Career Guidance and Employability Skills

Scope

The course provides an overview of career guidance and employability in vocational education and training. Particular attention is given to supporting learners in understanding their skills, interests and career opportunities, making informed education and employment decisions, and developing the competences required for successful participation in the labour market.

The course addresses career guidance approaches and tools, skills identification and profiling, labour market information, career planning, job-search strategies, CV and application development, interview skills, and the development of employability skills. It also considers the role of VET teachers and other education and training staff in supporting learners’ transitions from education to employment and further learning.

ECVET points: 3.5

Target groups

• Directors / headmasters
• Career guidance and counselling staff
• Staff responsible for training programmes
• Teachers and trainers
• Staff responsible for learner support and guidance
• Staff responsible for work-based learning and links with employers
• Staff responsible for transnational cooperation and learner mobility

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the training course, the participant is expected to:

• Understand the role of career guidance in supporting learners’ educational, professional and lifelong learning pathways
• Understand key employability skills and their relevance to VET learners and the labour market
• Be able to identify and use appropriate methods and tools for assessing learners’ skills, interests, strengths and career aspirations
• Be able to use labour market information to support learners in exploring occupations, employment opportunities and further learning pathways
• Be able to support learners in developing career plans and setting realistic educational and employment goals
• Be able to apply practical methods for developing learners’ CV, job application, communication and interview skills
• Be able to design practical career guidance and employability activities for their learners

Methodology

• Presentations
• Case studies from VET institutions and European projects
• Practical exercises and individual and group activities
• Analysis of career guidance and employability tools
• Workshops for the practical application of the methodology in VET settings

Thematic units

• Career guidance in VET and the transition from education to employment
• Understanding skills, interests, strengths and career aspirations
• Labour market information and career exploration
• Career planning and individual learning and career pathways
• Employability skills and transversal competences
• Job-search strategies, CVs, applications and interviews
• Career guidance methods and tools for VET learners
• Integrating career guidance and employability into VET provision

Learning material 

• Quality guide and quality toolkit
• Storybook
• Handouts

Cost

Tuition fee: 400 euro per person  

The cost includes the learning material and the certificates: Certificate of completion, Europass Certificate Supplement, Europass Mobility. 

The cost can be funded by Erasmus+ programme KA1 mobility of staff. 

Cultural activities (optional)

Includes: 

• A walking tour of Piraeus and welcome dinner,  

Indicative menu: Cretan salad, zucchini fritters, sausage, cretan grilled cheese, cretan meat balls, pork slow roasted in the oven with sauce and herbs, served with mashed potatoes flavoured with mushroom truffle, traditional cretan pasta,  dessert, wine / raki

PRICE per person: 27 euros (beer or other drinks are not covered, except those mentioned above) 

• A guided tour of Athens, visit to Archaeological sites,  

It includes: The Acropolis hill, Parthenon, the historical  area of Plaka & Monastiraki: 3 hours guided tour
COST: 180€ divided to the number of participants. No transport costs or entrance ticket to Acropolis Hill are included. 

• A common dinner in Athens,  

Indicative menu: Feta wrapped with honey and sesame, greek salad, black eyed peas, octopus, calamari, cod croquettes, chicken strips, burger patties, orzotto with vegetables, wine and refreshments 

PRICE per person: 30 euros (beer or other drinks are not covered, except those mentioned above) 

The restaurants and menu may change depending on the availability and time of the year and the weather conditions.

The cost of local transportation and the entrance fees to sites and museums are not included.  

Training sessions 

Further information

Lila Anthopoulou, tel: +30 2104286227, e-mail: lila@idec.gr