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Annex 10: Perceived added value to ELGPN member countries

Austria • Participation in ELGPN is an essential element of Austrian policy, strategy and politics.
• Involvement of Austrian participants in all ELGPN WPs, including lead role in WP3, is a clear expression of
how Austria views the importance of co-operation and participation in ELGPN.
• Austria has used the momentum of ELGPN participation in various ways. The National LLG Forum has
been active for several years; national and regional dissemination activities take place on national and
European strategic approaches; and new policy activities have started in all relevant sectors, from early
childhood education to adult education, and in labour and social affairs.
Belgium • Participation as an observer to ELGPN has helped to increase the focus and feed the thinking on
guidance in the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (French Community of Belgium): a current government
statement explicitly cites the development of guidance systems, leading to the decision to become a full
member in the next phase.
Croatia • All 4 WP outcomes are very relevant to project activities currently taking place in Croatia: establishing a
national forum, new legislation, national quality standards and a new model of career guidance centres.
Cyprus • Reinforcing the co-operation between the ministries providing guidance.
• Creating the opportunity for better co-operation between guidance providers and the academic
community.
• Establishment of National Guidance Forum.
Czech Republic • Better understanding of CMS policies and practices such as CMS development and assessment in various
settings.
• Acknowledgment of the importance of co-ordination mechanisms and structures for the development of
guidance provision.
Denmark • Inspiration to policy development in two areas: CMS and developing indicators for guidance.
Estonia • ELGPN creates favourable conditions for co-operation between member countries: the representatives
and experts of the network are there to exchange experience and learn from each other.
• Practical and systematic international co-operation helps to raise awareness of stakeholders at the
national level.
• ELGPN assembles representatives from different policy sectors: both labour market and educational
themes are discussed in the national teams.
• Of particular value in 2011-12 has been the development of a quality-assurance system including an
evidence base, and providing inputs to the national strategy.
Finland • Enhancing the national co-ordination mechanism regarding lifelong guidance. In September 2011
a Steering and Co-ordination Group for Lifelong Guidance was established, succeeding a previous
working group established in 2010. The tasks of the new Group (2011–15) are: (1) to promote and
develop national, regional and local information, guidance and counselling, including government
programme activities such as the ‘social guarantee’ (to provide each young person with a workplace
or apprenticeship training); (2) to strengthen co-operation between different sectors and different
providers of guidance; (3) to act as the Steering Group for the ESF programme on ‘Guidance in Adult
Education’; and (4) to follow up and influence the ELGPN’s work.
France • France was able to ensure that its policy decisions were congruent with the goals and means on which
ELGPN participating countries had agreed.
• ELGPN study visits and information on the evolution of policies in other countries gained through
ELGPN participation have encouraged French policy-makers and given them supportive arguments and
evidence.
• In particular, ELGPN has provided a valuable reference point for enhancing the use of ICT in guidance in
France.
Germany • Positive opportunity to use ELGPN activities as reference points for stimulation and reinforcement of
national processes.
• Synergy between ELGPN thematic priorities and similar developmental activities and projects promoting
better access to guidance and guidance quality development in Germany.
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• In addition to promote the process of quality development in guidance, making use of the expertise
of ELGPN experts and their professional contributions during national workshops and conferences.
• Brochure on the German guidance system originally developed for European partners and ELGPN
purposes unexpectedly also met needs within Germany, leading to extra demand for copies.

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