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2.4 National innovative

digital approaches

European countries are having intensive discus- programme containing videos, information links,
sions on online guidance services and how they online presentations, interactive assignments and
can be best applied to providing information, a workbook. It is currently being delivered in 16
advice and guidance in a cost-efficient, but cus- schools and will be launched nationally in 2019.
tomer-friendly manner. Therefore, it is important Further information is available on this link:
to involve both the potential users and the service https://euroguidance.ie/euro-quest
providers in the design, development, delivery
and evaluation of these technologically advanced Euroguidance UK is leading the development of
services. Euroguidance centres are supporting the an innovative digital solution which allows both
development of digital skills and competences careers practitioners and their clients to easily
of guidance professionals and have been leading understand emerging job trends, changes to the
the development of innovative digital solutions, labour market, and how best to manage their
including Labour market information tools and skills to meet this. The E-Tool developed within
digital tools to support learning mobility. the Erasmus+ KA 3 Project Smart LMI - Skills
matching and Real Time LMI will enrich the work
In 2018, Euroguidance Ireland piloted Euro-Quest, of practitioners by looking for cutting-edge ways
a programme aimed at „Transition Year“ students, to exploit open-data and new technology to add
(those students with 3 years of post-primary functionality to traditional skills self-assessment.
school remaining) assisting them to prepare This will be presented as a digital app to be
them for the possibility of studying/training in used by clients, both independently and through
another European country. This could be for the supported guidance. To maximise impact, the app
entire duration of their undergraduate degree/ will be complemented by a series of CPD re-
training, as part of an Erasmus+ programme or for sources for practitioners, to help up-skill them
other study exchanges. Euro-Quest is an online on the potential of LMSI and digital guidance.

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