Second Survey School and WOW.pdf

WORKING GROUP: PRINCIPLES AND CRITERIA
From a qualitative point of view ‐ from the feedback received from the teachers counsellors ‐
we may conclude that counselling classes (although optional) are attended by the student with
a lot of interest. Also in each department are organised by the Teachers Houses continuous
training courses for the teachers interested in this curricula area. For the year 2006‐2007 the
number of courses on this particular area were about 6324, from which 5098 in urban regions
and 1226 in rural regions. The participants to these courses were about 161500 (headmasters,
teachers).
The evaluation of the counselling system is being done mostly from the point of view of the
activities held by the counsellors throughout different instruments and reports. The
counsellors’ activity is evaluated at two levels based on a compulsory form on the same
criteria but on different formats. Firs level of evaluation is self‐evaluation and the
departmental Psycho ‐ Pedagogical Assistance Centre, makes the second evaluation of the
counsellors’ activity. Based on this second evaluation the counsellors are receiving institutional
grades and bonuses.
There was also a proposition in making an institutional evaluation but it is not to well
implement for the moment.
The activity evaluation form follows a few criteria like: the counselling activity it self
(depending on the beneficiaries categories), management, dissemination and marketing
activity, taking part in school activities and outside the school. The score obtained may vary
from 100 (highest) and 0 (lowest), in four different groups: very good, good, medium, and
unsatisfactory.
The institutional assessment chart identifies aspects regarding: human resources, material
resources and counsellor’s activity. It has the same scale and evaluation groups.
Slovakia
Quality measurement of guidance system in Slovakia has not been elaborated yet. Mainly
indicators of performance are monitored; among them usually staffing, spatial, technical and
financial arrangement of counselling, number of guidance performances, usage of guidance
methods, number of served and satisfied clients are the most important. [Ref. 3]
Measurements are done separately within every sector. Information is not shared and
evaluated jointly. There is an obvious deficiency of research activities in the sphere of career
guidance and transition to labour market.
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