ReportCompetence Framework_DEF_19.06.2018

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [Project Number: 2017-1-SK01-KA204-035385] • Individualized counseling support for long-term unemployed : Activity no. 2 will be implemented in accordance with Section 54 of the Employment Services Act. It will be aimed at supporting hard-to-find long term unemployed in finding employment in the labor market. Realization of activity # 2 is contingent on strengthening the staffing capacities of professional advisers (especially psychologists) at the offices that will provide advisory activities especially for hard-to-install long-term unemployed. It is assumed that an average of 3 expert advisers will be assigned to 1 office, which will be divided among the different authorities based on current needs and possibilities: http://www.upsvar.sk/buxus/docs/SESF/Opis_NP_PIP.pdf Other relevant actions: • Association for Career Guidance and Career Development is a professional association and a non-profit organisation established in November 2014. Its main aim is to network professionals working in the field of career guidance and career development and support cooperation and exchange of information and good practices in guidance at both national and international level. https://rozvojkariery.sk List of Academic Studies on Career Guidance for low skilled adults in Slovakia: • Lubyova M. & Stefanik M. (2017). Labour Market in Slovakia, Bratislava. Center of Social and Psychological Sciences of The Slovak Academy of Sciences. The book represents another volume of the series of annual report on the situation at the Slovak labour market resulting from a research project funded by the Slovak Research and Development Agency. The main report goals are to review the recent labour market developments; to provide short term and mid-term forecasts and to examine the causes of selected structural problems of the Slovak labour market. • Slovak Academic Association for International Cooperation, Euroguidance centre, (2014) Lifeong Guidance System in Slovakia. The publication provides basic insights about the guidance and lifelong learning strategies: legal basis and policies, main bodies, public awareness, funding, sectoral approaches and quality assurance.