Table of Contents

Editorial Memorandum on Academic Training and Research in Career Guidance and Counselling Chapter 1 i- Introduction 1.1. Purpose of the Handbook 1.2. Structure Chapter 2 i- Goals and Design of the European Competence Standards 2.1. Background 2.2. Goals 2.3. Challenges 2.4. Design of the Competence Standards Chapter 3 i- Three Types of Career Practitioners 3.1. The NICE Professional Roles Revisited 3.2. The NICE Types of Career Practitioners 3.3. Task Profiles Chapter 4 i- European Competence Standards 4.1. Understanding of Competence 4.2. Formulation of Competence Standards 4.3. System of the European Competence Standards 4.4. Using the ECS for Curriculum Development Chapter 5 i- Recommended Qualification Levels 5.1. Recommended Qualification Levels 5.2. Elaboration of Recommended Qualification Levels Chapter 6 i- Quality Assurance and Enhancement: Policy Drivers and Practical Steps 6.1. The Bologna Declaration and Process 6.2. How NICE supports Quality Assurance and Enhancement 6.3. Checklist for Quality Assurance and Enhancement 6.4. Illustrations of NICE Common Points of Reference used in QAE Chapter 7 i- Quality and Professional Development in Career Guidance and Counselling Programme: Guidelines for the use of Peer-Learning 7.1. Peer Learning in the Context of the Improvement of Academic Training in CGC 7.2. Peer Learning in Practice: Three Case Studies 7.3. Guidelines for Carrying out and Moderating Peer Learning 7.4. Opportunities and Challenges of Peer Learning Acknowledgements Appendix Appendix 1: The Bergen Communique (Bergen 2005) Appendix 2: Resources to Support Quality Assurance References (all chapters) List of Partners Map of Partners

About the Author

Prof. Dr. Christiane Schiersmann, Heidelberg University, Germany, Sif Einarsdóttir, PhD, University of Iceland Johannes Katsarov, Coordinator of NICE Network, Germany Jukka Lerkkanen, PhD, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Prof. Dr. Rachel Mulvey, Full Professor at University of East London, UK Jacques Pouyaud, PhD, University of Bordeaux, France Prof. Dr. Kestutis Pukelis, University Kaunas, Lithuania Dr. Peter Weber, Heidelberg University, Germany