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VOLKSWAGEN SLOVAKIA FOUNDATION
Virtual Career Advisor – The Islands of Knowledge
The Islands of Knowledge are interactive kiosks with three touchscreens and
the integrated ‘Virtual Career Advisor‘ application. The project was launched
in 2017 and off ered to more than 100 elementary schools all around the
Slovakia.
The main educational part of the tool consists of series of interactive tests,
modules and videos in the fi elds of technology, ecology, physics or German

language. The learning content is integrated into a visually appealing user
interface - an animated island.
One of the main features of the tool is the ‘Virtual Career Advisor’ application
which can be accessed online. The application content was created by an
organisation EDUPLEX (NGO) with a fi nancial and technical support of the
Volkswagen Slovakia Foundation. It was designed for pupils of elementary
schools with the purpose of helping them to understand their strengths
and motivations and inform them on possible future educational paths and
possibilities. The Virtual Career Advisor consists of an interactive test and
informal games oriented on improving pupils’ self-knowledge and career
orientation.

In the fi rst part of the application, users fi ll in an interactive aptitude test called
‘Do you know what you want to become?’ and receive, based on their entries,
recommendations on the most suitable careers. This piece of advice is sent
to pupils and their parents also electronically, which allows them to consult
the results further with either school counsellors or advisors in specialised
counselling centres. The application features also other interactive exercises
(e.g. ‘Create your own business card‘; ‘Do you know your strengths and
weaknesses?’).

More info:
http://www.vedomostne-ostrovy.sk/ostrov/#/karierne-poradenstvo

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