Page 6 - Employers-and-Guidance-process

An employer knows that skilled and knowledgeable employees
are central to the success of any activity, and for this reason,
the employer is also a relevant partner in promoting career
education for students. This role may include collaborating in
activities that create opportunities for:

Information on existing occupations, the necessary
requirements, working conditions, and prospects for
evolution;
Activities that explore careers, such as the Job shadowing
technique, or ‘Community Clubs’ , which provide valuable
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hands-on experience with the community and the realities of
the labour market;
Academic internships for students, often important for
decision-making;
Participate in the design of curricula, especially in the
more qualifying means from a professional point of view,
contributing to the adequacy of training plans and work in
organisations, current and future needs for training and
recruitment of the labour market.

In view of the influential role of employers in promoting young
people's career development in an educational context, this
brochure aims to reflect on the synergies between the academic
and the professional settings, helping to deepen this
connection. 1

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Community Clubs’: Clubs of interest frequented at school by students and teachers who volunteer, coordinated by a
psychologist, who identify a real problem in their community. Students develop a process of solving this problem with
the help of institutions and members of the professional society, who they meanwhile come to know, practicing,
evaluating and then communicating their solution in the school and community.