Page 23 - Euroguidance-Networkys-Highlights-of-the-Year-2016

Another cross-border cooperation example is the people with special needs to benefit from support
one of Luxembourg, France (Lorraine) and Bel- and placement opportunities provided by other
gium (Wallonie). For several years, the Luxem- European countries.
bourg Euroguidance Centre has been promoting
regular exchanges of best practices between the A cross-border study visit to Denmark and Swe-
guidance services in the border region. In 2016, den gave participants the opportunity to compare
the cooperation focused on guidance for young guidance systems in these two countries and to
people with learning difficulties and special exchange experiences and best practices. The
needs. A symposium was organised and some Danish and Swedish Centres offered a study visit
80 guidance counsellors from the three countries on Guidance in the bordering region of Oresund
participated. There were workshops dealing with to Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden.
guidance issues and the support for young people Colleagues from the entire Euroguidance network
with special needs in the different countries. The were invited: 16 Euroguidance colleagues and
goal of the event was to develop specific coope- one EACEA representative joined the visit. Apart
ration models between the countries to improve from learning about lifelong guidance in the two
guidance services for special target groups. countries, it was also a good opportunity for new-
comers in the network to learn about the work of
For facilitating information exchange and coun- Euroguidance and to meet other colleagues. All
selling of people interested in going abroad, participants brought one example of good prac-
the Luxembourg Euroguidance Centre invited tice from their work, which was presented during
guidance counsellors to a symposium with the the visit. The added value of this study visit was
aim to set up a cross-border guidance network. that it was possible to obtain knowledge about
Luxembourgian counsellors are expected to two national guidance systems. After two days
introduce the European dimension into their in Copenhagen, the group crossed the bridge of
everyday counselling activities. They should not Öresund and continued for two days in Malmö.
only propose national solutions to young people In both countries, their education and guidance
looking for further formal or informal education systems were presented. The group also had a
or employment, but also promote mobility in the chance to visit and speak to practitioners at gui-
cross-border region, and thus help local young dance centres, schools and universities.

3. COOPERATION ACROSS COUNTRIES AND EU FUNDED NETWORKS 23