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fession, which is one of many
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factors which raise a demand Erik Hagaseth Haug is Associate Professor
for better and more profession- at the Department of Education and Social
alised working skills for the ca- Studies, Inland Norway University of Applied
reer guidance service. What is Sciences (HINN University) just north of Oslo.
Haug’s recommendation? “I rec- He is also a newly appointed member of the
ommend that those affected by CEDEFOP expert group on career guidance
career advice, namely the pu- and career education.
pils and employees in transition,
should voice their opinions and
be included in the future design
of a more professional career
guidance service in Norwegian Peter Klasson, SiU – Norwegian Centre for International
schools and social institutions.” Cooperation in Education/Euroguidance Norway

Night of Professions 2017 – the show goes on…

In Hungary a number of pro- for vocational schools and training In 2016 the Night of Professions
grammes are organised to institutions to offer first-hand expe- was awarded as one of the best
support career choices, the rience about the different kinds of projects in the Hungarian Career
most popular ones are national professions and training offers. In Guidance Award organised by
events, such as the vocational order not to coincide with other na- Euroguidance Hungary.
education fairs (121 thousand tional guidance events taking place
visitors in 2016) and the Euro- in autumn, the Night of Professions The motto of the event „Try it,
pean Vocational Skills Week is organised in spring. The primary do it, get to know it!” reveals its
(40 thousand visitors in 2016). target group of the event is the 11- original aim: each age group
Many of these events target 13 year olds, but secondary school should be given the chance to
the 14-year olds to help making students and adults can also find try themselves in different pro-
educational choices, but career interactive and experience-based fessions, get to know the differ-
orientation is still not in their programmes. ent professions in practice and
main focus. The Night of Profes- experience the mental and per-
sions intends to The idea of the Night of Profes- sonal environment which so is
fill this gap: sions was developed by Mr Dávid typical of vocational education
organised Rozványi, vocational expert at and training. For this reason,
for the first the National Office of Vocational there is no central venue for the
time in Education and Training and Adult programmes, the VET institu-
2016, it is Learning, and the Szeged Centre tions promote themselves indi-
an open- of Vocational Training committed vidually by opening their gates
school night itself to the realisation of the plan. to the public. 