Warmia and Mazury Pact for Vocational Counselling Development
Name of the good/interesting practice/initiative/policy
Warmia and Mazury Pact for Vocational Counselling Development
Country
Poland
I am proposing that this example will be published also in the KSLLL database
No
1. Background
What makes this an example of good/interesting practice/initiative/policy?
- The motivation of the initiative (What is the history/background of the policy?)
- Linkages with LLG policy priorities (Please add references to other national/EU policies or documents)
- Participants
Warmia and Mazury Pact for Vocational Counselling Development functions for over 4 years. It is a tool for enhancing cooperation of 58 institutions and organisations, including institutions of the labour market, educational centres and organizations and associations of the Warmia and Mazury Region, dealing with issues of vocational guidance. The initiator of the agreement between the institutions was The Regional Labour Office in Olsztyn in November 2007.
Aims and targets
- Objectives of the initiative (What did the policy set out to achieve?)
- Target group
- Methods applied to reach the objective (technological and /or pedagogical)
The teams responsible for different tasks were formed under the Pact. There are leaders who direct the works of participants who are the representatives of the partner institutions. The teams use the support of expert researchers in the implementation of each task. The members of the task force typically meet several times during the year.
2. Implementation
Strategy and actions (Please describe the approach adopted to make the reform work and any actions taken.)
- Level of implementation (national, regional etc.)
- Implementation (description)
Meetings are organised in the premises of their partners in order to get acquainted the specificity of activity of the institutions of the partner. Within Warmia and Mazury Pact for the development of vocational guidance there are 4 sections, i.e.
- Vocational information team
- Training and professional development team
- Diagnostic team
- Coordination and promotion team
Monitoring and evaluation
- What has been put in place for monitoring and evaluation?
- What actors are involved?
3. Outcomes
Achievements (Please describe the main outcomes/results according to the following headings. Each option can be answered - up to 50 words)
- Specific results
- Cost effectiveness
- Budget
- Innovative aspects
The main activity of the parts who signed the Pact is organisation and participation in different meetings, conferences and fairs.
Success factors (What key success factors have led to or prevented success?)
- Lessons learnt
- Unintended impacts (Have there been any unintended impacts? Positive or negative?)
Strengths and weaknesses
- What areas of the policy can we learn lessons from?
- Are there still challenges ahead?
4. Additional narrative description of the policy/practice/initiative
Additional information
Name of contact
Role (in policy initiative)
Organization name
Address
Phone
Fax
Website address
No links specified.
Documents and publications
Attached files
Links
No links specified.
This information was provided/updated by:
Paulina Bogdanska
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good practice, initiative, interesting practice, policy, co-operation, co-ordination, career information, Poland
Discussion Platform for Lifelong Guidance
Name of the good/interesting practice/initiative/policy
Discussion Platform for Lifelong Guidance
Country
Poland
I am proposing that this example will be published also in the KSLLL database
No
1. Background
What makes this an example of good/interesting practice/initiative/policy?
- The motivation of the initiative (What is the history/background of the policy?)
- Linkages with LLG policy priorities (Please add references to other national/EU policies or documents)
- Participants
In 2007 the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy established a Discussion Platform for Lifelong Guidance.
Aims and targets
- Objectives of the initiative (What did the policy set out to achieve?)
- Target group
- Methods applied to reach the objective (technological and /or pedagogical)
This initiative is an opportunity for better co-operation in the area of career guidance activities at the national level through involvement of the most important government and NGO institutions, responsible for strategic solutions and legal provisions.
2. Implementation
Strategy and actions (Please describe the approach adopted to make the reform work and any actions taken.)
- Level of implementation (national, regional etc.)
- Implementation (description)
Cross-platform meetings are held once a year. Each meeting is devoted to specific topics, which allow preparation of materials for discussion and facilitation of joint initiatives.
Monitoring and evaluation
- What has been put in place for monitoring and evaluation?
- What actors are involved?
3. Outcomes
Achievements (Please describe the main outcomes/results according to the following headings. Each option can be answered - up to 50 words)
- Specific results
- Cost effectiveness
- Budget
- Innovative aspects
A lot of institutions which have guidance counselling in their responsibilities, take a part in platform meetings: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Ministry of National Education, Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, National Centre for Supporting Vocational and Continuing Education, Central Board of Prison Service, Headquarters of Voluntary Labour Corps, Management Board of Professional Development Centre, Network of Academic Career Services, Forum of Directors of Local Labour Offices, Assembly of Directors of Regional Labour Offices, Polish Assocciation of Educational and Vocational Counsellors.
Success factors (What key success factors have led to or prevented success?)
- Lessons learnt
- Unintended impacts (Have there been any unintended impacts? Positive or negative?)
These key institutions intensify efforts to develop vocational guidance, during the meetings partners exchange key information and discuss to achieve common positions on important matters.
Strengths and weaknesses
- What areas of the policy can we learn lessons from?
- Are there still challenges ahead?
The partners who form the platform remain with each other in the current working contacts when necessary.
4. Additional narrative description of the policy/practice/initiative
This cooperation of partners in the platform who operate at the central level is not formalised. The institutions are not tied with any formal agreement or contract.
Additional information
Name of contact
Role (in policy initiative)
Organization name
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Address
1/3/5 Nowogrodzka st.
Phone
48 22 529 07 40
Fax
48 22 529 07 41
Website address
http://www.mpips.gov.pl
Documents and publications
Attached files
Links
No links specified.
This information was provided/updated by:
Paulina Bogdanska
No comments by users.
good practice, initiative, interesting practice, policy, co-operation, co-ordination, career information, Poland