Improving employability through co-design in guidance practice
According to the Young Foundation 'The Way to Work', the
world of work and transitions into adulthood and economic
independence are in a state of flux. Young people negotiating their
transitions to adulthood are faced with unprecedented choice and
opportunity, but also far greater levels of uncertainty and
risk.
New data suggests a record level of dependency that has
sobering social and demographic implications (Eurofound); it is not
only the world of work but society that is changing, so transitions
for many young people are becoming much more unpredictable,
resulting in very low life satisfaction, very high levels of
deprivation and social exclusion. This is coupled with
strong evidence that suggests that the shift in labour markets and
the workplace now calls for transformative change that results in a
more flexible approach to the provision of Information, Advice and
Guidance (IAG) and Careers Guidance - calling for new skills, new
attitudes and new behaviours.
As unemployment for many young European citizens remains
at a high level across Europe, Rinova is the coordinator of an
Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for Adult Education, 'Guide
2.0'. It is working with its long-standing partners
Ballymun Job Centre (Ireland), Metropolisnet (a European network
based in Berlin, of which Rinova is a member), CIOPFS-FP
Association (Italy), Eurocircle (France) and Tampere City
Council Employment Unit (Finland) through the Erasmus+ programme to
come together to cooperate for innovation and the exchange of good
practices.
Launching the project at their inception meeting on
the 22nd and 23rd October in London
(pictured left), the partners are now fully prepared to
collaborate on the successful delivery of Guide 2.0 through to
31st October 2020.
Guide 2.0 builds upon two highly successful predecessor
projects, Good Guidance Stories and Good Guidance Stories Plus and
adds to the resources produced by creating seven brand-new case
studies that focus on the four dimensions of employability, which
will be co-designed and co-produced through a Community of
Practice.
For more information about Guide 2.0 contact Julie Parish
of Rinova at j.parish@rinova.co.uk .
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