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In 2017, Euroguidance Ireland enrolled 60 addi- training. This gives the students an opportunity to internship turned out to be beneficial both for the and better equipped for international guidance
tional participants to its online Mobility Guidance try out their skills in guidance conversation me- student and the Euroguidance Centre. and mobility.
Counselling Module. It aims to provide guidance thods and do some job shadowing with a gui- In order to enhance the knowledge and skills of Many counsellors at the 150 employment agen-
counsellors with the skills they need to support dance professional. In 2017, Euroguidance Sweden guidance practitioners and enable them to better cies in Germany feel uncertain about whether
students in their quest to study, work or volun- started offering internships for these students. facilitate mobility and support positive learning or how they can or should point out possibilities
teer abroad. The module explores the process For five weeks, a career guidance student did her outcomes, the Danish Euroguidance Centre has abroad to their clients. There, the Euroguidance
of mobility (incl. preparation, induction and practical training at the Swedish Euroguidance given lectures on the international dimension in counsellors from the International and Specialised
re-integration) and contains resources that will Centre. The student commenced her internship by guidance. The lectures are part of the curriculum Services (ZAV) of the Federal Employment Agen-
assist the guidance counsellor in empowering learning about international mobility and the re- of the Danish Career Guidance Programme (the cy offered their help to them and their clients with
students to make informed choices about lear- lated guidance provision. After this she organised diploma programme DUEK, 60 ECTS). The lectures comprehensive advice on studying, working and
ning mobility. The process is based on a model group information and guidance sessions about are offered to the five university colleges respon- living abroad. Several workshops on international
designed by Dr Søren Kristensen, a Danish expert studying abroad for pupils and students at several
in youth mobility. The module was developed in upper secondary schools and folk high schools, sible for the diploma programme in educational mobility were held nationwide for guidance coun-
and vocational guidance and are realised upon sellors and advisors in the vocational information
Ireland with the support of Euroguidance Sweden. supervised by Euroguidance Sweden. In order
It includes information on the practical, linguistic, to have this practical training period accepted, a request from the university colleges. The lectures centres. The workshops focused on the following
focus on the numerous possibilities within the topics: presenting the Euroguidance network
cultural and mental preparation students should teacher from Stockholm University visited the Eu-
undertake prior to going abroad. It addresses the roguidance Centre and made an evaluation. The Erasmus+ programme, both for mobility and for and Europass; informing about opportunities and
transnational cooperation within partnerships requirements for internships and studying abroad
issue of contracts between hosting and sending internship was well received and approved as part
institutions, support for students while abroad of the Career Guidance Programme. According projects. They describe the EU policy develop- as well as about Europe-wide trends in career
ments within the area of guidance, the services guidance; explaining the scope of service and the
and underscores the importance of re-integration to the evaluation, it provided an insight into and
for students on their return home. The module is created interest for the international dimension of the Euroguidance network and the other Euro- customer guidance system; and showcasing gui-
pean mobility networks. The lectures also allow dance tools and how to get in contact with the Eu-
divided into four parts (each taking approximately in guidance for the career guidance student. At
45 minutes to complete). The module has been the same time, the internship generated quality the students to exchange experiences. Through roguidance counsellors. The workshops have been
these lectures, the international dimension of gui- rated very positively by the participants thanks
formerly recognised by the Irish Institute of Gui- assured information material developed from a
dance Counsellors. guidance perspective and tested in real-life situ- dance becomes part of the national career gui- to the content that is based on practical exam-
dance education. These practices lead to future ples and gives enough time for discussion and
The Swedish 3-year Bachelor of Education in ations that Euroguidance Sweden can continue Danish guidance counsellors being well informed exchange of experience among the participants.
Career Guidance includes periods of practical offering to guidance professionals. All in all, the

On Germany-Tour: Claudia Silvestroni and Klaus Münstermann (Euroguidance-Counsellor, ZAV, left and
right), Ilse-Lore Schneider (Euroguidance-Coordinator, in the middle) © ZAV

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