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5.1 Face-to-face

Training

Running training sessions on a face-to-face ba- and universities offer different parts of the nece-
sis is probably the most effective way to deliver ssary service: international liaison officers are
training, to support the mutual learning and responsible for one part, guidance professionals
knowledge sharing as well as networking among for another and head teachers for the rest. In or-
the participating guidance counsellors. Yet, face- der to develop a set of guidelines for the different
to-face training is usually also the most expensive educational institutions, guidance counsellors and
way to offer learning opportunities and these other international staff had a half-day training,
days it is often replaced by distance learning. where they went through the services needed
before the mobility, during it and after the return
Euroguidance Bulgaria organised its annual trai- home. It was obvious from the active participation
ning for career consultants. For three days over of everyone who attended the course, that this
40 participants from across the country and from was a much needed and welcome opportunity to
different types of institutions were acquainted discuss how the services could be improved. At
with innovative techniques and resources for car- the end of the course, the first draft of guidelines
eer consulting. The prospects and challenges for was approved and will be sent to all schools and
career consultants were discussed in conjunction universities for comments and improvements.
with current trends and policies in career guid- Thereafter it will serve as a live document for
ance at the national and European levels. Through everyone concerned.
a series of interactive games, case studies and si-
mulations, participants mastered the key prin- Out to the world events have been organised in
ciples for building effective cooperation with several locations in Finland in 2016. The aim is
different target groups. Four career consultants to bring information about mobility opportunities
presented their experience of conducting forums to young people and guidance workers in diffe-
for career guidance and several innovative rent parts of the country, e.g. the cities of Lahti
techniques, which they use when working with (south), Jyväskylä (central) and Oulu (north). The
students. At the event, new training ambassadors role of these events is to encourage youngsters
of mobility were nominated. Their mission is to to consider studying, training and voluntary work
disseminate and present Euroguidance to the in another country as well as to provide the gui-
broadest possible group of users through events, dance practitioners with information and materi-
presentations, games, and competitions. als to better tackle mobility related issues as an
increasing part of their regular work.
Students who participate in the Bologna Reform
in Iceland Project (BORE) have expressed the Training of guidance practitioners is an important
need for more holistic guidance services for in- activity of the Spanish Euroguidance Centre. In
ternational mobility. As the situation is now, 2016, training delivery took place all over Spain
different people within upper secondary schools in the form of conferences for guidance practi-

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