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1.6 Promoting of the new Europass portal; continuing to do so Thus the national Europass center, the Euroguid-
through the Network website, through our social
ance Network and France Compétences (in charge
of the EQF) organized, in close collaboration, a
media channels and regular newsletters to ensure
that guidance practitioners in Europe are kept in-
conference to launch the new Europass platform
the 'New Europass' formed about key developments of this invaluable on September 30, 2020.
tool.
This conference was moderated by a journalist.
The Minister of National Education, Mr. Blanquer
provided the introduction. The members of the
Europass Network recalled the history of Europass
and presented the functionalities and opportunities
of the new European platform. Speakers and
professionals in the field followed one another
to present the use of the tools. Professionals of
The New Europass Portal Guidance practitioners can use Europass to support lifelong guidance and teachers presented samples
learners and clients to: of practices using digital tools in a context of
The new Europass portal was launched in July • Create a free personal profile; guidance and vocational integration.
2020 (in parallel with the European Skills Agenda). • Highlight skills, qualifications and experiences;
The new portal is a set of online tools to help • Create CVs and cover letters; In addition to this promotion at Network level The presentation of concrete projects illustrating
users communicate their skills, qualifications and • Explore different job and learning opportunities several national and international conferences the new forms of skills recognition permitted to
experiences and manage their learning and career around Europe (in development); took place to highlight the features of Europass, question their influence on the structuring of to-
in an ever-changing world. The new Europass por- • Find trusted national information and contact one such event, organised in part by Euroguidance morrow's certifications. This conference concluded
tal offers a range of online e-Portfolio tools and points on working and learning in Europe. France, is outlined below, you can read a further with the intervention of Mrs. Coudret-Laut, Director
information for people of all ages. example presented by Euroguidance Austria in a of the Erasmus+ France / Education Formation
The e-Portfolio is available in twenty-nine different later chapter. Agency.
Several members of the Euroguidance Network languages.
participated in the Europass Advisory Group as the The Launch of the New Europass: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this one-day
means to best ensure that the role of guidance The Euroguidance Network and its individual Online Conference conference, initially planned to welcome 250 peo-
would be an integral part of the portal. members are committed to the ongoing promotion ple in person, was held online. This permitted to
The Erasmus + France Agency has created a significantly broaden the event's audience. It was
‘Skills Guidance Mobility’ committee to manage attended by nearly 500 participants. The recording
the three Networks - Europass, Euroguidance and of the conference, broadcasted on Youtube and
the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). This on the Erasmus+ Agency website, relayed by
organization allows for the better visibility of the social networks and our various communication
Networks and their purpose, enhanced communi- channels, still allows many internet users to view it
cation and common activities. today.

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