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The autumn meeting in Tallinn, Estonia formed a working together across the member countries.
part of an entire European Guidance Week, which The related potential and challenges were ad- 1.2 Euroguidance
served to draw attention to different aspects of dressed and debated from several perspectives.
guidance. There, the main themes were a follow- Colleagues also received hands-on training in
up on the Estonian EU Presidency conference on publishing and editing material on the new
Lifelong Guidance Policy and Practice and the Euroguidance website and there was a session working groups
preparation for the next 3-year operational period on peer learning where colleagues shared good
(2018-2020). This more long-term perspective practices from their countries.
calls for novel methods and innovative ways of

There have been for many years four thematic and promotional activities, international mobility
working groups that work on topics and issues and staff development. In the following sections
that are of relevance and strategic importance to below there are short summaries of the main
the whole Euroguidance network. These groups outcomes of these working groups in 2017.
deal with strategy and quality, communications

1.2.1 Strategy and quality working group

The main function of the Strategy and quality Competences Framework. At the network plena-
working group (SQWG) is to follow up and in- ry meeting in Malta in May, the SQWG organised
fluence EU-level developments that (may) have a discussion on the paper before submitting it to
an impact on the Euroguidance network and its the Commission.
role in the context of lifelong learning, sustainable An impact assessment within the Euroguidance
employment, guidance for career and learning network was another important subject for the
paths, and international mobility. Therefore, one SQWG during 2017. The SQWG prepared a frame-
of the main tasks of the SQWG in 2017 was to work for such an assessment for the network and
ensure well-functioning relationships with rele- pointed out possible steps forward. A workshop
vant stakeholders across Europe. The working on this theme was organised at the Euroguidance
Members of several European Networks and projects group made efforts to promote the Euroguidance meeting in Tallinn in September. In addition, input
(Euroguidance, CareersNet, EmployID) gather for the Network in strategically targeted ways towards from network members was collected, concerning
family picture of the European Lifelong Guidance the European Commission, the European Parlia- a possible joint Euroguidance stakeholder survey
Week. © Foundation Innove, Euroguidance Estonia ment, European agencies (specifically Cedefop across the member countries of the network.
and European Training Foundation), international
associations (e.g. the IAEVG and the EAIE) and Furthermore, the issue of the internal Eurogui-
European networks (such as Europass, Eurodesk, dance Handbook was taken forward and it was
EQF and Eures). decided that a joint archive for Euroguidance
files and decisions should be established in the
The SQWG actively disseminated the European members’ area of the network’s website. The aim
Parliament briefing note, which discussed the is to be able to build on previous work as well
possible implications of the New Skills Agenda for as to support newcomers in the network and
future European cooperation in lifelong guidance contribute to the network identity. An additional
policies and how this influences the Euroguidance task for the SQWG in 2017 was to offer support
network. The SQWG was also active in relation to the Euroguidance Centres that have been or-
to the Commission’s informal discussion forum on ganising network meetings, by contributing to the
the future of Europass and in relation to the es- preparation of the meeting agendas. The group
tablishment of Cedefop’s CareersNet. The group has also represented the network through pre-
drafted a joint network position paper concerning sentations at joint network meetings in Brussels,
the Commission’s review of the European Key arranged by the European Commission.

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