The paper aims at exploring the implications for university lifelong learning and guidance on transitions and the role of counselling in supporting and facilitating them. Interested targets are different. Transitions can refer to people entry or return to the workforce, change or progress in their careers, or leave work due to unemployment, retirement, or personal choice, but also to people who return to university as a free choice; in these situations, University involves adults in different opportunities. A significant need of guidance is emerging in people who are about to graduate and in neo-graduates, in canonical age. The School-Work Alternance new system is involving Universities and Schools in innovative partnerships, in order to facilitate the transition of young people from school to the world of work. The first objective of the paper is to reflect on what services are working and for what kind of beneficiaries. The connection between person needs and university services can arise from an in-depth analysis with regard to person, but also, to labour market. This process requires time, competent human resources, appropriate spaces and financial investments. A problem of sustainability is present. University should be able to tackle career changes and transitions, to take into account the life cycle of learning and skills and to develop a useful process to the professional who needs to build further projects for their future. These needs and changes require an institutional involvement of University, with particular reference to the Third Mission. The paper briefly illustrate some innovative Roma Tre University Projects for guidance and life transitions services, with particular reference to the work of the CRES IELPO – Research and Service Centre for Innovation, Education, Lifewide Learning for Persons and Organisations and Bilan de Compétences, which is member of FECBOP – European Federation of Centres of Career Guidance and Bilan de Compétences.
Proietti, E. (2020). Innovative services for lifelong learning and guidance in life transitions: challenges for Universities. In Career guidance for inclusive society. Conference Proceedings from the 2019 Conference of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) (pp.363-380). Bratislava : Združenie pre kariérové poradenstvo a rozvoj kariéry.
Innovative services for lifelong learning and guidance in life transitions: challenges for Universities
Emanuela Proietti
2020-01-01
Abstract
The paper aims at exploring the implications for university lifelong learning and guidance on transitions and the role of counselling in supporting and facilitating them. Interested targets are different. Transitions can refer to people entry or return to the workforce, change or progress in their careers, or leave work due to unemployment, retirement, or personal choice, but also to people who return to university as a free choice; in these situations, University involves adults in different opportunities. A significant need of guidance is emerging in people who are about to graduate and in neo-graduates, in canonical age. The School-Work Alternance new system is involving Universities and Schools in innovative partnerships, in order to facilitate the transition of young people from school to the world of work. The first objective of the paper is to reflect on what services are working and for what kind of beneficiaries. The connection between person needs and university services can arise from an in-depth analysis with regard to person, but also, to labour market. This process requires time, competent human resources, appropriate spaces and financial investments. A problem of sustainability is present. University should be able to tackle career changes and transitions, to take into account the life cycle of learning and skills and to develop a useful process to the professional who needs to build further projects for their future. These needs and changes require an institutional involvement of University, with particular reference to the Third Mission. The paper briefly illustrate some innovative Roma Tre University Projects for guidance and life transitions services, with particular reference to the work of the CRES IELPO – Research and Service Centre for Innovation, Education, Lifewide Learning for Persons and Organisations and Bilan de Compétences, which is member of FECBOP – European Federation of Centres of Career Guidance and Bilan de Compétences.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
