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1.3 International and

Cross Border Cooperation,

Conferences and TCAs

International seminars and conferences are organised and attended by individual Euroguidance
Centres and bringing guidance experts together to support knowledge sharing and networking.
During 2021 and 2022, most events were held on site. Some events were hybrid, but most profes-
sionals appreciated being able to meet on site again.

Euroguidance conference professionals in competence development”, explored
“Meeting the future today” whether digital guidance services brought forth
November 2022, Prague during the pandemic, will be kept and sustained.
The panel consisting of Daniel Hailemariam (Haile-
“Meeting the future today: Capacity building for the
European guidance community” was organised as mariam Consulting), Tristram Hooley (Inland Norway
a hybrid event both in Prague (CZ) and online on University), Ilze Jansone (Euroguidance Latvia and
30 November 2022, by a group of Euroguidance IAEVG), Florian Kadletz (ETF) and Lukasz Sienkiewicz
centres, coordinated by EG Czech Republic. Prac- (Gdansk University) concluded that more training
titioners, policy makers and trainers throughout of practitioners would be needed to handle these
Europe were invited to this hybrid conference to developments. Face-to-face services would still be
discuss competence development in guidance and needed for more in-depth guidance.
to celebrate the 30 years of Euroguidance work The panel also discussed whether upskilling and
supporting lifelong guidance in Europe. competence development should be made compul-
sory for practitioners. It was thought that a better
More than 500 participants from more than 50
countries took part in the event, on-site and on- option would be to develop strong frameworks of
line. In a series of workshops and panel sessions, competences on national level. The panelists also
existing tools, frameworks and approaches in the raised existing competence frameworks, developed
field of guidance were discussed. The ambitious by international organisations such as the IAEVG. The
conference programme covered many different audience saw adaptability, flexibility and reflection
areas of competence development. There were a skills as the biggest priority areas in competence
total of 21 workshops and presentations led by 70 development.
experts. Both external presenters, as well as several One of the aims of the conference was to offer a
Euroguidance centres offered hands-on sessions on chance for informal networking. The breaks, as
themes such as “Ways forward for professionalising well as the poster exhibition at the end of the day,
career guidance”, “Inclusive mobility and the role of and a joint dinner, were full of lively conversations.
guidance”, “Good practices linked to the competence Mentimeter results from the audience showed that
development of career guidance practitioners”. the main takeaway from the event was 'inspiration'!
One panel discussion, “Partnerships in European The conference was organised as part of Global
Lifelong Guidance – how can we support guidance Careers Month (Nov-Dec 2022), on the initiative

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