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Ireland

In-Service Online continuous professional development module on guidance

for mobility
Training –

Professional The National Centre for Guidance in Education translated into English and further adapted for the

(NCGE) is responsible in Ireland for the co-ordi-
Irish model of guidance provision.
nation and provision of continuous professional
In November 2015 a small focus group of interest-
development (CPD) for guidance counsellors and
Development practitioners in the post primary schools and adult ed guidance counsellors was invited to participate
in the initial trial of the Online Mobility Guidance
guidance/further education and training (FET)
Counselling modules. Their feedback on the initial
sectors.
trial formed the basis for the final developments
In this regard NCGE provides seminars, workshops of the online modules. Euroguidance Ireland plans
and guidelines for practice via online handbooks.
NCGE has also developed a Virtual Learning Envi- 2 to formally launch the Mobility Guidance Coun-
selling modules as an online CPD programme in
ronment to support the provision of CPD using a the spring of 2016.
3
blended learning approach. NCGE contracted the
services of an ICT Teaching and Learning specia-
list to support these developments. In the NCGE
Strategic plan for 2015- 2017 , NCGE is focusing on
4
the development of online CPD programmes for
guidance counsellors across the school and FET
sectors.
A crucial part of the activities of the Euroguidance Centres is to
contribute to the professional development of their national guidance In preparation for these developments, Eurogui-
dance Ireland Co-ordinator researched and liaised
community. This is often done by means of in-service training that with Euroguidance Sweden on their Online
aims at informing guidance counsellors about international mobility Mobility Guidance Modules. With the support of
Euroguidance Sweden, the Euroguidance Co-or-
as well as providing them with tools and methods to serve their dinator ensured that the content was initially Photo: Shutterstock
clients seeking learning opportunities abroad. Also other professional
topics are covered on the in-service training sessions. In this section,
Denmark, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Sweden
describe what kind of training activities they have completed in 2015.

2 http://www.schoolguidancehandbook.ncge.ie/, http://ncgeadultguidance.ie/
3 http://vle.ncge.ie/
4 http://www.ncge.ie/uploads/NCGE_-_Strategic_Plan_FINAL_27.5.15.pdf

CONTACT:
Euroguidance Ireland IN-SERVICE
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