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After a short walk through the city centre of The We are grateful for the commitment and passion
Hague, we concluded the day with another intervision of everyone who contributed to the success of this
session, where participants shared good practices. programme. It proves once again that working
together, learning and sharing across borders makes
Day 3: us all stronger and wiser. Euroguidance Netherlands
Spirit Power in the mbo, Career jumpstart is already looking forward to the next Academia
and the apprenticeship centres programme in the Netherlands!
On day 3, participants could choose from two pro- Academia is a source of pride
grammes: for Euroguidance Estonia and

Option 1 was "GeestKracht in het mbo" at MBO a mark of its quality
Utrecht. The GeestKracht programme works on the
mental health of young people and young adults. In May, Euroguidance Estonia hosted 15 career
Participants heard more about the programme practitioners from Austria, Spain, the Netherlands,
and were given an extensive tour of the building Cyprus, France, Germany and Slovakia as part of the
and met an assistance dog and its handler. The Academia programme. It was the largest Academia
assistance dog is often used with students with, for group hosted in Estonia.
example, autism, panic attacks, ADHD, ADD.

Option 2 was a visit to "Career jumpstart at Fontys “We have been organizing international learning
Hogeschool". With a combination of personal coach- mobilities for career professionals in collabora-
ing and hands-on training, Career Jumpstart offers tion with partners from the Academia network
students a flying start in their careers. It is great to in Europe for 23 years now, and the number of
see how they build bridges between these talented mobilities is steadily approaching five hundred,
graduates and their dream workplaces.
including both professionals who have enhanced
In the afternoon, we visited The Hard Learning their skills in Europe and those who have discov-
School, a project shaped by a collaboration ered Estonia. I am fully convinced that this is
between the regional service centre of education crucial for professional development as it supports
and training (Leerwerkloketten). We were explained
the programme, which stretches over 10 weeks personal growth, creates new opportunities for
with the aim of guiding people back to a learning the future, and contributes to daily client work.
environment or workplace. In addition, the inter- International learning mobility should be included
national career professional also got the chance in the training plan of every career specialist, even
to actually participate in the sports activities. This on a regular basis. Academia is a safe choice for
experience immediately showed the importance of
the exercises, especially in terms of cooperation and beginners and an innovative source of inspiration
communication. for experienced professionals."

Day 4: Margit Rammo,
Cultural sensitivity and positive psychology Euroguidance Estonia manager
and resilience training
The training on Thursday 14 March 2024, offered by
the Expertise Centre for Inclusive Education (ECIO), This year's Academia programme in Estonia focused
focused on inclusive education and student wellbe- on sharing our best practices in career guidance,
ing. With sessions on wellbeing & guidance, cultural with a particular emphasis on work and learning
sensitivity, and positive psychology, led by experts mobility, as well as multiculturalism. The first day
Olivia Lebbe, Marit Schreurs, and Aniek Luyt, partic- was dedicated to exploring learning mobility from
ipants were invited to gain knowledge and skills on the perspective of career practitioners. On the
supporting students from diverse backgrounds and second day, participants had the opportunity to
building resilience. delve into work mobility and familiarize themselves
with various organisations in the field. The third day
We concluded the week with a pleasant drink at the involved job shadowing in groups of 2-3 individuals
office and then said goodbye to the guests. at different organisations in Tallinn and Tartu. Finally,

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