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Joint seminars for guidance
practitioners from education and 2.2 Ongoing policy
employment in Slovenia

Euroguidance Slovenia in cooperation with Eu-
ropass Slovenia and EQF NCP Slovenia organised developments and their
two joint seminars for guidance practitioners
from education and employment. The format
has existed since 2016 and takes place twice a
year. The focus is a personal presentation to the implications to national
employers with respect to the use of EU tools and
helping the youth in transition from education to
labour market. As part of the programme guidance
practitioners learnt about services offered by the
information centre of the European Union, the guidance systems
information points Europe Direct, as well as the
use of Europass, the European Qualification frame-
work and the Slovenian Qualification Framework in
practice. Additionally, services of career centres of
the Employment Service of Slovenia that are coor-
dinated by Euroguidance Slovenia were presented.
HR experts were also included in the seminar to
provide insights into how employers read CVs and
select candidates for their vacancies. One part of On the Euroguidance Network website the section One of the challenges of the curriculum reform
the seminar was a practical workshop regarding on national guidance systems and practices offers project has been to erase the borders between
the use of the Europass system including its a complete overview on national guidance systems traditional subjects in order to achieve a paradigm
functionalities and a round table discussion about in all European countries that are part of the shift in the thinking of teachers and school leaders,
volunteering experiences. © Euroguidance Slovenia Erasmus+ programme. This chapter shows some while at the same time communicating to learners
of the ongoing policy developments and their im- and parents the new objectives of learning. Key
Euroguidance-Europass Study Day plications to national guidance systems in the past outcomes of the curriculum reform project are

in Brussels, Belgium year. new curriculum standards for primary and upper
secondary education. In 2019 Euroguidance Latvia
For the first time, Euroguidance Belgium (FL) and has been involved in coordinating discussions
Europass Belgium (FL) organised a joint study Integrating Career learning in the New between project experts of the National Curriculum
day, which took place on May 13th 2019. Initiated National Education Standard of Latvia Authority and the State Education Development
by Euroguidance Belgium (FL), ‘Across borders: During the 2016–2021 European Social Fund Agency and consulting the curriculum reform
Working with (education/learning) careers and programming period, Latvia is undergoing project on the integration of career learning in
competences’ was certainly a success. We wel- wide-spread reforms in the education sector the new upper secondary curriculum standard.
comed more than 80 participants, working in implemented through ESF funded projects based The outcome is that the newly formulated Social
various sectors (education, employment, youth, in various national agencies. One of the most and Civic competence now includes the ability to
integration, …) Prof. Dr. Marinka Kuijpers gave a far-reaching reforms is aimed at refocussing the make career decisions that can have a positive
highly engaging key note on the development of school curriculum from subject-based teaching to impact on personal, local and global welfare with
career competences and decision making process- @ EPOSvzw competence-based teaching. This project is being identifiable career learning objectives for students
es. AHOVOKS - the Agency for Higher Education, implemented by the National Curriculum Authority at a basic, intermediate and advanced level. The
Adult Education, Qualifications and Study Grants and it impacts primary through upper secondary Standard also outlines conditions that should be
– presented the new required learning outcomes education, including VET. At the same time, a par- met by schools in order to achieve the new com-
regarding (education) career guidance in the allel ESF project on Career support in general and petences. In relation to career development the
secondary school curriculum. Participants could vocational education institutions is being led by the following condition has been set: “the educational
select from a series of interesting workshops and State Education Development Agency which hosts institution encourages students to identify their
engaging presentations, ranging from ‘Studying Euroguidance Latvia. In its 2018-2020 work pro- interests, directions and opportunities for further
abroad’ ‘Eures and the Europass CV’, to ‘Presen- gramme Euroguidance Latvia identified the need to study and professional development in a timely
tation of GTB : Specialised pathway guidance’ and facilitate coordination between these two projects and purposeful manner, offering diverse activities
‘Recognition of foreign diploma’s and experience’. to support the integration of careers management and career education experiences in the study pro-
During the event, the new Euroguidance bro- skills in the new competence-based curriculum. cess, high quality and comprehensive information
chure Erasmus+ supports guidance projects was This is in line with the ELGPN recommendations on further study and professional opportunities,
presented. on mainstreaming careers management skills. personalised counselling and support”.

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