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] 3.2. Qualitative analysis from the Interviews with Low Skilled Adults During the following lines we continue the analysis of the conclusions drawn by every partner. These conclusions are based on the interviews made to Low Skilled Adults. Before starting the analysis, we offered next the list of questions included on the interviews: 1. Are you employed or unemployed? In case of unemployment, how long have you been unemployed? 2. Why do you think that you are unemployed? What is the main reason? 3. Are you being counselled by a guidance professional about your employment opportunities? Is this counselling individual or in a group? Could you describe it? 4. Do you think that a different approach from guidance professionals would help you in up-skilling? Why? 5. Have you ever access career guidance? If yes, has your professional situation changed or improved after the session? If no, are you planning to do so? 6. In your opinion, what would improve the career guidance profession? 7. What are the skills you appreciate the most of career guiders? 8. Can career coaches identify strengths and weaknesses for the client? How does it identify strengths and weaknesses? 9. What would help you the most when job seeking? 3.2.1. SLOVAKIA The interviews have been conducted to five low qualified adults and the outcomes have been the following: As concerns questions (1) and (2) where interviewees were asked about their current job situation; all do not have an employment in this moment, 2/5 are long-term unemployed adults. Most of them believe not to have an employment because they need to qualify or re-qualify to better adjust to the needs of the labor market, some regret not completing higher education studies, while other consider that there is a lack of “opportunities” in the current labor market. With reference to questions (3) and (5) if they are being supported by guidance professionals two out of five (the long term unemployed) went through different guidance sessions (mostly group sessions) the rest of respondents did not because PES said that “they don´t need it”. In one occasion, the guidance exercise helped a lot; mostly the one focused on “motivation” the other respondent is enrolled in-group sessions right now – without success-at least yet.