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ELGPN

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Section 1: Structure, processes and
activities of the ELGPN 2011–12 1

1.1 Origins

The European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network the European Social Partners. The participating coun-
(ELGPN) was established in 2007, with the aim of tries agreed to the establishment of ELGPN and agreed
assisting its member countries (which include not to participate in the network as members or observers,
only EU member-states but also candidate countries subject to written confirmation. The European and
and European Economic Area countries) and the international bodies present expressed their willing-
European Commission in developing European co- ness to continue their support for and involvement
operation on lifelong guidance in both the education in the process. Later both the European Centre for
and the employment sectors. the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
An inaugural meeting to establish the network took and the European Training Foundation (ETF) indi-
place on 7–8 May 2007 in Helsinki. Delegations from cated their willingness to co-operate with the new
the member-states were invited to clarify their expec- network. The ELGPN was finally established by a
tations and intentions regarding the network. A total contract between the Network Co-ordinator and the
of 23 countries attended the meeting, together with Commission’s DG EAC in December 2007.
representatives from the Commission, FEDORA, the The role and aims of the Network were endorsed
International Association for Educational and Voca- in the second EU Council Resolution passed in 2008.
tional Guidance (IAEVG), the International Centre for In 2012 the ELGPN has consisted of 29 member
Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) and countries (AT, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, GB,
HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LV, LT, LU, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT,
RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), with 2 additional observer coun-
1 This section has been prepared by Dr Raimo Vuorinen, Co-ordinator of
ELGPN. tries (BE, BG). The composition of their delegations

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