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3.2 Cooperation

With Other European

Networks

The national Euroguidance Centres are actively the aim of giving all networks and actors the op-
pursuing cooperation with many of the EU-funded portunity to exchange knowledge and explore
mobility networks. There is a cooperative culture new ways of working together to further pro-
across these networks in the Member States. This mote international mobility. The participating
results in joint actions and common activities on a stakeholders were Eures, EuropeDirect, EQF-NCP,
regular basis as the cases below show. Eurodesk, the Foundation for the Management of
The Croatian Euroguidance Centre organised a European Lifelong Learning Programmes, Cyprus
joint Info Day on EU networks and initiatives (with Youth Board and universities.
eTwinning, Eurodesk and Europass). This initiative In France, the fifth Euroguidance Network na-
was in line with recent input from the European tional meeting was organised with the National
Commission, highlighting the importance of crea- Europass Centre and the National coordination
ting and developing synergies among different point for the European Qualifications Framework.
EU networks in the field of education and training. The aim of the meeting was to bring these
Designed to address Euroguidance’s key audien- networks closer to each other in the context of
ce – primary and secondary school counsellors lifelong guidance and mobility. The theme of the
(psychologists and pedagogues), teachers and all event was Guidance and skills: assessment and
persons involved in the provision of counselling to practices in France and in Europe, and there were
primary and secondary school students – the In- speakers from both France and abroad.
fo Day featured unique and innovative presenta-
tions of the services and possibilities available to To inform and reach the key target groups more
school counsellors through four EU networks and effectively, the Hungarian Euroguidance Centre
initiatives. The presentations at the Croatian Info has put more focus on the cooperation with
Day event included ready-to-use activities for other mobility related European networks. In
classrooms and an overview of learning and de- 2016, regular meetings were held with represen-
velopment opportunities designed specifically for tatives of Eures, Eurodesk and Europass and the
school counsellors. The model “student” (played National Reference Point (EQF) to discuss further
by a puppet) was present on stage, recreating cooperation and inform each other about network
everyday school situations through talks and activities and priorities. It has become a tradition
interviews with the representatives of the net- to have joint stands at national education and
works, three school counsellors and the audience. career fairs under the slogan Mobility in the EU.
The event was reported on a popular Croatian This cooperation creates synergy and facilitates
web portal which has a special focus on lifelong the handling of nearly all mobility related issues.
learning as a means to fight unemployment. Furthermore, Euroguidance Hungary has partici-
The Cypriot Euroguidance Centre with Europass pated in many vocational and university career
held stakeholder meetings in 2016. This fulfilled fairs with its partner networks.

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