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                         of 42 programmes and several thousand students  European countries. Therefore,  Euroguidance                   contributed  to  a  Handbook  with  presentations  A TCA activity, arranged together with the National
                         have taken it. Recent unemployment rates show  Denmark and the Erasmus+ School team of the                     in order to prepare the visit and encourage the  Erasmus+ Agency, is an excellent way to promote
                         that the SDU-graduates who have focused on their  National Agency set up a 3 days TCA Study Visit              participants to continue their contact in future  and finance the mobility and networking of Euro-
                         careers during their studies find employment faster  in September  2019 in the city of Odense. The             Erasmus+ projects. The final evaluation was very  pean guidance counsellors. Hereby Euroguidance
                         than those who have not.                 Transnational Cooperation Activity, was financed by                   constructive and positive and some of the partic-  also contributes actively to the overall priorities of
                                                                  Erasmus+ and Euroguidance and offered to Euro-                        ipants are expected to create networks for future  the Erasmus+ programme.
                         Knowledge about career learning is in demand at   pean guidance counsellors, managers and teachers             Erasmus+ applications.
                         universities, not only in Denmark but also through-  involved in guidance in lower secondary education
                         out Europe. Therefore, Euroguidance Denmark and   in compulsory school. The study visit focused on
                         SDU arranged a study visit in May 2019 to the   the role of guidance and counselling in planning
                         University in Odense. 16 career advisers from a   further education, training and career for pupils in
                         wide range of European Universities participated in   secondary and upper secondary education.
                         the study visit, exchanged knowledge and learned
                         about the Danish experience. All participants  32 European guidance counsellors from 15 different              Thank you for reading the Euroguidance
                         contributed to a Compendium of best practices,   countries took part in the Study Visit in Odense
                         sent out before the visit and to a final evaluation,   with presentations and visits to Danish Primary         Highlights 2019. We hope you enjoyed it
                         which was very constructive and positive. One of   Schools, discussions and exchange of experiences.
                         the Danish leaders of the course was invited by   National experts and policy makers presented the
                         Euroguidance Croatia to be a key note speaker   results of a major Danish research project called              and we look forward to keeping you up to
                         at a conference for Croatian career counsellors in   ”Insights and Outlooks – career Learning in the
                         Zagreb.                                  Final Years of Compulsory School”. Furthermore, a                     date as you continue this journey with us.
                                                                  presentation was given by an Erasmus+ VET proj-
                         TCA Study Visit: “Career guidance        ect “Youth in transition” (YIT). The project wishes                   You can further learn about us on our website
                                                                  to improve the scaffolding of the most endangered
                         in the lower secondary education -       sub-group of the NEETs on their pathways.                             www.euroguidance.eu or follow us on FB.
                         Insights and Outlooks”
                                                                  The topic of the visit was of high interest and
                         Broadening the pupils’ knowledge and views on  priority in all countries, which gave an excellent
                         career choices and further education is a major  background for mutual discussions of new ini-
                         challenge  not  only in  Denmark, but  in several  tiatives and potential solutions. All participants




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