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cational Psychology, Work, Social and Organizational
Psychology, and Vocational and Career Development
Psychology.

The study
Trainees were eight Portuguese females, seven being
masters in Psychology. All were aged between 24-
39 years, from different regions of the country, with
different ranges of experience. Trainers were six Por-
tuguese females, aged between 25-63. Three trainers
were doctorates with an advanced specialization in
Vocational Psychology and Career Development, two
were first year doctoral students, and one master
in Psychology, from the north of the country, with
different ranges of experience. The instruments were
developed to assess the participants’ knowledge and
involvement before, and during, the training included
a Socio-demographic Questionnaire and Diagnostic
Evaluation Questionnaire applied before the training,
and a Quality Evaluation Questionnaire and Evaluation
Worksheets applied during the training - both specific
to each session.

The results
After a strict qualitative data treatment that allowed
its translation into a zero to 20 scale, the results show
that five participants have increased their results
(compared to the diagnostic evaluation), while the
other three have lowered their performance (only
one achieving negative results). Thus, we believe
that this modality may not be suited for all the par-
ticipants, and it may indicate a lack of commitment.
However, the overall results for quality evaluation are
considered high. The training obtained good results in
terms of content and structure, perceived quality and
overall satisfaction. The majority of the participants
have evolved their learning throughout the training.
The participants have also, in a general manner, par-
ticipated actively throughout the training, recognising
the innovation and the importance of the evaluation
of a training program for professionals for the success
of their practice within the scope of the intervention.

Pedro Diogo Gaspar, Célia Sampaio,
Catarina Luzia de Carvalho,
Maria do Céu Taveira & Ana Daniela Silva
University of Minho, Portugal

Euroguidance Insight Magazine Issue 1/2023