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] • Ministry of Education and Culture (2010). Counselling and Career Education in Cyprus. An External Evaluation of the Counselling and Career Education Service of the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture. Retrieved on 20/2/2018 from http://www.moec.gov.cy/ysea/pdf/ekthesi_axiologisis_ysea_2010.pdf. This report gives detailed information on the history and structure of the career guidance and counselling services provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus, and also presents the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and creative ambiguities of this sector. Furthermore, data is given on qualifications and initial training of the people working as counsellors and finally it discusses other issues such as schools and management issues. It ends with some recommendations and an evaluation programme. List of academic studies on career guidance for low skilled adults: • Sultana, R. (2017). Career Guidance and Livelihood across the Mediterranean. Challenging Transitions in South Europe and the MENA Region (pages 223-336). This chapter sets out to provide an overview of the career guidance and counselling field in Cyprus. It first of all describes service providers in the education sector. Here, school counsellors have to face a number of challenges given the multiple roles they are required to fulfil. They are not only concerned with work that is normally associated with guidance and counselling, such as seeing students individually and in groups and administering and interpreting tests, but are also tasked with dealing with a range of duties that are more managerial in nature. Despite becoming increasingly qualified, skilled and professional, Cypriot school counsellors find themselves in a constant battle with time, in an effort to give students a better service. Such efforts are strongly supported by the Career Education Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, where, in the context of a small state, it makes sense to have a central unit that promotes the professionalisation of the field through training programmes and resource development. The chapter also details other guidance service providers in Cyprus, including those for youth and adult job seekers in both the public and private sector. The Youth Board, the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, and District Career Counselling Centres are also making a significant contribution in implementing a national strategic plan for the field, elaborated in response to the recommendations of an external evaluation team. • Windisch, H. C. (2015), “Adults with low literacy and numeracy skills: A literature review on policy intervention”, OECD Education Working Papers, No. 123, OECD Publishing, Paris. Retrieved on 2/2/2018 from http://www.provincia.bz.it/servizio- valutazione- italiano/download/oecd_working_paper_adulti_basse_competenze_mat_let_luglio_2 015.pdf This literature review examines the current evidence on policy interventions for adults with low literacy and numeracy skills to clarify which targeted policy levers could best enhance socio-economic returns. Despite progress in measuring adult skills and extensive literature describing practices used in adult literacy and numeracy programmes, there is little analysis of the effects of different interventions on learners. It also attempts to bring together the analytical insights from research and practice to provide a broad picture of what has so far proven to motivate low-skilled adults to join and persist in literacy and numeracy learning.