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          Support to guidance and counselling through the

          Erasmus+ programme – a few examples of projects





                                                                      Adult Education employees from abz*austria
                                                                      recently visited various institutions in Denmark
                                                                      and Germany with the aim to learn new digital
                                                                      training and guidance methods and to improve
                                                                      their digital skills in training and counselling.


                                                                      Belgium FL and the Netherlands:

                                                                     Primary school GO! Hendrik Conscience in
                                                                     Schaarbeek (Brussels), Belgium, aims to
                                                                     provide quality education tailored to all
                                                                     students, regardless of their background. The
          Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support                  school has identified a need for expertise and
          education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Its        specific skills amongst the school team. The
          budget of €14.7 billion provides opportunities for         Dutch partner organization Centrum Tea
          over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain             Adema offers Child coach basic training,
          experience and volunteer abroad. For guidance              related follow-up and advanced programs.
          practitioners the programme offers a wide variety of       This provides answers to the school’s needs.
          possibilities, offering them the opportunity to learn      During a series of training events, care
          from others, work with others in the development of        coordinators and teachers will acquire the
          new methods or practices and to influence                  necessary theoretical knowledge and develop
          guidance policies in their countries.                      competences to guide pupils (in cooperation
                                                                     with the parents) in a child-centered, broad
          The programme is divided into three key actions (KAs):     and yet tailored way. This will increase their
          mobility, strategic partnership and support for policy     well-being and academic performance, and
          reforms. Below, there is a short explanation of each of    empower the children with tools to become
          these key actions and a few examples of guidance           critical, happy active citizens. The school will
          projects within each of them.                              optimize its care policy and the school team
                                                                     will be supported to improve its practice. The
          KA1: Learning Mobility of Individuals
                                                                     training abroad will offer participants the
                                                                     opportunity to exchange experiences with their
          This Action aims to encourage the mobility of students,    Dutch colleagues and to establish contacts for
          staff, volunteers, youth workers, and young people. For    future cooperation.
          guidance practitioners this opens up the possibility of
          visiting colleagues in other countries and learn from
          them how to become even better at their jobs.

          Austria, Denmark and Germany:


          abz*austria, an organisation which promotes the work,
          education and future of women, led the project Digitising
          adult education and raising the media literacy of
          educationally disadvantaged women.                                                                       �
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