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CAREER GUIDANCE SYSTEM
IN LITHUANIA
Aleksandra Sokolova
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of
Lithuania
2010-10-27 Vilnius
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Career guidance system most often refers to the following
services:
• career information
• career counselling
• careers education
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The key documents for the operation of career guidance
system:
• Law on Education of the Republic of Lithuania (2003)
• Law on Vocational Education and Training of the Republic of
Lithuania (2007)
• Law on Higher Education and Research (2009)
• Career Guidance Strategy (2004)
• Description of requirements for provision of career
information and counselling services (2005)
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Career guidance in based on a key principles:
• Accessibility
• Purposiveness
• Efficiency
• Qualified guidance practitioners
• Active dialogue with social partners
• Modern technical and methodological supply
• Reliability of information
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Key players (education sector):
• The Ministry of Education and Science
• The Lithuanian Youth Information and Technical Creativity
Centre (Career Planning Unit and Central Career Information
Point)
• Network of 700 Career Information Points at secondary
schools, vocational training schools, education centres, labour
exchanges, other
• Career Centres at univerities and colleges
• The municipal pedagogical-psychological services
• Education Exchanges Support Foundation (Euroguidance
Project in Lithuania)
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Key players (labour market sector):
• The Ministry of Social Security and Labour, The Ministry of
Economy
• The Lithuanian Labour Market Training Authority (reformed in
2010)
• Territorial Labour Market Training and Counselling Offices
(liquidated in 2010)
• Lithuanian Labour Exchange and 10 Territorial Labour
Exchanges
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National projects implemented by the Ministry of Education and
Science (2005-2008):
• Development and Implementation of the Career Guidance
System (ESF)
Partners – Lithuanian Youth Information and Technical Creativity
Centre, Lithuanian Labour Market Training Authority
• Development and Elaboration of the Open Information,
Counselling and Guidance System (AIKOS) (ERPF)
Partner – Centre of Information Technologies of Education
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Results of the projects (1):
• career information and career counselling standards and
methodical recommendations
• training programmes and methodologies for career guidance
practitioners (teachers at secondary and vocational schools,
social pedagogues, school psychologists, career counsellors)
• Training for 3600 career guidance practitioners
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Results of the projects (2):
• 3 tests for career guidance were also adapted for the use in
Lithuania.
• New version of the Open Information, Counselling and
Guidance System (AIKOS) portal (www.aikos.smm.lt). 4,000
descriptions of the new study and training programmes,
qualifications, education and science institutions
• 640 Career Information Points were established
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National Programme for Career Guidance in the Educational
System of the Ministry of Education and Science (2007-2013)
(ESF)
• further development of the career guidance system
• improve the areas of management, infrastructure and
contents of guidance (career education and career monitoring
models, training of specialists, developing methodic materials,
further development of AIKOS system)
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Implementation of the projects under the National Programme
for Career Guidance in Educational System:
• Development of the model of career education and
monitoring for secondary and vocational schools (Lithuanian
Youth Information and Technical Creativity Centre
• Development of the model of career education and
monitoring for higher schools students (Vilnius university with
partners)
• Further development of the Internet portal - Open
information, guidance and counselling system (AIKOS)
(Centre of Information Technologies of Education
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Participation in international projects:
• European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network
(2007-2010) aims to assist the EU Member States and the
Commission in moving European cooperation on lifelong
guidance forward in both the education and the employment
sectors.
The purpose is to promote cooperation at Member State level on
lifelong guidance and to propose appropriate structures and
support mechanisms in implementing the priorities identified
in the Resolutions on Lifelong Guidance (2004, 2008)
www.elgpn.eu
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Open Information, Counselling and Guidance System (AIKOS)
www.aikos.smm.lt
AIKOS is a public database, financed and developed by the
Ministry of Education and Science
AIKOS gives access to relevant information on the learning
opportunities in Lithuania
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The AIKOS website contains general information and single
descriptions of:
• Study Programmes: University and college study
programmes, Vocational education and training programmes,
etc.
• Education and Science Institutions: Universities, Colleges,
VET institutions, Secondary schools, Research institutions, etc.
• Qualifications: vocational qualifications and qualification
degrees.
• Forms of Education Certificates: Higher education diplomas,
Vocational education and training diplomas and certificates,
etc.
• other relevant information related to the education, studies
and training (licenses, entrance requirements, Europass,
statistics, classifications, etc.).
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Current statistics:
Monthly rate of entries to AIKOS: 10000
Entries to sections with specialised information (maximum daily
values):
• career advisers: 4800
• drop-outs: 2452
• parents: 896
• disabled: 796
• immigrants: 74
• (ex)inmates: 46
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Groups of users:
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Entrants, Students
Drop-outs,
Parents,
Career advisers,
Disabled,
Policymakers,
Employers,
Immigrants,
(Ex)inmates,
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Career Guidebook - publication on occupations.
Target audience – students at secondary schools, their
parents, career advisers and counsellors, and other people
interested in professions.
Euroguidance Project in Lithuania
www.euroguidance.lt/profesijosvadovas
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Thank you for your attention!
Ms Aleksandra Sokolova
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania
Department of General Education and Vocational Training
Chief specialist of the Vocational Education and Guidance
Division
A. Volano str. 2/7, LT-01516 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. +370 5 219 1165
E-mail: [email protected]
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