The presentations from the launch of the OECD Observatory on Digital Technologies in Career Guidance for Youth (ODiCY). ODiCY is an open-access repository that makes it quick and easy to see how education systems around the world are using innovative techniques to help young people approach their working lives with confidence and choice. We here from 4 contributors to the case studies looking at virtual reality career modules in Canada, virtual work experience in Finland, e-mentoring program in France and an AI chatbot that was developed in the UK.

1. The role of digital technologies for
career guidance
Introducing the OECD ‘Observatory on Digital
technologies in Career guidance for Youth’ (ODiCY)
Alison Burke
16 May 2023

2.  Open-access repository on the use of digital technologies used in school career guidance
around the world.
 Enables the global community of policy makers, schools and guidance practitioners to gain
easy access to up-to-date case studies, and insights on effective commissioning, development
and use of those technologies.
 In addition, there is research, policy papers, videos and blogs.
 Learning from each other as a powerful means to better prepare young people for their
working lives.
ODiCY- Observatory on Digital technologies in
Career guidance for Youth

3. How it works
Go to https://oe.cd/odicy
Or watch the webinar demonstration

4. 1. Shaped by the OECD Career Readiness Indicators forms of guidance
 Exploring potential futures in work e.g. Job fairs & career talks
 Experiencing potential futures in work e.g. Virtual work placements
 Thinking about potential futures in work e.g. Skills assessments
And in addition, Managing career guidance within schools e.g. Career guidance online
platforms
Case studies

5. Exploring potential futures in work Experiencing potential futures in work
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Accessing information/guidance
Job fairs & career talks
Workplace visits
Managing transitions
Labour market Information
Job shadowing
Mentoring
Work-related learning
Career conversations
0 1 2 3 4
Non-virtual work
placements
Virtual work placements
Volunteering
Part-time work
Number of case studies Number of case studies
Case studies – Career guidance forms

6. Thinking about potential futures in work Managing career guidance within school
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Preparations & reflection
Questionnaires
Subject selection
Student portfolios
Post-secondary education &
training
Skills assessments
Progression talks
Progression visits
0 1 2
Career guidance online platforms
Management & leadership
Enganging employers
Assessments of career readiness
Enganging parents
Engaging educators
Number of case studies
Number of case studies
Case studies – Career guidance forms

7. 1. Shaped by the OECD Career Readiness Indicators forms of guidance
2. Show practice from around the world
 As of today, the digital technologies are available/being used in 14 countries
Case studies – Countries included
Australia Germany Spain
Canada India Switzerland
Czech Republic Ireland United Kingdom
Finland New Zealand United States
France Slovak Republic

8. 1. Shaped by the OECD Career Readiness Indicators forms of guidance
2. Show best practice from around the world
3. Highlight and explain the use of some specific digital technologies
Case studies – Digital technologies utilised
Number of case studies
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Video streaming
Social media
Artificial intelligence
Gaming
Virtual reality
Metaverse
Augmented reality

9.  We ask for information about:
 Summary of career guidance using technology
 Overview of digital technology
 How it makes guidance more effective, efficient and/or equitable
 If it is funded by a government (or endorsed by a school).
 Developers and/or users of digital tools in career guidance in schools are invited to submit a
case study.
 We work with submitters to ensure that the case studies are clear and explain the use of the
digital technology in school career guidance.
Submitting case studies
CASE STUDY SUBMISSION FORM: https://bit.ly/ODiCYCaseStudyFORM

10. Virtual Reality Career Modules

11. Virtual Reality
as a Career
Exploration Tool
for Youth
BETH HENDERSON
LEARNING SPECIALIST, ESSENTIAL SKILLS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- AND-
ALEX WHITE
PROJECT COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT OF POST - SECONDARY EDUCATION,
TRAINING AND LABOUR

12. Background
•RESEARCH ON REACHING YOUTH
THROUGH GAMIFICATION AND
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
•COLLECTION OF CAREER SIMULATIONS
•PROJECT LAUNCHED IN SCHOOLS IN
2020
•SURVEY DATA COLLECTION
•CAREERLABSVR NOW OFFERING OVER
25 MODULES

13. What is the problem that
the VR project addressed?
Access to career
exploration and
experiential learning

14. How does it
work
operationally?
We each have
a role to play
Collaboration between the Department of
Post-Secondary Education, Training and
Labour and the Department of Education
• PETL – Equipment, Operating procedures and Tech
Support
• EECD – Implementation (moving the kits to various
schools)
Together
Ensuring clarity around the project

15. How does it
work in practice
with schools?
Let’s see what
the kids see!

16. Survey results from this year

17. Students that made
use of this resource
Available to learners in both the Anglophone and Francophone School Districts

18. What advice would we give to others
considering the same project?
1. Be patient with the process
◦ Getting buy-in
◦ Managing issues with the technology
2. Be organized by having key point
people/champions leading the initiative
3. Be clear
◦ Ensure the information is clear so that
everyone understands the common goal:
Career development for our youth to
support Future Ready learners

19. Virtual TET: Virtual work experience

20. Hi from Economy and youth TAT!
Shall we chat?
We have some great news.

21. We help young people develop their skills
in economics and working life and get
excited about entrepreneurship.

22. TAT briefly
 Economy and youth TAT provides young people with information and
experiences about economy, working life and entrepreneurship. We also offer
tools for teachers. economy, working life and entrepreneurship
 TAT’s services, based on the core curriculum, support each other in forming a
forming a school path from primary education to upper secondary education.
education. The services combine digitality, gamification and engaging youth.

24. • One-week period of familiarization with
working life, based on Finnish curriculum
• Introduces all major industries in Finland
• Includes company reprentatives’
presentations about their field of industry
• Free of costs
• Carried out remotely
• Participation is not tied to geographical
location – increase equality  everyone can
attend
• Makes working life more visible and brings
work closer to the youth (and vice versa)
• Virtual TET is designed for all (although the
main target is students between ages 14-18)
VirtualTETmakesdiversityof
workinglifevisible

27. • Needed beforehand: registration
(teacher), pre-lesson (2-3 hours),
materials (assignments, printable
refenrence-form for students,
Duunikoutsi-working life guidance
application downloaded on the phone)
• During the Virtual TET event: computer,
Ipad or mobilephone, headset, wifi or
internet connection, smartboard and
loudspeakers (in the classroom),
possibility to take part chat
(mobilephone) and Mentimeter or
Kahoot! Polls
• At home or at school
Virtual TET – how we do
it?

28. • Interest towards the week is
increasing
• All the industries are eager to be
included in the event. Year 2022 we
had six major industries and 22
companies
• Pedagogy and guidance are needed
in dialogue with industries to build
motivational content for six hours
• Teenager are used to TikTok and
quick, changing content - we must
be aware
• We are moving from studio to the
green screen studio and virtual
learning environments
Virtual TET – what we
have learnt?

29. Virtual TET -webpage
• The wegpages contains:
• Virtual TET briefly – what to
expect and when?
• About the program of the week
• Why to attend?
• How to accomplish in my school?
• A form to register for the event
• Help and guidance for teachers
and students

30. Students’
comments:
”This could be my future field”
”I hope this Virtual TET week
never stops!”
”Great week! I love this live
broadcast!” ”Our whole class is happily
watching!”
”Earlier, I wasn’t interested in
anything (field), now I love
them all!”

31. Thank You!
Expert, youth and working life
+358 50 5242568
riikka.ahonvala@tat.fi
Riikka Ahonvala

32. Job IRL e-mentoring program

33. E-mentoring registration on jobirl.com

34. 3 types of support

35. For example: 6 missions for the
career guidance support
6

36. CiCi, the 24/7 careers chatbot

37.  To visit ODiCY (and submit a case study): https://oe.cd/odicy
 OECD Disrupted Futures 2023 free online conference (31 May - 2 June 2023)
35 papers on career guidance research and practice from around the world
https://www.oecd.org/education/career-readiness/conferences-webinars/disrupted-futures-2023.htm
 OECD Career Readiness project: https://www.oecd.org/education/career-readiness/
Stay in touch
 Email the ODiCY team: odicy@oecd.org
 Join our mailing group for monthly updates: Career.Readiness@oecd.org
 Follow OECD Education and Anthony Mann on twitter: @OECDEduSkills , @AnthonyMannOECD
 Connect with Anthony Mann on linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-mann-81aaba17/
Thanks for joining us today