Teacher fostering career planning skills (5cr)
Course unit code: AJ00CY07
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- English
- Responsible person
- Jari Kalavainen
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
                    
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.
                    
