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Representing the Hungarian guidance policy abroad Conference on educational and vocational counselling for children and
youth in schools and in the centres for children with the special needs

The National Office of Vocational Education and Sport and the Slovak National Lifelong Learning The Vocational Guidance Unit of the Polish National Moreover, job-coaching as a method of working
Training and Adult Learning (NOVETAL) in Hunga- Institute in cooperation with Hungarian and Czech Centre for Supporting Vocational and Continuing with the clients was presented.
ry invited the Hungarian Euroguidance Centre to partners. The majority of the participants arrived Education organised a conference on Educational Further, four thematic workshops were organised:
hold a plenary presentation at the international from the Slovak, Czech and Hungarian Republics, and vocational counselling for children and youth
conference on Career Management Skills in but there were representatives from Finland, in schools and in the centres for children with 1. The students’ attitude to changes in the
Bratislava in May 2015. This was a great honour Austria and Scotland as well. In Hungary the special needs in Warsaw in August 2015. The aim counselling process: models of the vocational
for Euroguidance Hungary as it was the first time participation of the Hungarian guidance experts of the event was to provide information about counsellors’ career performance to reduce
ever that the Euroguidance Centre represented and counsellors was coordinated by NOVETAL. vocational guidance and counselling for teachers client’s resistance in the counselling process.
the Hungarian guidance policy and its guidance Euroguidance Hungary was financing the parti- and guidance counsellors, who work in the cen- 2. Elaborating an Individual Plan for Social
community at an international event. The title of cipation of some Hungarian experts in the event. tres for children with special needs. and Professional Activation using the
the plenary presentation was Developing Career The experience was extremely valuable since, on The conference was divided into two parts: International Classification of Functioning,
Management Skills for Adults in Hungary. the one hand, the Hungarian Euroguidance Centre lectures and workshops. In the first part, there Disability and Health: preparing participants
to make a functional diagnosis of the pupils/
The conference was organised by the Slovak had the chance to make the representatives of were presentations of keynote speakers, on the students with special needs.
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and different nationalities familiar with the service following topics: 3. Counselling interviews as a key tool in
providers of the Hungarian guidance system. On • the legal aspects of guidance and counselling working with young people: presentation
the other hand, the conference itself was also a and the functioning of schools and centres for of different styles of providing a counselling
great opportunity to promote the work of the Eu- students with special needs; interview in vocational guidance practice.
roguidance Centre and that of the whole network • the new financial perspective (2014-2020) 4. Image in coaching and guidance: discussing
in front of an international public. It was an added with regard to activities dedicated to guidance human aspirations, beliefs, dreams and
value that, with the help of this conference, a new services at schools; talents that evolve over time.
Hungarian target group was reached, i.e. the re- • the needs of young people from schools/
presentatives of the adult training institutions and centres for students with special needs and their The conference was assessed as a success. The
of the Klebelsberg Institution Supervision Centre , place in labour market; participants found the information relevant to
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who were among the Hungarian participants. • the role of the nearest surroundings in their professional tasks. According to them, the
Euroguidance Hungary received positive feedback socio-vocational activation of persons with dis- meeting was inspiring for their further work.
on its plenary presentation. This kind of active abilities; and Further information
presence and participation at international events • the diagnosis and development of social More information about the conference is avai-
contribute to the success and visibility of the Eu- and emotional competences in educational and lable on the Euroguidance website (in Polish).
roguidance network at national and international vocational counselling.
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1 KLIK, a central office being responsible for public education institutions

CONTACT: CONTACT:
Ágnes Cserkúti Jerzy Bielecki
Euroguidance Hungary Euroguidance Poland
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