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Module Manual European Career Advisor Curriculum

European Career Advisor Training Week5 Day Sample Schedule

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Target group and key takeaways:The European Career Advisor Curriculum has been designed to support your professional development if you’re working in a careers development support role within the higher education sector. You may be involved in career counselling/guidance, career coach-ing/ mentoring, career information provision, employ-er liaison, employability or career-related teaching.

The modules have been conceptualised with ca-reer-related staff in mind that so far has mainly ad-vised students in a national context. You are aware of standard application practises, modes of student sup-port etc., but tend to find yourself in a position where you are supposed to advise students on how to find work abroad (internships / entry-level graduate jobs). In this context, we are focussing on the 5 most popular EU-countries that students choose: Germany, Spain, Italy, France and United Kingdom.

After attending the workshop(s), you would have be-come familiar with the different European application standards and job hunting strategies based on sector specific labour market information, the challenges that career services in higher education institutes face within their home countries and institutions, learn about new tools enabling students to explore and assess their career planning, inform yourself about networking links suited to student options and learn-ing both professionally and socially, established a range of tech tools available to aid students with career management and recruitment practices and more.

Module Manual European Career Advisor Curriculum


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Module title The European Career Service Landscape

Module code ECCE-ECAC-01

Module language English

Module content

● Introduction into career service and advisor work in Europe● Analysis of intercultural aspects in international career work

– Dealing with international students – Interacting with international companies – Working with international peers

● Analysis of challenges that different institutions across Europe face in their career services – Public vs. private universities – Small vs. big institutes – Different set ups of career services – strategic position within

university policies – Country specific challenges in higher education institutes

– Grade of professionalism and regulations – Matrix/DHLE (UK specific)● Breakdown of similarities and differences in career services

– Student engagement practices – Employer engagement & labour relations – Use of social media

● Industry context & current employment trends – Current labour market information – Where to look – Reliability of sources

Module learning outcomes

The goal of this module is to give participants comprehensive insight into the European Career Service Landscape● Participants should develop an understanding of how career services

and advisors work in Europe and the very different development stages of career services as well as career advisor and guidance work

● They should become familiar with the central intercultural sensitisation and learn about the different challenges that intuitions have to face

● By learning about similarities and differences in career service work as well as analysing their own setup through the use of „Snap Cards“, participants will debate and review practices at their own institutes

● Moreover, workshop participants will learn current country specific labour market trends

● The importance of research will be underlined by the inclusion of the „End of the world” group activity

Teaching & learning methods

● Seminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities● 70% Lecture● 30% Exercises/ group work activities

– Snap Cards – similarities and differences (employer engagement – outreach activities)

– End of world scenario – industry context & current employment trends

Further ReadingMatrix/DHLE – http://matrixstandard.com, http://www.gsa.ac.ukEURES – https://ec.europa.eu/eures

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Module titleEuropean Application Standards and Selection Methods & Employer Engagement



Module content

● Analysis of common application methods used including similarities and differences within Europe

– Application documents Curriculum vitae Cover and motivation letters

– Typical assessment modes • Interviews face to face and video types: competency or strength based • Psychometric tests • Assessment centres • Presentations● Strategies and advice on application recruitment cycles and sector

specific applications – Internships – some all year round and year before in Sept for summer

internships – Typically for banking early Oct to Dec (UK specific) – Grad jobs: all year round, May – July and Sept to Nov – Grad Scheme – year before Sept/Oct (UK specific)● Evaluation of search strategies in combination with reliable resources

and country as well as sector specific guidance – Proactive vs. reactive – Platforms to look at – Regional differences – Sector specific differences● Analysis of culture, business etiquette & business ethics – Work place – Social

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Module titleEuropean Application Standards and Selection Methods & Employer Engagement


After completing this module, participants should be able to advice stu-dents about how to look for work abroad in a more international context.

Specifically, participants should:● be able to identify common tools used in recruitment selections● build awareness of typical application cycles, common deadlines and

sector specifics ● be aware where to source reliable information on internships and jobs● identify country specific search strategies● develop an understanding of cultural matters for international stu-

dents, companies and living in another country and how business etiquette differs from country to country and industry to industry

Participants will be benefiting from sharing of good practice by giving insights into their own work with international students – what works best


● Seminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities● 60% Lecture● 40% Exercises – Design a workshop on how you would deliver this to international

students – what elements would you include

Further Reading

ECCE Country Pages – http://ecce.network/ Etiquette, Culture, Customs – http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/guidesPsychometric tests – https://www.psychometrictest.org.uk

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Module title Guidance Tools, Professional Networking & Technology



Module content

Participants will be introduced to some of the tools used in guidance. These tools enable students to reflect, self-assess and consider realistic options. Tools suggested should support advisors in their role, enabling students to manage their career planning, along with decision making.● Methods used in guidance and how advisors would use these, will be

learnt through the exercises. Tools include: – Mindmap – where is the student now, how to best support

where they want to be/transition to/next steps – Speedcop – what does the student know about the roles

of their interest, where is the knowledge gap – John Lees card game – enable students to reflect on skills

and strengths – SWOT / DOTS – opportunity awareness and self-reflection – STAR grid – a method to support students demonstrate

their competencies● Investigate networking links suited to student options and learning,

both professional (job searching) and social (intercultural aspects). Introduction to the sites below will be covered:

– LinkedIn and Xing (professional) – Enterprise sites (starting own business) – Eventbrite (social)● With technology moving fast into many sectors and industries, the fol-

lowing tools will be explored and for participants to consider how they would introduce this to international students during guidance:

– Platforms – Prospects and NCS – assessment and quiz – Skype – remote access consultations – Videos – workshops on video interview practice – Psychometric tests – examples sites – Social media – when job hunting – E-Books/Assistive Software (e.g. Dragon Naturally Speaking – Speech

recognition software, allowing user to input text by dictating to Word, as well as navigate and control a PC by voice alone; JAWS – A power-ful screen reader enabling internet searching, and allows for braille output)


The purpose of this delivery will allow participants to:● Become familiar with tools enabling students to explore and assess

their career planning, identify their skills, interests and abilities and develop skills to research sectors, companies and roles

● Understand and differentiate the relevance of professional and social networking sites

● Establish the range of tech tools available to aid students with career management and recruitment practices

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Module title Guidance Tools, Professional Networking & Technology


● Seminar-style lecture with exercise and group activities – 70% Lecture – 30% Exercises/Group activities● Participants to form groups (dependant on group size) to discuss how

they would use the methods with their international students, is there something similar the participant(s) already use

● Taking turns in pairs, use STAR and Speedcop, becoming familiar with these tools for practice

● Image game - networking sites shown to student to gain their perspec-tive of what these represent to them and for practitioners to guide how social media sites can be utilised for job searching and building professional networks

Further Reading

Interview reading – Prospects.ac.uk and Be My InterviewerPsychometric Tests – TargetjobsAssistive Technology – NuanceStarting your own business – Networking and Gov.uk

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Module title Influencers



Module content

The objective of this session is to consider how policies, quality assess-ments and internal strategies influences higher education institutes (HEIs) and the work carried out by practitioners. The following areas will be covered as examples:● What impact does the below have on HEI and careers: – Brexit● Funding – Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 – DLHE (destination of leavers from higher education) – TEF – teaching excellence framework, performance matrix –

enterprise support? – Post study visa? – Enterprise visa?● Quality Standard (Matrix)● Aligning to institute and department strategy – How to align both for a better student experience – How do we do this as practitioners


Successful completion of this session will allow practitioners to:● Understand how influencers impact or challenge careers provision

delivered and identify through discussions, similarities and differences that influences have in different countries

● Explore through group discussions how to support internal and departmental strategies


Seminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities● 60% Lecture● 40% Group discussion and planning – 1) But why? What can you advise managers or university seniors on

how influencers impact and also guide good practice and or support your role as a practitioner- how does this impact working and guiding international students?

– ABC – how do these influencer activities, benefit your university and careers service

Further Reading

Brexit – Gov.ukDeloitte – Issues facing UK HEHorizon 2020 – Research & InnovationQuality Standards - Matrix and AGCAS

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Module title Diversity Internships and Graduates Jobs



Module content

This session will aim to facilitate good practice, encouraging practitioners to guide and prepare students who require additional support to enter the labour market; promoting an inclusive practice. Participants will gain an insight to:● Research – preparing students and graduates to conduct research on: – Companies/Employers – identify accessible employers – public,

private, SME/start-ups • What published material can inform decision making about employer

choices – diversity schemes, case study examples, programmes, two tick scheme, employer work experience schemes

● Self-marketing – coaching students/graduates in identifying their strengths, how they manage challenges, positive self-marketing, emphasising achievements, promoting the benefits the student/ graduate can offer related to the job or work experience

● Disclosing a disability – when and how to disclose and the reasonable adjustments required, keeping in mind Access to Work scheme (Equality Act 2010)

● Resources – become familiar with country specific resources to support students/graduates who require additional provision


Participants will gain a broad understanding of how they can support students or graduates by way of group discussions, allowing for:● Knowledgeable growth - where to signpost students seeking

work experience or specific graduate programme schemes ● Confident in supporting student/graduate in positive self-promotion● Proficient with advising on disclosing a disability● Well informed with signposting to career-related resources

Teaching & learning methodsSeminar-style lecture with exercises and group activities● 60% Lecture● 40% Group discussion – country specific resources

Further Reading

Two Tick – Gov.ukOpportunities for disabled students and graduates – EmployAbilityLeonardo Cheshire – Change 100Remploy – Interview Support

10ADVISOR TRAINING WEEK

European Career Advisor Training Week5 Day Sample Schedule


Day 1 The European Career Service Landscape

From 9am Registration and networking

10am - 11am Welcome and Opening Session: Introduction into career service and advisor work in Europe

11am - 1pm Analysis of intercultural aspects in international career work and challeng-es that different institutions across Europe face in their career services

1pm - 2pm Lunchbreak

2pm - 3.30pm Breakdown of similarities and differences in career services

3.30pm - 3.45pm Coffee Break

3:45pm - 5pm Industry context & current employment trends

Day 2European Application Standards and Selection Methods & Employer Engagement

9am - 11am Common application methods used within Europe (comparison of similarities and differences)

11am - 11.15am Coffee Break

11.15am - 1pm Strategies and advice on application recruitment cycles and sector specific applications


2pm - 3.30pmEvaluation of search strategies in combination with reliable resources and country as well as sector specific guidance


3:45pm - 5pm Culture, business etiquette & business ethics in Europe

Day 3 Guidance Tools, Professional Networking & Technology

9am - 11am Methods used in guidance and how advisors would use these – Part 1


11.15am - 1pm Methods used in guidance and how advisors would use these – Part 2


2pm - 3.30pmOverview of networking links suited to student options and learning, both professional (job searching) and social (intercultural aspects).


3:45pm - 5pmAnalysis of a range of tech tools available to aid students with career management and recruitment practices

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Day 4 Influencers

9am - 11am External key influencers (Brexit, DLHE, TEF and Visa)


11.15am - 1pm Quality Standards (MATRIX)


2pm - 3.30pm Aligning to institute and department strategy – Part 1


3:45pm - 5pm Aligning to institute and department strategy – Part 2

Day 5 Diversity Internships and Graduates Jobs + Joining the dots

9am - 11am The power of research and self-marketing

11am - 11:15am Coffee Break

11.15am - 12.30pm Disclosing a disability – when and how to disclose and the reasonable adjustments required

12.30pm - 1:30pm Lunchbreak

1:30pm - 3pmJoing the dots & wrapping up – What have we leart this week and what are key take aways

ADVISOR TRAINING WEEK

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European Career Advisor Curriculum - ecce.network...Module code ECCE-ECAC-05 Module language English Module content This session will aim to facilitate good practice, encouraging practitioners