Work experience
Term
Work experience
Definition
Knowledge, skills and competences acquired by an individual during their working life.
This term is also used to describe short periods of work-based learning (commonly carried out while the individual is participating in a related education or training programme) or working as a trainee or intern in order to gain experience of a particular occupation or type of work.
Comment
It is important to distinguish the two common meanings of this term.
See ‘Work-based learning’
Source
Career Guidance and Counselling Glossary. Result of Leonardo da Vinci programme project “Overcoming Intercultural and Linguistic Barriers in Continuously Accessible Vocational Guidance and Counselling” (project No LT/03/B/F/LA-171023). Available from Internet: http://glossary.ambernet.lt/main.php?lang=eng#
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Work practice
Term
Work practice
Definition
The opportunity to participate in work activities in order to gain experience and develop appropriate work skills and attitudes to work.
Comment
See ‘Work experience’.
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Transversal skills
Term
Transversal skills
Definition
The skills individuals have which are relevant to jobs and occupations other than the ones they currently have or have recently had. These skills may also have been acquired through non-work or leisure activities or through participation in education or training.
More generally, these are skills which have been learned in one context or to master a special situation/problem and can be transferred to another context.
Comment
The term ‘transversal skills’ has largely replaced the term ‘transferable skills’.
Source
Cedefop (2008a). European Training Thesaurus. Luxembourg: Publications Office. Available from Internet: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/3049_en.pdf
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Portfolio
Term
Portfolio
Definition
A portfolio is designed to be a record of the competences (skills, knowledge and abilities) and experiences of an individual. It may list formal qualifications or include examples of work as well as recording training courses, work experience and non-work activities undertaken by the individual.
Comment
The development of portfolios is an increasingly common career education activity in schools and universities.
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Labour Act
Subject of the Policy document
Labour Act
Reference data
Adopted/Released by The Croatian Parliament
Year of adoption 2009/2011
Reference number Official Gazette 149/09, 61/11
Available at http:// narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2009_12_149_3635.html
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1. Additional narrative description of the reference to Lifelong Guidance
Article 5.
(1) The employer shall assign a worker a job and pay him or her for the work carried out, and the worker shall perform personally the job assigned, following the employer's instructions given according to the nature and the type of work,
(2) The employer has the right to specify the location and manner of carrying out the work, while respecting the rights and dignity of the worker.
(3) The employer shall, in accordance with a separate law and other regulations, provide the employee with safe working conditions that are not hazardous to the health of employees.
(4) Direct and indirect discrimination in the field of labour and labour conditions shall be prohibited, which includes selection criteria and employment requirements, promotion requirements, vocational guidance, vocational training, additional training and retraining, in accordance with special law.
(5) The employer shall protect employees' dignity during work from such treatment by superiors, peers and persons with whom employees come into regular contact during their work that is unwanted and contrary to separate law.
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Psychological Activity Act
Subject of the Policy document
Psychological Activity Act
Reference data
Adopted/Released by The Croatian Parliament
Year of adoption 2003
Reference number Official Gazette 47/03
Available at http:// narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/305170.html
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1. Additional narrative description of the reference to Lifelong Guidance
Article 3
A general purpose of psychological activities is to improve quality of life of individuals, groups and communities. Psychological activities are included in all areas of human life, especially in areas which relate to work and organization of work, employment and career guidance, communication and market, education, research and analysis, health care, sport, social care, transport, judiciary, military and police.
Article 7
Implementation of psychological activity which is not covered by undergraduate education and it covers more demanding forms of work in the area of clinical, health, penological, forensic, military, pedagogical and educational psychology, psychology of work, sports, special care, career guidance and medicine of work requires of each psychologist, in additional to the basic working permit, a special certificate.
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