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• Engagement and Communication Two more groups of guidance practitioners had the
• The European Learning Model V3 opportunity to take the course in 2022.
The group reached its objective of defining the Mobility guidance toolbox
scope and the vision for the publication of learning The course provides guidance professionals with
opportunities in Europass by 2025. The Europass AG tools that they can use in their work with young
was invited to discuss and endorse the note, the out- people who are considering going abroad, or need
comes of the work of the project group and agreed support during mobility or to help identify learning
on continuation of the group during 2022-23 as an outcomes after their return. The course’s “additional
occasional forum for discussion on issues related to optional material” section was developed specifically
learning opportunities in Europass.
to provide tailored information and tools pertaining
Taking part in this work is an example of how the to mobility guidance. Participants identified several
Euroguidance centres support the development models that can help them better explain processes
and implementation of Europass, which is done in of learning mobility to their students.
many ways, for instance by developing an eCourse
on Europass for guidance counsellors. More information: https://euroguidance.viaa.gov.lv/
Nordic and Baltic Euroguidance News from the Euroguidance French
centres support the development speaking working group
of international networking This working group meets once or twice a year, al-
competencies for guidance ternating the host country. The objective is to share
practitioners online the evolution of national policies and practice in the
field of guidance in Belgium (French-speaking
The Nordic and Baltic Euroguidance centres part), France and Luxembourg.
of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norway and Sweden believe that In 2021-2022, 4 meetings took place, 2 of which
providing continuous opportunities for the guid- were remote. The themes addressed were guidance
ance community to improve soft skills and build in the context of ecological transition and the imple-
international networking competencies remains mentation of lifelong guidance in Belgium.
important. Proactive mobility guidance can improve
learning outcomes, increase the volume of learning
mobility, make learning mobility more inclusive, and
widen participation. These reasons underpinned the
decision to deliver an online course on mobility
guidance, jointly developed by the Nordic and Baltic
Euroguidance centers.
While several Euroguidance centres had previously
designed and developed “national” e-courses for
guidance practitioners, this collaboration sought
to develop an international course relevant to their
own region in English on mobility guidance in 2020-
2021. The course was then piloted in early 2021 and
improved, based on user feedback and the evalu-
ation report of an external expert. The course was
supplemented with several case-based joint group
assignments, for completion between course sessions.
Working together on group assignments with col-
leagues from other countries, guidance practitioners
had the opportunity to network and share their expe-
rience. As one of the course participants pointed out:
“Guidance counsellors networking across borders can
find many opportunities and new exiting knowledge.
I learned more about my own job and tools available
during this course than doing my job for two years now.”
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