students per course
126 graduates from courses 11-33 took part in the evaluation (36,5% rate of return of 345)
Questionnaire – duration approx. 20 min.
(through email, letter and phone) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Questions (Selection):
Advancement of key qualifications through S&A
Special use of knowledge
Experience of new occupational possibilities through S&A
Occupational contacts to students through S&A
Use of occupational contacts
Consequences of the S&A certificate on the application for an employment _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Research 2006/2007
advancement of key qualifications through S&A
key qualifications 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 10,0% 27,1% 42,5% 20,4% 6,2% 24,5% 43,2% 26,1% 8,5% 30,0% 39,2% 22,3% professionalcompetence methodical competence social competence applies partly applies applies only a little does not apply The asked qualification fields of professional-, methodical and social competence were rated very positive by the graduates with 62,9%, 69,3 bzw. 61,5%.
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Research 2006/2007 special use of knowledge evaluation computer literacy knowledge about business economics presentation techniques application techniques information enquiry project management 0% 11,9% 25,4% 23,8% 29,4% 25,4% 5% 11,1% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 43,7% 40% 45% Analogue to general advancement of all knowledge project management was attributed the greatest use with 43,7%, followed by the presentation techniques with 29,4%.
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Research 2006/2007 experience of new occupational possibilities 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 32,3% 54,0% 54,8% 41,1% 10% 0% attendant course speaker series internship project work 8,9% 3,2% additional courses other experiences in new occupational fields _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Research 2006/2007 occupational contacts through S&A courses 70% 60% 64,2% 50% 49,6% 40% 30% 22,8% 20% 18,7% 10% 6,5% 0,8% 0% collective attendant course speaker series internship project work additional courses Through the additional S&A-internship 49,6% of the respondents gained long-term business contacts.
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Research 2006/2007 use of occupational contacts 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 22,8% 41,8% 6,3% 30,4% 13,9% 8,9% 24,1% 0% reference side job publication diploma thesis internship employment other use of business contacts The values in side job, diploma thesis and reference show the good status S&A participants have in firms and organizations.
Research 2006/2007 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 20,5% applies Positive effect of the S&A-certificate + 46,2% 20,5% 25,7% 5,1% 15,4% partly applies applies only a little does not apply
„The best advantage I gained for my occupational orientation was that I got safer concerning the profession I chose for myself!“ (A. Tönies) „Through S&A I gained insight of the possibilities of my occupational future.“ (C. Stoltmann) „To work in a project team was a really giant advantage for me. I collected lots of expieriences that will be important for business and that are by now helpful at university.“ (J. Baak) „Through my internship I got my diploma thesis and a job in a concern. Great!“
(A. Nyuen)
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Our BA-Servicespectrum
Open program Data bank Library Mentoring Internet Materials Mission: Certificat Employability _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Further information
Brochure Career Service S&A in English (pdf 1,5 MB) :
www.uni-koeln.de/ew-fak/seminar/sowi/wirtschaft/sua/english/index.shtml
Publications:
www.sua.uni koeln.de/überuns/publikationen Department of Economic Education, University of Cologne, Germany:
www.uni-koeln.de/ew-fak/seminar/sowi/wirtschaft Career Service S&A, University of Cologne, Germany:
www.sua.uni-koeln.de
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Contact
Prof. Dr. Bernd O. Weitz Director [email protected]
Dipl. Päd. Johanna von Luckwald Director (projectmanagement) [email protected]
University of Cologne Faculty of Humanities Department of Economic Education Career Service Student & Arbeitswelt Gronewaldstr. 2 50931 Cologne / Germany _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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