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HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

School of Vocational Teacher Education

Vocational Guidance Counsellor Training

Guidance Counsellor Training60 ects

The pilot study group in the metropolitan area 5/2011 – 12/2012

The second group 5/2012 – 12/2013

Duration 18 months

12 contact periods of 2-3 days

22 students / group

Semi-structured study plan

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The students

have the vocational teacher training most of them are working as guidance cousellors or

vocational teachers in vocational institutes, universities of applied sciences and in adult education institutes

some of them are working in grammar school in 2013 there were 135 applicants – 22 were

selected Most of the students come from the metropolitan

area; all of them from the southern Finland

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Organization of Guidance Counsellor Training

Blended learning; Mixing of different learning environments and media Contact days ( app. 10%) Team work Independent work with assignments and literatureComputer-mediated activities On-the-job-learning and work-related assignments (app. 90%) Personal tutoring/counselling

Face-to-face In teams, pairs On-line, telephone etc.

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Competence areas for guidance counsellors

Guidance and Counselling Competence

Research and Development Competence

Work Community and Networking

Competence

Themes in Study Plan

Introduction to guidance and counselling, 5ects

Career and counselling theories, 5 ects

Personal counselling skills and counselling methods 10 ects

The system of guidance and counselling processes, welfare services and legislation 5 ects

Diversity in guidance and counselling 5 ects

Guidance and counselling along the life course 5 ects

Ethics in guidance and counselling 5 ects

Professional research and development project 10 ects

Regional networking 10 op 22.4.2013

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ResearchOrientedApproach

CollaborativeLearning

Continuous Professional Development

Personalisation

Pedagogical Orientations

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Orientations to Learning

Continuous Professional Development

An idea of long-term learning process in the day-to-day work inside the school and in networks and partnerships Reflecting and analyzing working habits, changing the actual practices by developing, and modifying and testing new ideas Grounded on profound theoretical and practical knowledge base

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Orientations to Learning

Personalisation – giving space to the voice of the student

Meetings face-to-face and online conversations Negotiations concerning one´s competences and the process of learning & study activities Creating and updating personal development plan and the study plan Reflecting and assessing personal progress during the programme

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Orientations to Learning

Collaborative Learning – shared study activities and shared responsibilities

Learning teams of 4-5 persons Learning activities and assignments

Individual part; analysing ones own practices and workplace; reading literature

Team work; co-reflecting each other´s professional practices and co-developing new ideas and methods

Group work in contact days and between them; sharing and giving feedback

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Thank You!

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