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to support clients before, during and after a mo- turn may lead to a more active promotion of
bility period. The virtual format made it possible mobility among their clients.
for guidance counsellors in all parts of Sweden to Any profession today requires to constantly keep
take part. The duration was set for five weeks, up with development in the field of ICT. Changes
but the participants are not expected to spend in society require modern approaches and solu-
more than 3-4 hours on coursework every week. tions also from guidance practitioners. This is
This is to enable participation parallel with a full- the reason why Euroguidance Estonia promoted
time job. The course offers mutual exchange at international level on the
usage of ICT in lifelong guidance. The focus in
• General knowledge about mobility and inter- 2016 was on the development of digital skills.
nationalisation; Inspired by the experience from Ireland, Slovenia,
• Specific knowledge about various mobility the Nordic countries and the summer school at
opportunities; the University of Jyväskylä, Euroguidance Estonia
• Awareness about the possible guidance pro- organised the first international training on ICT
cess in relation to mobility; in lifelong guidance for practitioners from youth
• Information on different tools and resources guidance centres across Estonia, in cooperation
that can facilitate the work; with experts from Finland and Denmark. The
• Possibility to develop an individual action plan main aim was to help practitioners to become
on how to handle mobility guidance in the aware of the variation that technology plays in
daily work. the field of lifelong guidance. In addition, the
training provided opportunities to experiment
The content is divided into three main lectures and practice using ICT (including social media) in a
each with a small assignment. Those who finish broader way. Participants considered the training
all of them receive a certificate. The expected to be very useful and it gave them many good
outcome is that guidance practitioners feel more ideas and modern patterns on how to meet the
confident in handling mobility guidance. This in needs of the digital “natives” generation.

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