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6.1 Creating dance professionals can more easily make efforts is for the 7th grade in elementary school, and
to improve the quality of career education and
includes developing, among other things, skills in
guidance for young people in school. There is also
lifelong learning, positive attitudes towards vo-
cational education, and awareness of individual
a firm belief that the needs and interests of the
guidance curricula target audience can be better satisfied thanks strengths and weaknesses. This approach follows
the German idea of Wollen – Können – Dürfen,
to the increased coordination and cooperation
which translates as “to want to,” “to be able to,”
between the career education and guidance in-
and “to be allowed to”. The aim is to raise the bar
stitutions. Finally, the framework contributes to
and frameworks the professionalization of career guidance prac- of knowledge in topics dealing with self-aware-
ness, the education and labour markets, and
titioners and ensures better coordination and
career planning. The counselling curriculum is
alignment between education and the labour
expected to concentrate on a variety of methods
market.
and techniques such as debates, artistic projects,
In Poland, the year 2017 was a year of changes. problem-solving, case studies, discussions, ques-
The national education system went through a tionnaires, metaphoric storytelling, brainstorming,
series of reforms to better meet the demands of and personal branding. The second curriculum,
the modern labour market. This included the es- developed for vocational schools, is based on the
tablishment of a system of vocational guidance. It same ideas as the first, but with topics at a higher
makes career guidance mandatory at every edu- educational level and specifically customized to
As part of their national and European Union remit, Together with the Maison de l’orientation Eurogui- cational level, beginning as early as pre-school. the individual’s vocational aspirations. Access to
the National Centre for Guidance in Education/Eu- dance Luxembourg contributed to the elaboration This reform directly affects vocational guidance resources and publications on these topic areas
roguidance Ireland focused on the development of a reference framework for educational and vo- counsellors and psychologists. Therefore, Eurogui- will help counsellors and specialists, especially
of resources and supports for guidance provision cational guidance. This framework was presented dance Poland has prepared two drafts of career those, who are undertaking vocational guidance
in post-primary schools. The Centre launched the during the meeting of the French-speaking Eu- counselling curricula to address the learning in their schools for the very first time. Materials
Whole School Guidance Framework in September roguidance Centres in Brussels in November. It sets needs of these professionals. The first curriculum can be downloaded here.
which provides a framework for the planning and the minimum standards to be respected by secon-
delivery of guidance in schools. The framework is dary schools during the implementation of their
accessible here. educational and vocational career counselling. It
is also used to structure, guide and evaluate all
the actions and interventions taken in the coun- Bringing guidance
selling process, including the activities organized 6.2
within the framework of lifelong guidance and
the promotion of transnational qualification and
mobility. Moreover, a comparative study of the
primary and secondary education systems in stakeholders together
Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Germany, per-
mitting the identification of students’ learning
progress in situations of mobility, was presented
on this occasion.
Euroguidance Netherlands designed a Frame-
work for career guidance for young people to
support and coordinate career education and
guidance. It has four focus areas: Vision & policy
advice, Education & guidance, Organization, and In 2017, the Latvian Euroguidance Centre chose the Erasmus+ National Agencies, the European
Cooperation. The framework has been developed to take a new, more research-based approach to Latvian Association and the Latvian National
for secondary schools and upper secondary vo- planning and implementing activities to support Database on Learning Opportunities led to the
cational education, but can also be used in higher sustainability and increase impact. This was ini- development of two infographics and two case
education. The framework is addressed to super- tiated through in-depth consultations with sta- studies on repatriation or re-migration to Latvia
visors of young people during the primary edu- keholder organisations and several Ministry de- for learning purposes and on Erasmus+ oppor-
cation process (tutors); specialist guidance coun- partments. These consultations helped identify tunities for experiencing the learning culture in
sellors (career teachers); career education and a new end-user group for information on mobi- Latvia. These materials were presented at the
guidance coordinators and policymakers (career lity and education in Europe – people of Latvian European Latvian Congress, and are available on
education and guidance coordinators/team lea- descent living outside the country. Cooperation the National Database on Learning Opportunities
ders). By means of the framework, careers gui- with the World Federation of Free Latvians, portal. A link to the resources has been placed

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