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2.7 National publica-

tions and studies

Euroguidance centres continued to publish and tional events) and largely disseminating the re-
update several publications, both for guidance search-based publication “Counselling and per-
professionals and end users. Next to the publi- sonal development in the Vth grade. Guide for
cations and reports connected to conferences teachers (2018)” - produced by the Institute of
already mentioned in previous sections, the fol- Educational Sciences in Bucharest - towards the
lowing chapter showcases selected publications Romanian guidance and counselling community.
produced by national Euroguidance centres, such The structure of the guide follows the prescrip-
as a scientific journal, a research-based publi- tions of the CDP school curriculum, which envi-
cation, a report on particular national guidance sages the development of the pupils’ compe-
services, comparative tables of neighbouring na- tencies in 4 areas: Self-knowledge and healthy
tional education systems, translations of scientific lifestyle, socio-emotional development, learning
literature and a questionnaire to be used in the management, and career management skills.
counselling process. The guide for teachers is freely available in PDF
format in Romanian language.
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On the occasion of its 20 anniversary, the Eu-
roguidance centre Slovakia published a special Euroguidance Netherlands issued a Report on
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13 volume of the professional e-journal “Career career guidance in four regional service centres
Guidance in Theory and Practice” in cooperation on education and work, known as “Leerwerk-
with the Czech Euroguidance centre. Articles from loketten”. These are regional alliances between
current and former staff members provided an schools, business/educational and training insti-
overview of the 20 years of the centre’s exis- tutions, business owners/employers and govern-
tence in Slovakia. The issue was special also for ment agencies (municipalities and the UWV). To-
one other reason – it contained a compendium gether, they develop activities, information packs,
of scientific papers from the conference “Career products and services that improve the coordina-
Guidance in a Changing World” held in Prague in tion between educational/training programmes
2017. The e-journal thus featured original texts and the labour market. They also provide indepen-
from some of the most acclaimed international
experts in the field of career guidance such as
Ronald Sultana, Rebeca García-Murias and Peter
Weber. The Euroguidance centre in Slovakia has
been issuing the e-journal since 2012 as the only
periodical issued in Slovakia and Czech Republic in
the field of career guidance and career develop-
ment.
Since 2017 a new Counselling and Personal De-
velopment curriculum (CDP) for lower secondary
education has been in place in Romania as tea-
chers and school counsellors need support in de-
signing and implementing activities in the class-
rooms. In 2018, Euroguidance Romania supported
the CDP by validating (collecting feedback and
suggestions from over 50 practitioners during na-

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