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all. "Green Guidance gives a broader perspective to Conference “Careers Education and
career choices by asking the simple question: What Guidance in Schools – Well set for the
are the implications of my career choice in terms of future” Luxembourg, June 2022
sustainability?", Prof. Peter Plant said in his keynote,
where he highlighted the important link between Euroguidance Luxembourg organised the confer-
social justice and Green Guidance, both profoundly ence “Careers Education and Guidance in Schools:
linked to sustainability issues. “Green Guidance Well set for the future” ("Schulische und berufliche
moves career-decisions centre stage, to a higher Orientierung: gut aufgestellt für die Zukunft") on
note of personal commitment, societal involvement, 14 June 2022 in cooperation with the Coordination
and meaningfulness. In relation to globalisation, and Service of the Maison de l'orientation and Luxem-
to social justice, it places guidance in a central global bourg’s training institute IFEN (Institut de formation
position: environmental issues and sustainability de l’éducation nationale). Main highlights of the
concerns know no boundaries.” conference were:
• the launch of the new reference framework for
While Jennifer McKenzie, Director at NCGE, outlined careers education and guidance in schools, a
the process in Ireland (see video), a regional Austrian reference document for all secondary schools
focus in Green guidance along with the project in Luxembourg (Cadre de référence pour l’ori-
“Green Jobs for You” was also presented. Anthony entation scolaire et professionnelle).
Mann from the OECD then provided insights into • a presentation by Margit Pichler and Franz
three recent OECD studies where teenage attitudes Erhard, from the University College of Teacher
towards climate change were explored to enhance Education Lower Austria (AT), showing the
the understanding of their career readiness and results of the evaluation of the first edition of
approaches to sustainable employment (see video). the University Course "Careers Education and
Guidance in Schools", which is organised in
The OeAD – Austria’s Agency for Education and Luxembourg since 2020 in cooperation with
Internationalisation as Euroguidance Austria wishes their Austrian institution, and the graduation
to thank all participants from more than 24 coun- day of the first Luxembourgish participants of
tries, the speakers and leaders of the four parallel this course.
workshops who contributed to the success of the • a keynote speech by the German expert Svenja
conference. Ohlemann presenting scientific views on current

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