guidance and counselling in romania speranta tibu institute of educational sciences

Guidance and counselling in Romania

Speranta TibuInstitute of Educational SciencesBucharest, Romania

The guidance and counselling services in Romania are delivered by two important networks:

-the network of educational services and

-the network of employment services.

The services are free of charge

Target groups:- pre-primary students - primary and secondary school students - university students (for the education sector)- unemployed people (for the labour sector)

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MoE

Universities CJRAE

CJAP

CAPp

MoL

ANOFM

AJOFM

IVGOEUROGUIDANCE

NBCCCOPSI

EURESEUROPASS

EURODESK

ANPCDEFP

CIO

RO Guidance and counselling system


MoE – Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and SportsMoL – Ministry of Labour, Familiy and Social Solidarity IES – Institute of Educational SciencesANPCDEFP – National Agency for implementing the LLL ProgramCJRAE - Coordination resource centres at county level (secondary education)CJAP - Coordination counselling centres at county level (secondary education)CAPp - Counselling offices at school level (secondary education)CIO – Information and Counselling Offices (tertiary level)ANOFM – National Agency for UnemploymentAJOFM – County Agency for UnemploymentIVGO – Information and Vocational Guidance Offices (unemployment)COPSI – National Psychologists ForaNBCC – National Board for Certified Counsellors


Schools: 41 County centres, 2700 school counsellorsStarted in 1991

Universities: 23 centres in the biggest univesitiesStarted in 1997

Employment offices: 41 County centres, 70 local Agencies, 141 working points, 16 professional training centres (at county and regional level, the National Centre for the Professional Development of the ANOFM employes Râșnov

EURESS network - 23 Romanian counsellorsStarted in 1993

EUROGUIDANCE network – 4 counsellorsStarted in 1994

Other entities offering vocational guidance and counselling in Romania:

-the Probation Centres (under the Ministry of Justice)- career counselling for persons with disabilities-the guidance units in the private sector

Occupational standards were developed for: -counsellors working with the unemployed people (1990)

-school counsellors (2010)

-or vocational counsellors (working with persons with disabilities – 2011)

Innitial education of counsellors:School counsellors:Bachelor degree in:

• Psychology• Pedagogy• Sociology

Counsellors in universities•Psychology•Other Bachelor degree + MD in Counselling

Counsellors in employment offices•Different backgrounds + trainings in Counselling

Master degree studies in Guidance and Counselling are offered by •the biggest public universities in Romania (Bucharest, Cluj, Timisoara, Iasi), •Private higher education institutions, as the University Titu Maiorescu Bucharest. •Students can choose the CREDIS Department within the Bucharest University if they want to study Guidance and counselling at distance.

The PhD in Guidance and counselling can be obtained within Psychology or Educational Sciences Doctoral Schools in the biggest Romanian public universities (Bucharest, Cluj, Timisoara, Iasi).

Accreditation and supervision is available only for psychology graduates. (www.copsi.ro, 2004). Another accreditation opportunity is offered by the NBCC Romania (www.nbcc.ro, 2005): individuals working in a variety of career consulting settings may apply for the Global Career Development Facilitator GCDF certificate. Both accreditation schemes are related to initial and continuous education.

Innitiatives related to competence /competency development

-Distance counselling -MEVOC - competency framework in CGwww.mevoc.net-EAS – competrency framework-ICT Skills I and II – ICT competency framework www.ictskills2.org-IMPROVE (validation of non-formal learning of career guidance and counselling practitioners)www.improveguidance.eu-COMPROF – trainings for the counsellors working in the employment offices

Projects in guidance and counsellig area

Information and Career Counselling (ICC) 1999-2006 financed by the World Bank

700 centres (education, labour)900 trained counsellors (Danish experts)InteroptionBTPACJVISOccupational profiles1670 trained persons to use the instrumentsNewspapersPosters

Projects in guidance and counsellig area

-- PLOTEUS-- School and the world of work-- ONCE (truancy)-- PRESTO (learning to learn)-- Writing theatre-- ZEP (Rroma communities)

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Publications in guidance and counsellig area

EN language

-Compendium of methods and techniques in CG (2006)- Educational Porfolio (2009, 2010)- ICT Skills (2005, 2009)- School and the world of work (2010)

Many others in RO language

Bilan de competence

OSPZD project (2002) – training modules for school counsellors working with childen in economically disadvatnaged areasJean Claude Porlier – INETOP France

Compendium of methods an techniques to be used in guidance and counselling (2006)– description of the method Angela Muscă – IES Romania

The method is used neither in education, nor in the employment offices

About RO….

About RO….

The Carpatians

The Black Sea

The Danube Delta

The People House

Biserica Schitului Pestera

Monastery from Maramures

About RO….

Castelul Peleș

In winter…

In summer…Anytime!

Sfinxul and Babele

About RO….

Some words in RO:

Bună (hello)Ce faci? (how are you?)Te iubesc (I love you)PalincaSarmaleHagi, Nadia, Dracula, BrancusiBani/lei/ron (money)Frumos (beautiful)Verde (green)La revedere! (good bye)

The situation of the labour market

Population of Romania: 19.042.936 (2011)

Unemployment rate: 31.03.2012 - 5,05 %

Minimum salary in Romania:1.01.2012 - 700 lei(1 euro=4 lei)

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The evolution of the unemployment rate 2006-2011, ANOFM, Romania

Unemploymenat rate 2011, ANOFM, Romania

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Unemployment rates January 2011, Eurostat

End of 2010:

20,4% of the teenagers aged 15-24 are unemployed (the biggest uneployment rates un EU: Spain 39,1% and Letonia 40,3%)

Occupation rate of the persons aged 15-64 years: 58,8%. (2020 benchmark: 70%)

Participation of adults on education and professional training: 1,3%, EU: 9,1%, 2020 benchmark: 15%

Unemployment rate persons aged 15-60 years with university studies: 28% (the highest among people with different educational levels)

Truancy: Romania 18,4%, EU: 14,1%, 2020 benchmark: 10%

(Report on educational system, Romania, 2011)

Institute of Educational Sciences Euroguidance Romania:

www.ise.rowww.euroguidance.ise.ro

Speranta [email protected]

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