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were referred to relevant contacts and services. (Diku) together with Europass and Euroguidance
The centre’s work promoted Erasmus+ and the Norway hosted participants to a TCA workshop 2.7 National
opportunities the programme offers, and it em- called “Guidance for Lifelong Learning Mobility -
powered many pupils and students to make their Standards, Methods and Outcomes”
foreign hopes and dreams a reality.
The workshop was an opportunity to collaborate
During 2019, Euroguidance Belgium (FL) also took and learn from existing best practices of EU / EEA publications and studies
part in several mobility fairs including the Go Member States.
Abroad Fair, a recently developed initiative aimed
at guidance practitioners, young people and their Activity was undertaken using the ‘Design
parents. As part of Go Abroad Fair, the centre Thinking’ approach - a practical, human-centred,
offered a presentation to an enthusiastic audience prototype-driven methodology for innovation
of over 80 participants. that tackles organisational challenges in creative
ways. Design thinking has been on the agenda for
many years. The Design Thinking process can be
National conference on: "How to divided into five phases; empathy, define, ideate,
give guidance to clients from abroad, prototype and test. Despite first impressions, the Euroguidance centres continued to publish and Exposure Experience (CEE). The CEE being a career
wishing to enrol in Higher Education in process is iterative and non-linear. update several publications, both for guidance guidance initiative whereby Year 10 students
Denmark?" 27 participants from 14 different countries dis- professionals and end users. Next to the publica- spend five (5) days at a place of work; shadowing
tions and reports connected to conferences already a job/career to which they aspire, while at the
Every second year Euroguidance Denmark arrang- cussed - what standards one can expect from mentioned in previous sections, the following same time beginning to understand and become
es a conference with an international perspective high quality mobility guidance? what methods chapter showcases selected publications produced acquainted with the world of work.
for the Career guidance counsellors at the regional are currently in use in Europe? and what are the by national Euroguidance centres, such as a This logbook has been used successfully over a
guidance centres and eGuidance centres. The expected outcomes from varying practices? The counselling guide, survey and further analysis of number of years, yet, career guidance practitioners
topic of the conference and the programme was objective for the TCA was to identify and develop its results, reflective logbooks or scientific articles. have noted that while the majority of students
arranged with a reference group from the Regional a tool kit for better tailored services to the ulti- were proceeding very well in their reflection (and
Guidance Centre and in 2019, they wanted the mate beneficiary of all our activities, the people Career Education Guide the answering of associated questions), some with
conference to focus on guidance of clients from availing of learning and employment opportunities lesser standard academic abilities were strug-
abroad, wishing to enrol in Higher Education in throughout Europe. In 2019 the Euroguidance Centre of the Republic gling; finding it hard to understand and complete
Denmark. It was new to focus on the challenges Outputs from the TCA included: of North Macedonia at the National Agency for the detailed reflective journal. In view of this,
of the counsellors in relation to incoming mobility • Increased competence in designing tools for European Education Programmes and Mobility the Malta Career Guidance Association (MCGA)
and the reference group presented concrete cases mobility guidance created a Career Education Guide. This guide is proposed the creation of a simplified version.
from their daily work, which served as a basis • Increased awareness of possible ways of currently being translated into English and will
for the presentation and discussion among the carrying out mobility guidance soon be published on our website. The Guide will MCGA, in collaboration with the National School
participants. • Established international network for compe- also be distributed to all vocational high schools Support Services (NSSS) coordinated the de-
and universities that have Career Centres, as well
Many Danish experts were invited as keynote tence building as to major events organized by the Euroguidance velopment, design and printing of a revised
pictorial version of the ‘Career Exposure Reflective
speakers on the following subjects: Representa- Centre. The guide describes career guidance and Logbook’. This version is specifically targeted at
tives from the Ministry’s office for assessment career counselling for pupils and students more students with lesser standard academic abilities.
and recognition of foreign qualification gave a clearly and in detail and provides examples of how
presentation based on the cases and created to use various tools. The Euroguidance Centre has
a lively discussion amongst the participants. designed this Guide for easier and more effective
A representative from the Ministry’s office for career counselling and should help career counsel-
State Educational Grants explained the rules and lors as well as pupils/students.
legislation for foreign students and two teachers
presented Danish language courses for foreigners. Revised ‘Career Exposure Reflective
The day ended with an overall conversation about Logbook’
“Guidance and Intercultural Communication”. 70
guidance counsellors participated in the conference Over the past number of years, Euroguidance Mal-
in Aarhus and gave very positive feedback of the ta has facilitated the design and print of dedicated
day afterwards. reflective logbooks. These aids assist students with
reflection during career guidance-related experi-
Design Thinking for Innovative Mobility ences within schools. One of these booklets - the Traditional ‘ Revised
Reflective
‘Reflective
Guidance ‘Career Exposure Student’s Reflective Logbook’ – is
aimed specifically at Year 10 students and contains Logbook’ Logbook’
th
th
Between the 9 and 11 May 2019, in Bergen several questions which the student reflects upon
Norway, the National Agency for Erasmus+ © Euroguidance Norway (and answers) as part of participation in the Career © Euroguidance Malta

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