WHAT IS SIMILAR ?

Nature is importantQuietness

Home-lovingHard-Working

Obeying ordersPatriotic

Difficult to make friendsFriends are true friends(Creepy) black humour

Not very emotional, hiding feelingsNot enough sunshine

WHAT IS DIFFERENT ?

Creativeness

Relation to tradition (e.g. Singing)

Mannerheim + people

Languages (e.g. Rhythm intonation)

Security

Fate of our nations

Taxation

Relation fo technology

MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONFinland

University Polytechnic University

General Upper Secondary

Adult Education

Vocational Secondary

Comprehensive Schools

MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT & THE ECONOMY

Finland

Regional Economic Development Centres (TE-keskus)

Tuomas

Employment Offices (TE-toimisto)

Elina, Katarzyna, Kirsi, Arja, Kristiina, Tarja, Riitta

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & RESEARCH

EstoniaFoundation InnoveKristi, Janika, Kadri

YICCs,Jevgeni, Aili, Kätlin

Youth information&Counselling Centres

General Schools

Tiina; Monika

Voc. Schools

University Career Serv. Open Youth Centres

Ministry of Social AffairsEstonia

Estonian Labour Market Board

Employment Office CounsellorsKüllike

Eures CounsellorsKulla, Natalja, Maie

What kind of methods we use?

• Interaction/contact intuition• Mixed methods• Sociodynamic methods (believing good in person)• Psychodrama• Cognitive analytics methods (inner removing obstacles)• Interview• Sharing information• Performance• Art therapy• Questionnaires testing• Innovative – out of box• Listening• Networking• Teamwork• Work + life experience• Intuitively to make concrete (write down)• Simulation games• Guidance & cooperation with the client (ex. How to search inform. In internet)• Homework of certain occupation

What do the clients expect from us?

• Solving problems• More about career information specialist (that she, he is also a person)• Multitalented, they know exactly what skills are needed for different vocations• Listening• Work• Trustworthy information• Confidentiality• Information (education, schools)• Encouraging• Prediction of future (if i learn today, do i have work tomorrow)• Requirements (for different professions)• Old education, work (how can it work for me now)• Right answer (espec. Young people)• Find out something about themselves, they don’t know by help of• Secret of (right, happy) life• Recipe of right and happy life• Together with ”what do the clients expect from us”• Expectations: unrealistic, realistic

How do we deal with mobility in our work?

• Analyze the possibility for client’s mobility • Mobility in practise (e.g. immigrants, students + seminars, int. Cooperation, int. Networks)• ”advertising” mobility (information, guidance, help…) encouraging positive examples, empowerment• Secured mobility• Languages – using interpreters• Everybody are involved in certain level to mobility• Mobility = flexibility• Important actors (we) in enabling mobility (=motivators for jobseekers and employers)• CV and motivation letter (help)• Compete different option – possibilities ( universities)• Basic information• Information about different countries• Information about our country

What is most important for us as counsellors?

• Taking the whole person into the picture, not only the career (ie. Family etc.)• Choosing communication methods according to customer• Body language• To listen ”big ear” to the needs for our clients• To help the client to find the help he/she needs• A counsellor has networks• To be someone the client can trust on• Friendly pushing• To be partners not a teacher• To be ”ready” for client • No separate xxxx private life

What i most important for us as counsellors

• Taking the whole person into the picture• Big ear• To be someone the client can trust• Friendly pushing/mentoring• Emotional intelligence = non judging

Culture Stereotypes

Guidance Theories

Mobility Mentors

Education

Labour Markets