What you need to know about What you need to know about career choice todaycareer choice today

Supporting your child with his/her career choice

is finding a balance between individual wishes and existing possibilities.

This process is influenced by internalinternal and externalexternal factors.

Rarely there is success without compromise!Rarely there is success without compromise!

This presentation helps you collect information and develop a strategy.

Your presence is important at Your presence is important at this stage.this stage.

The process of choosing a future profession is very important in Germany. It helps youths develop a life perspective for the time after school, and it supports them by providing necessary information on professional training and the labour market when taking the first step from school desk to work life. In Germany, the process is coordinated by two institutions: the Ministry Ministry for Culture (Kultusministerium)for Culture (Kultusministerium) of your federal state go to

Glossary/Concepts/Certificates Kultusministerium and the Federal Employment Federal Employment AgencyAgency. go to MO/Partners/ Employment Agency

In Saxony, career orientation is taken seriously and has become an important part of interdisciplinary lessons at school with a special curriculum complemented by school-specific measures for implementation. go to Glossary/Concepts/Career orientation Still:

This process cannot be accomplished without your help! This process cannot be accomplished without your help!

We know this from surveys we carried out with youths with a migration background in Leipzig and the region.

Here is irrefutable proof for the role you play in this process:

Young people have their own Young people have their own criteria for choosing a career...criteria for choosing a career...

and they develop infomation and they develop infomation strategies of their own!strategies of their own!

Your child counts on your Your child counts on your support. support.

Talk to your child!Talk to your child!

From dream career to a From dream career to a certificate certificate

– this is how it can be done– this is how it can be done

Internal factors influencing a decisionInternal factors influencing a decision

Do you know the interestsinterests go to Parents/Together let's/Interst check and wisheswishes go to Parents/Together let's/ “What's my dream profesison really like?" of your children? Conclusion: Conclusion: Discuss the question „What do you want to become?“ fora start.

Learning a profession in Germany -profession in Germany - go to U18/„A“/professional training in

Germany How does is work?

Conclusion: Conclusion: Collect information!

From dream career to a From dream career to a certificate certificate

– this is how it can be done– this is how it can be done

External factors influencing a decisionExternal factors influencing a decision

• Current demographic situation in Germany

• Changing markets and a new employee profile

• Influence of global economic developments on the changing German labour market

Current demographic situation Current demographic situation in Germanyin Germany

Germany's birth rate has been on a low level for decades. This means: There are less children born then old people die.Direct consequence: The number of potential employees on the labour market is decreasing. This statistically improves chances for your child to find employment with adequate professional training. For the demographic situation in the federal states please have a look herehere. go to MO/Links/Statistics/Statistical Office/coordinated population calculation

Conclusion:Conclusion: Your children have a professional perspective in Germany.

The condition is good basic training!

Situation on the labour marketSituation on the labour market in Germany in Germany

High unemployment High unemployment raterate

The number ofThe number of unemployed peopleunemployed people go to U18/MO/Statistics/Unemployed under 20 in Germany is very high and is still increasing because of the current eceonomic situation! This especially applies to youths who hold only a low or no school leaving certificate school leaving certificate go to O18/MO/Links/2nd national education report at all and who have no professional qualification. Another risk group are people whose qualification is not up to date any more. Statistically, male youths with a migration background without any school leaving certicate are most affected by unemployment.

Conclusion:Conclusion: A good school leaving certificate improves chances on the labour market!Qualifications quickly expire! For this reason: For this reason: When choosing a career, consider possible developmentspossible developments go to MO/Partners/Employment Agency/Professions from A-Z and make long-term plansmake long-term plans! go to Parents/GlossaryConceptsCertificates/Further training

Lack of skilled Lack of skilled employeesemployees

As a consequence of fast technological developments and increasing globalization of the markets, the demand for (highly) skilled employees is on the increase. Every year, hundreds of thousands of jobs jobs rest vacantrest vacant go to MO/Links/Statistics/Work statistic of the Employment Agency/vacant posts, that cannot be attributed because there are no qualified candidates.

Conclusion:Conclusion: Also on the labour market there are trends and suddenly popular professions! For this reason For this reason : Rely on qualified qualified information sourcesinformation sources go to MO/Employment Agency for your decision!

Changing markets - Factors on the Changing markets - Factors on the labour marketlabour market

Consequences of economic change Consequences of economic change on career choice and professional training on career choice and professional training

processesprocesses

On an ever changing and technologized economic market, professional trainingprofessional training is always characterized by the specific time and must continually be updated. Professional training will always keep its importance for a successful start into successful start into work lifework life. Work periods will alternate with qualification periods more often than now. In this scenario, informal learninginformal learning go to O18/E1/ Alternatives gains more attention.

Conclusion:Conclusion:Professional training is necessary for a successful start into work life. But watch out - it is no garanty for lifelong professional success!

Conclusion: Conclusion: With increasing importance of professional qualification, LearningLearning go to U18/“L“ is getting more relevant! Because only if you know your learning habits, use learning methods appropriately for the specific target and are able to integrate new content into existing knowledge, you will learn efficiently.

Educational Educational pathpath

ProfessionProfessional al trainingtraining

Changing markets - a new employee profileChanging markets - a new employee profile

The high speed of technological development and market changes force companies to act quickly and efficiently. This is mirrored in their employment policy: The companies look for staff with broad formal qualification who possess additional skills that enlarge their possible areas of work. In contrast to formal qualifications which expire quickly, skills keep developing and are permanently updated. Conclusion:Conclusion: In a globalized world, your biculturality is no obstacle! Consequently use and develop this resourceresource go to GlossarySchoolsystem conceptsCertificates/Elaborated code and work to your advantage!

The new employee profile and The new employee profile and perspectives for professional perspectives for professional

developmentdevelopmentThe increased demand for flexibility, mobility and interculturality draws more attention to additional skillsadditional skills in daily work life of a knowledge and information society. Just as a formal qualification (profession) improves chances on a successful start into work life, additionaladditional skills andand further training are essential for the development are essential for the development ofof an employee's working potential and their desirability on the labour market. These are the factors that will decide whether a career whether a career will be successful or or notnot.Conclusion:Conclusion: Additional skills are essential for professional success! Try a check of your situationcheck of your situation! go to Parents/Parents/Is my child ready?/See for yourself

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See for yourself! See for yourself! This is the result of our survey among This is the result of our survey among

employersemployers

Summary of the most essential Summary of the most essential factsfacts

Career choice is a long-term process which is institutionally organized, but which also concerns individual needs of your child.

Do not leave your child alone! Support your child!Do not leave your child alone! Support your child!

• Show interest Show interest go to Parents/It's your turn/How well are you prepared for your child's wishes and plans for the future.

• Collect information Collect information go to Parents/It's your turn/How well are you informedt? on possibilities for their realization. Have a conversation with career counsellors. go to checklist Conversation with counsellor

• Be realisticBe realistic go to Parents/Is my child ready?/See for yourself and keep an eye keep an eye on how much time there is left how much time there is left go to Parents/It's your turn/Career choice plan for the process.

• Do not forget your original language and culture! Do not forget your original language and culture! They may become an important factor in your children's qualification! go to Glossary Schoolsystem Concepts Certificates/Elaborated code and work

• Stand by your child Stand by your child in case Plan „A“ Plan „A“ go to Parents/What to do in case of rejections did not work out!!

My child...My child...

… … knows exactly what he/she knows exactly what he/she wants to do professionally.wants to do professionally. go to Parents/What

does your child want/knows exactly what he or she wants to do

... has no concrete career wish yet.... has no concrete career wish yet. Parents/What does your child want/No concrete career wish

… … has many interests and ideas.has many interests and ideas. go to Parents/What

does your child want has many interests and ideas

… … still has a lot of time for making a still has a lot of time for making a

decision.decision. go to Parents/What does your child want/has a lot of time

… … is not ready yet.is not ready yet. go to Parents/What does your child want/is not ready yet

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