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the labour market, guidance tools, services and Academia in Estonia exceeded
best practices at various locations which included expectations
the Employment Service of Slovenia, School centre
Škofja Loka, Biotechnical education centre Ljubljana, In beginning of May, career guidance practitioners
project learning for young adults – NEETs and Nefiks from eight European countries visited Estonia to
career services for youth. gain professional knowledge. Two of the guests
also shared their experience during the week at
The focus was on the transition between education the Erasmus+ podcast, which you can listen to here.
and labour market to provide guidance practitioners
a learning mobility experience and international Euroguidance Estonia, together with its partners,
networking opportunities. The participants had hosted 12 guidance professionals. The Academia
possibilities for discussions about various guidance mobility brought together professionals interested
related issues among guidance practitioners to in learning more about the topic "Multiculturalism,
exchange guidance practices among themselves and international learning, and work mobility in the con-
other experts. The participants learn about guidance text of career development,", including an overview
in Slovenia in different settings, focusing on transi- of the Estonian career guidance system.
tions from education to labour market and exchange
national practices from participating countries. The guests visited the Parliament of Estonia, where
MEP Kadri Tali shared important issues in Estonian
The participating guidance practitioners were asked education policy and international cooperation.
to prepare a short description of a method, practice
or initiative from their daily practice to support The participants also visited the innovative Tallinn
exchange of information and good examples of Career Centre of the Estonian Unemployment
guidance practices. You can read more about these Insurance Fund (PES) and had a job shadowing day
in Academia Slovenia 2024 booklet Transition from either in Tallinn, Tartu or Pärnu with practitioners
education to labour market. from the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund,
the Integration Foundation, the University of Tartu
Academia is a network that offers training oppor- Counselling Centre, Tartu Vocational College and
tunities for guidance practitioners in European Pärnu Vocational Education Centre.
countries. The participants have a chance to get to
know the guidance system and guidance practices On the last day, the participants shared methods
in another European country. and experiences from their own work.

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