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In higher education, there is a lot more variety in stu-
dents that go abroad. VET has a lot to gain by design-
ing more minors or exchanges with other European
VET schools. Furthermore, students should be given
more options to go abroad for experiences besides
only internships. The figure below clearly shows the
difference between VET, Higher Education and Univer-
sities on mobilities.

The role of the guidance professional

While working with inclusion it is important to note
how inclusion is affecting our lives already - and how
inclusion (or lack of it) might affect us or others.

Practice putting yourself in other’s shoes: the key to
being inclusive starts from ourselves. Organising
workshops is of the utmost importance to move from
a vision on paper to a shared belief. Empathising
and practicing with statements or situations helps
teachers, students and practitioners to grow in their
inclusiveness. The results from the group work were
gathered into a document used as foundations for the
strategy.

Lessons learned

Group work is a good way to include colleagues

Raising awareness of the importance of inclusion
is key

Inclusion workshop and self-reflection is very im-
portant
Practice putting yourself in the shoes of others:
the key to be inclusive starts with ourselves
In order for others to be inclusive, they need to be
aware.

Sven Derks,
Euroguidance Netherlands

Euroguidance Insight Magazine Issue 1/2023