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1.3.2 Cross-Border

Seminars

The idea of Cross-Border seminars came into 11 countries are actively involved in these annual
existence in 2005 as an initiative of Euroguidance Cross-Border Seminars.
centres of three neighbouring countries – Austria, As an example of this, in 2016, the Cross-Border
the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Seminar on Cross-Cultural Guidance and Interna-
The objective was to enhance cross-border gui- tional Careers – Integrating Migrants and Minori-
dance and mobility cooperation and to facilitate ties was organised in Potsdam, Germany. Alto-
networking of guidance practitioners and policy gether around 100 guidance experts from across
makers in the cooperating countries. Europe took part in the event and enriched their
knowledge about guidance policy, research and
Since 2005, thematic Cross-Border seminars have practice in the context of migration. The plenary
been organised on a rotating basis between the and the workshops touched upon the current
participating countries. In the past years, more status and development of intercultural guidance
and more Euroguidance Centres have been at- and integration of migrants and refugees into
tracted by this successful initiative and currently learning and working across Europe.

1.4 Commission

Meetings for EU

Funded Networks

During 2016, the European Commission (DG EMPL) value of their cooperation in relation to the target
hosted two meetings that specifically addressed groups they serve. But as the Euroguidance core
the networks of Euroguidance, Europass and Eu- services differ quite substantially from the tools
ropean Qualifications Framework (EQF). They took that are offered through Europass and EQF, there
place in Brussels and were used for consulting are pros and cons to this initiative. The strengths
the three networks on the Commission initiated and weaknesses of this action were discussed
revision of the tools and services for skills and from different perspectives at the networks’,
qualifications, and their synergies. Member States’ and EU levels during the year.
The intention of the Commission is to bring these By the end of 2016, no final binding decision was
three networks administratively and operatively taken on how the networks’ joint administration
closer to each other and increase the added and cooperation are to be organised in the future.

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