NATIONAL FORUM ON GUIDANCE 2013-2014

Testing the European Resource Kit – Building the evidence base in Ireland -

Updates

MEETING 4, NOVEMBER 13TH 2014

JENNIFER MCKENZIEDIRECTOR, NCGE

ELGPN....

October 2014 – 16th Plenary meeting – last of 2013/14 work programme

EU Commission - approved funding for ELGPN 2015 to:

•Complete and publish various documents / guidelines etc.

•3 meetings in 2015 – February / September / December

•Work Stream – Quality Assurance / Career Management Skills

•Prepare proposal to EU Commission re future of ELGPN

•ELGPN – approved publication of the QAE Framework as separate

document within the “Guidelines “

In Ireland we are focusing on..

• Quality Assurance and Evidence Based Practice

• Career Management Skills• Ireland – Lead Country in

ELGPN QAE • Full active participant in

ELGPN CMS • Access , Co-operation and

Co-ordination via the National Forum on Guidance

April – October 2014NCGE attended ELGPN meetings in •June, - Zagreb, Croatia•September – Prague re CMS •October, - Rome, Italy •November - Riga re QAE

Career Management Skills....

Career Management Skills

•Work plan is being agreed by lead countries and

consultant

•Likely good practice guidelines for developing and

implementing CMS at national level

QAE Framework …

Quality Assurance and Evidence Framework•Gathered information from AEGI•Schools •LES•Higher Education

•Forum - Templates

Data Gathered – general....

1. Practitioner competenceSchools / PLC - Post graduate Qualification in Guidance & TeachingAEGI - Post graduate qualification in guidance AEGI - Info Officer - Cert in Adult GuidanceLES - some have post graduate qualifications LES - some have Cert / Dip in adult guidance

2. Citizen/user involvementClient Feedback - AEGIStudent feedback - Schools Student feedback – HE

Data Gathered – general....

3. Service provision and improvement" Quality management system (QMS)“AEGI Qualitative and Quantitative dataSchool - Whole school guidance planning - School self evaluation guidelines / School Inspections Appropriate ICT tools and software Sector specific systems – AEGI / LES / HEUp-to-date knowledge education / LMI Qualifax/Careersportal / FORFAS Profile / characteristics of service user groups Clear target groups per sector

4. Cost-benefits to governments Reduction in Live register ?

5. Cost-benefits to individuals – NFQ progression statistics

Other reports – ESRI / CSO ?

Evidence Base – Guide

Published October 2014

Examples for Funders , managers and practitioners - policy

makers

Types / range of evidence

Linked to Quality Assurance

Lifelong Guidance Policy Cycle

Quality assured and evaluated to ensure effectiveness

Lifelong Guidance Policy Cycle

In Ireland ....what next?Access - inform policy makers / funders

Co-ordination and Co-operation - role for FORUM ?

Quality Assurance and Evidence Framework - use QAE to

inform development of Quality Management System for

Guidance

Career Management Skills - document learning outcomes

across all sectors and

Data gathering and evaluation across / within sectors

In Ireland ....what next?

Examples-

•Post Primary Working Group

•Course Recognition Framework

•FET Strategy – Section 10 Guidance in FET

•Junior Cycle – guidance programme

DiscussionQAE - In your guidance sector…..

Would a Quality Management System (QMS) - with quality standards -be of use?

What data could you gather in your service to provide evidence for quality

assurance?

Who would you involve in development of QMS in your service?

Co-operation and Co-ordination

Do you see a role for the National Forum on Guidance in development of QAE /

standards / systems in guidance ?