Opettaja urasuunnittelutaitojen kehittymisen tukijana (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Course Purpose:
In this course, you will develop your competence in supporting learners in the development of their career planning skills. You will explore career planning as a set of learnable skills and gain an understanding of their significance. You will be equipped to support learners on their individual paths and in making educational and career-related decisions.

Competences Promoted in the Course:
- Working life competence
- Institutional practices competence
- Guidance for Lifelong Learning and Professional Growth

Learning Outcomes:

Working Life Competence
- You recognize changes in education and working life and understand their impact on individuals.
- You understand the importance of career planning skills for individuals.

Institutional practices competence
- You recognize the teacher’s role, tasks, and collaboration networks in supporting learners’ career planning skills.

Guidance for Lifelong Learning and Professional Growth
- You are able to support the development of learners’ career planning skills.
- You are able to support the construction of learners’ vocational and professional identity.

Content

Course Content

- Changes in working life and their impact on competence, vocational education, and individuals’ life planning and decision-making
- Career planning skills as learnable skills
- Career planning during life transitions and change situations
- Career planning skills and legislation related to vocational education
- The teacher’s role in the development of career planning skills
- The construction of learners’ vocational and competence identity and guidance for individual learning paths

Student workload

Opintojakso on laajuudeltaan 5 op, mikä vastaa 135 h opiskelijan työtä.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria:

Working Life Competence
- You recognize and understand the effects of changes in the operational environment on individuals’ life planning and decision-making.
- You understand the role of career planning skills during life transitions and change situations.

Institutional practices competence
- You identify situations where you can support the development of learners’ career planning skills.
- You recognize the role of other institutional actors and collaboration networks in supporting learners’ career planning skills.

Guidance for Lifelong Learning and Professional Growth
- You understand career planning as a learnable skill and can support learners’ self-awareness and help them identify goals related to a meaningful life and future.
- You are able to support learners on their individual paths and in making educational and career decisions.