Career Guidance in Gymnasium

Experience of Kaunas Maironis University Gymnasium Vocational Counselling and

Methodological Center for Secondary Schools

Aurelija NaseckaiteHead of the Center

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Step by stepStep by step

Research of need of career counselling services in Kaunas secondary schools.

Founded Vocational Counselling and Methodological Center for Secondary Schools in Kaunas Maironis gymnasium.

20042004

20052005

National accreditation of Vocational Counselling and Methodological Center for Secondary Schools.20072007

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SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

SCHOOL COMMUNITY

CURRICULUM

CAREER DESIGN SKILLS

MO

DEL O

F CAREER G

UIDANCE S

YSTEM

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In action for target groupsIn action for target groups

Activities

Individual and group consultations

Group activities for development career design skills

Group meetings and seminars for career counsellors

Lectures for parents

Dissemination of methodological material

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Individual consultationsIndividual consultations

• Duration 45 min.

• Strongly recommended for pupil with low learning motivation.

• Have 3 main steps:

1. self-assessment;

2. cognition of different vocations;

3. decision making process.

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Seminar for pupils Seminar for pupils “Teamwork and Leadership” “Teamwork and Leadership”

Activities of the seminar had 6 steps: 1. Introduction.2. Presentation of methodological

background.3. Division into teams.4. Activity ”Building a ship”.5. Presentation of teamwork results and

reflection. 6. Certificates for students.

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““Teamwork and Leadership”. Teamwork and Leadership”. Creating a design conception.Creating a design conception.

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“ “Teamwork and Leadership”. Teamwork and Leadership”. Presentation of the product.Presentation of the product.

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““Teamwork and Leadership”.Teamwork and Leadership”. Pupils and teachers after seminar. Pupils and teachers after seminar.

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Group meetings of career counsellorsGroup meetings of career counsellors

• Supported by Kaunas Municipality 2008-2009.

• Lector – Ilona Skridlaite from Kaunas College.

• Planed meetings for career counsellors with main objective to discuss work tasks of professionals who work in Kaunas secondary schools.

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Group meetings of career counsellorsGroup meetings of career counsellors

• 1 introduction lecture.• Division to 4 workgroups.• 1 workgroup meeting per month. 8 meetings per

two semesters:

Discussions of the problems.

Group activities. Supervision methods.

Reflection.• Final Event.

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Preparation for The Final EventPreparation for The Final Event

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Lectures for parentsLectures for parents

• Organized during the Annual Parents Days and class meetings.

• Thematic areas of the lectures:• Possibilities of choosing pupils future career path.• National system of education. Institutions of tertiary

education and study programmes.• National system of entering universities and

colleges LAMABPO.

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Dissemination of methodological materialDissemination of methodological material

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Dissemination of methodological materialDissemination of methodological material

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Thank you for the attention.Thank you for the attention.

Contacts:Aurelija NaseckaiteKaunas Maironis GymnasiumVocational Counselling and Methodological Center for Secondary SchoolsGimnazijos g.3, Kaunas, LITHUANIA

http://www.maironis.kaunas.lm.lt/PKKC/Default.aspxhttps://sites.google.com/site/kaunopit/

Email: naseckaite@gmail.com