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conference programme included a presentation represented the second of a series of Learning These themes were addressed in 18 self-organized Around 80 guidance practitioners, experts and Eu-
of the Euroguidance network services. One part by Leaving Conferences to be organised over a groups; the main results of the discussions were roguidance centres from 11 participating countries
of the event, the IAEVG Global Symposium to- three-year period. summarised in instant reports drafted by partic- as well as some national representatives of the
gether with study visits, took place in Brno, Czech ipants. The reports are available in the special Employment Service of Slovenia, the European
Republic. The Mobility symposium was considered The Cagliari Event welcomed more than 100 issue of the December 2019 Italy Euroguidance Commission, Representation Office in Slovenia,
to be a success, as it was the first time an IAEVG experts of the four mobility networks from 31 magazine. the Centre for Vocational Education (EQF NCP and
plenary symposium was dedicated to this theme. countries. The aim of the event – built upon the Europass Slovenia) and some international guests
The session included presentations by Prof. Dr. results of the Learning by Leaving Conference held On Day 3 participants browsed through the exhi- from Euroguidance Belgium (FL), Euroguidance
Bernd-Joachim Ertelt, Prof. Dr. Michael Scharpf, and in Cologne in November 2018 – was to strengthen bition area and reflected upon the key achieve- North Macedonia and Euroguidance Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Eva Brüning, Rebeca García Murias, PhD, the cooperation between the networks while, at ments of the Conference. Participants especially joined as well.
and Prof. Dr. Peter Weber from HdBA in Germany. the same time, focusing on the +2020 EU-funded appreciated the unique opportunity to learn across
Euroguidance Estonia moderated the symposium mobility schemes and programmes. Networks, by exchanging ideas, sharing innovative The seminar (http://english.ess.gov.si/vicc_ncc/
and Euroguidance Norway and Sweden provided practices and tools and getting inputs for new cbs-2019) presented different views about skills
a presentation on the competences needed to transnational projects. for the future needed in the labour market as the
provide high-quality mobility guidance. As an To wrap up, the Italian Team handed over to the current fast technological development changes
output from the symposium the presenters came Austrian Team in charge of organising the next the nature of careers and occupations. There were
up with some joint mobility-related conclusions for LbyL Conference in Vienna (3-4 June 2020) on the 16 parallel workshops which enabled participants
the future, see in the box below. topic “Inclusion in mobility”. to share good experiences in the field of career
guidance as well as to discuss national contexts
To know more please consult: and initiatives for guidance practitioners that help
Recommendations on international dimen- • the Conference website:
sion in guidance globally from the Mobility https://www.learningbyleaving.it/ them discover and improve their present and
Symposium: future skills. The participating Euroguidance cen-
QUALIFICATION: Include international dimen- th tres also prepared a compendium with a national
sion and mobility into standards for competen- 14 “Cross Border Seminar” focussed survey about skills for the future and a compen-
cies for guidance. on Skills for the future dium including articles of participating experts.
Both are available at https://www.euroguidance.
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCIES: Develop The Cross Border Seminar (CBS) is an initiative eu/resources/publications/other-publications/
intercultural competencies – this is needed in that started in 2005 by three Euroguidance compendia-of-results-from-euroguidance-cross-
the ever-changing global world. © Mattia Uldanck centres (Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia), border-seminars.
SOCIAL JUSTICE: Include social justice as an which decided to organise an event dedicated to
ethical standard when dealing with migration The opening session gave participants the oppor- practitioners, experts and decision makers in the The participating countries were Austria, Czech Re-
and immigration. tunity to learn from the European Commission key field of career guidance in order to discuss current public, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal,
trends and to share good practices and innovation Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
EARLY INTERVETION: Present and integrate speakers about the latest news in learning mobility in the field.
transition and mobility at an early stage. and the New Europass online platform and about The participating countries were Austria, Czech
the role and services of the EURES network for
SYSTEMIC NETWORKING: Encourage systemic labour mobility. The presentation of the main In May 2019, Euroguidance Slovenia hosted the Republic, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Poland,
networking within guidance community includ- outcomes from the Cologne Conference closed Seminar for the second time since 2012. Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
ing practitioners, policy makers, researchers, the first day.
educators and relevant organisations.
EXCHANGE OF PRACTICES: Create mechanisms During Day 2, the following themes were proposed
for sharing and learning from international to stimulate discussion across Networks:
practice. • Reaching end users: new ways to reach target
groups, but also different options to get the
MOBILITY GUIDANCE: Establish guidance ser- employers on board
vices that are specialized in mobility guidance • Capacity building: skills to be further devel-
in existing organisations that are specialised in oped, as well as the best tools and initiatives
mobility guidance. to improve practitioners’ capacity
RESEARCH: Build empirical evidence on mobil- • Competences visibility: how to transfer skills
ity related knowledge in the field of guidance. acquired abroad and the role that digitalization
can play in the process
International Learning by Leaving Facilitated by the Open Space Technology (OST)
Conference method adopted by the Italian Team, participants
came up with a variety of other themes, ranging
The Learning by Leaving Conference 2019, jointly from networks’ capacity building to the new Euro-
organised by Euroguidance Italy along with the pass platform, from the role of ICT as information
Italian EURES, Eurodesk and Europass teams took and training tools to a greener approach to support
place in Cagliari, in Italy in October 2019. The Event the environmentally friendly activities. © Euroguidance Slovenia

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