Sustainability as paradigm change : webinar for the NICE Foundation – 21 january 2025

The NICE Foundation in collaboration with the Exploring Green Guidance consortium have the pleasure to invite you to the webinar

EXPLORING GREEN GUIDENCE-SUSTAINABILITY AS PARADIGM CHANGE

Tuesday 21 January 2025 – 15:30 – 16:30 UTC

Tomáš Šprlák, career counsellor, Association for Career Guidance and Career Development, Slovakia

Mariana Lucas Casanova, Post-doctoral researcher and Invited Adjunct Professor: Centre for Research and Innovation in Education (inED), School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal

Registration: https://forms.gle/vLAKgBjPcii9GQkh6

Abstract:

The multiple crisis of the Anthropocene present profound challenges to traditional paradigms and foundational models of career guidance. Climate change and ecological degradation are already shaping individuals’ career decisions, influenced by shifts in the labor market, transformations in the educational system, and various psychosocial effects, such as climate anxiety. This evolving landscape has spurred the rise of a ‘green guidance’ movement, which explores how career guidance can not only adapt to but also mitigate the impacts of climate change. The movement suggests a re-evaluation of conventional, individualistic theories and practices in career development.

This webinar will draw on a comprehensive literature review, insights from reflective workshops with practitioners across several countries, and practical experiences from the “Exploring Green Guidance” Erasmus project. It will introduce three distinct rationales underlying the theory and practice of green guidance: Technocratic – focused on aligning individuals with societal needs, such as by developing green skills, developmental – aimed at supporting people to navigate and thrive through the green transition, emancipatory – oriented toward empowering individuals to reshape their context and advocate for a socially just green transition.

The webinar will also address ethical challenges (such as impartiality and respect for individual choice) and examine practical strategies for integrating green guidance into career guidance practices.