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The evidence base on lifelong guidanceTristram Hooley (Professor of Career Education)Presentation to the NICE Conference, Bratislavawww.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs

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www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs What are politicians interested in?Active ageing.Active labour markets.Addressing youth transitions and unemployment.Economic developmentEffective skills utilisation.Efficient investment in education and training. Employee engagement.Labour market efficiency.Labour market flexibility/flexicurityLifelong learning.Participation in vocational and higher education.Reducing early school-leaving. Social equity.Social inclusion.Supporting and enabling European mobility for learning and work.

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Can lifelong guidance deliver this?What evidence exists?What would evidence based practice look like?What do practitioners need to know to deliver this?www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs About the projectProduction of a guide to the evidence base in lifelong guidance.

Primary audience European policy makers.

Developed by the European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN).

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs ChallengesMulti-disciplinary task (education, psychology, sociology, economics)Diverse literature (academic, policy focused, programme evaluations)Range of places of publicationInternationalMulti-languageMulti-sectoral (schools, VET, HE, adult education, work, unemployment)

www.derby.ac.uk/icegswww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Building on the QAE FrameworkELGPN is involved in the ongoing piloting and testing of the Quality-Assurance and Evidence-Base (QAE) Framework. The QAE Framework identifies a series of key elements that should be built into national systems to support quality service delivery and underpin the collection of evidence: Practitioner competence.Citizen/user involvement.Service provision and improvement.Cost-benefits to government.Cost-benefits to individuals.

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Does it work?www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Some key papers on the efficacy of career guidanceWhiston et al.s (1998) meta-analysis of 47 studies identified impacts across all types of career interventions.Bimrose et als (2008) five-year longitudinal tracking study of 50 career guidance clients found that one-to-one guidance interventions were regarded as useful by clients, and that guidance services can support adults to make successful transitions in a turbulent labour market.Vuori et al.s (2012) paper used a randomised control trial to demonstrate the impact of a group intervention on career management skills. Carey & Dimmitt (2012) found that there was consistent evidence of a positive relationship between well-organised school counselling programmes and the educational outcomes of students.And lots more see the reference list in the paper.

www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Levels of impactEvidenced based policyPractitioners as users and creators of evidenceAcademic/professional research base for the fieldwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Overviewwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs 10 evidence-based principles for the design of lifelong guidance services www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Summarising the evidence base: focus on the individualwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Summarising the evidence base: support learning and progressionwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Summarising the evidence base: ensuring qualitywww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs Overviewwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs We need to broadenwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs References and resourcesBimrose, J., Barnes, S-A. & Hughes, D. (2008). Adult Career Progression and Advancement: a Five-Year Study of the Effectiveness of Guidance, Coventry/London: Warwick Institute for Employment Research/Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.Carey, J. & Dimmitt, C. (2012). School counseling and student outcomes: summary of six statewide studies. Professional School Counseling, 16(2): 146-153.Hooley, T. (2014). The Evidence Base on Lifelong Guidance. Jyvskyl, Finland: European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN).Vuori, J., Toppinen-Tanner, S. & Mutanen, P. (2012). Effects of resource-building group intervention on career management and mental health in work organizations: randomized controlled field trial. Journal of Applied Psychology. 97(2): 273-286. Whiston, S.C., Sexton, T.L. & Lasoff, D.L. (1998). Career intervention outcome: a replication and extension of Oliver and Spokane (1988). Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45(2): 150-165.

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Blog athttp://adventuresincareerdevelopment.wordpress.com www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs In conclusionThere is an extensive evidence-base that supports lifelong guidance. This evidence base is international, multi-disciplinary, multi-sectorial and includes the use of a range of different research methods and paradigms.It is possible to derive principles from the evidence-base which can support the development of effective policy in the area. The evidence-base in lifelong guidance is necessarily a work in progress. Both governments and researchers need to commit to its ongoing development. www.derby.ac.uk/icegs www.derby.ac.ukwww.derby.ac.uk/icegs