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a tool for further professional development of centre Greece has been participating in the event
career practitioners and their clients and the im- for the last 5 years promoting both its activities
portance of mobility for both counsellors and their in accreditation of qualifications and career gui-
clients and many more. The key note speakers dance, and the European strategies and tools
such as Thomas Diener, Rie Thomsen and Rosie supporting educational and employment mobility.
Alexander focusing on the topics above were also
recorded and the videos and their presentations On 13-14 October 2018 the exhibition was atten-
are published online See - https://konferencekp. ded by 59 organizations and 7,000 visitors. They
cz/en/news/ were informed about career guidance services
and tools available both to the end users (such as
The “Guidance Week” has, over the years, become the two interactive career guidance portals con-
one of the main initiatives of the Euroguidance taining career guidance tests, videos etc.) and
centre in Slovakia, jointly organized with the to career guidance professionals (such as the
Association for Career Guidance and Career De- imminent accreditation of career guidance coun-
velopment. In 2018, the initiative was presented sellors and other activities upgrading the quality
under a more appealing and straightforward na- of career guidance provision). Information was
me - Career Week. On 5-9 November 2018 mul- also provided on the use of Europass documents,
tiple guidance-related activities were organized certification (e.g. vocational training institute
in 21 different cities all around the country by all graduates etc.) as well as relevant tools deve-
types of guidance providers (state organisation, loped by the European Commission to improve
schools, guidance centres, NGOs, HR agencies, the transparency of the qualifications of Europe-
individuals). The overarching topic of the 2018’s
week was the constructive involvement and an citizens such as the European Qualifications
Framework.
engagement of family members in the career de-
velopment process of pupils. To support the topic, Euroguidance Flanders participated in 16 different
articles on proposed activities were published on guidance fairs, during which information, advice
a newly launched website – www.tyzdenkariery. and guidance was provided on learning mobility
sk. The Euroguidance centre contributed to the to teachers, pupils, students and guidance prac-
Career Week with multiple activities – an informal titioners working in higher education. During the
career guidance session with parents and their guidance fairs, Euroguidance Flanders dissemi-
children at a coffeehouse, a seminar for guidance nated an updated handout on learning mobility
practitioners on innovative practices to career de- as well as the brochure “What after secondary
cision-making of pupils and a career orientation school?” Achieved outputs of this participation
programme for over 40 pupils of the elementary in guidance fairs include increased knowledge of
schools held in the interactive space “Children’s learning mobility opportunities and the mobility
Town of Occupations”.
process. Pupils, students and guidance practi-
“Career Days” is a popular fair organized annually, tioners were also referred to the relevant contacts
bringing together students/graduates and educa- and services, and students were empowered to
tional institutions and businesses. Euroguidance make their hopes and dreams a reality.

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