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The group mainly revised a booklet on mobility The webinars covered the following topics: the Network. Subscription to this communication For statistical information in relation to www.
that includes a list of articles or research on “Phases of adjustment as part of the mobility will be encouraged over the course of 2020. euroguidance.eu and the Network Facebook Page
mobility themes. It will be made available on process”, “Night of professions” and “Guidance in go to the Facts and Figures section.
the network’s website in 2020. Further, it was in school education for young newcomers”. Social Media
charge of the Academia Exchange programme for The Euroguidance centres of Czech Republic and The Euroguidance centres of Austria and Norway
guidance professionals in Europe (see chapter 6) Throughout 2019 the Euroguidance Network’s have acted as leaders of the group. The other
which aims at developing the skills of professionals Serbia have acted as leaders of the group. The Facebook Page continued to be used for the members involved are the Euroguidance centres
other members involved are the Euroguidance
through mobility experiences. posting of updates and news about international in Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany,
centres in Belgium (FL), Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, mobility and guidance related topics as well as Ireland, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands,
Lastly, a presentation of the online course DINAMO Hungary, Malta, North Macedonia, Poland, Portu- for showcasing the activities and achievements of Turkey and the United Kingdom.
(www.euroguidance-formation.org) developed gal, Romania and Slovakia. the Network.
by Euroguidance France, was presented at the
Euroguidance network meeting in Helsinki. It was Information provision and
launched last year to support and train guidance communication
professionals working on mobility issues. The idea
was to share these practices with network mem- Following the “New Ways of Working” the MTG3
bers to get feedback and a possible translation into “Information provision and Communication” was
English. NCGE in Ireland has developed Euro-Quest, formed in April 2019.
(https://euro-quest.ie), a free to use programme
for Irish post-primary schools promoting education- Assuming similar responsibilities to the previous 1.3 International
al mobility. The Euroguidance Nordic Baltic group is established ‘Communications and Promotions
reflecting on a common tool on this subject, too. Working Group’; over the course of 2019 the
Group supported network-level actions with the
The Euroguidance centres of France and Belgium aim of enhancing and promoting the overall
(FR) have acted as leaders of the group. The visibility of the Euroguidance Network towards its conferences and cross
other members involved are the Euroguidance primary target group; the European Community of
centres in Austria, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Guidance Practice.
Latvia, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Slovenia As well as assuming responsibility for ‘external’
and Spain. border cooperation
communications MTG3 took ownership of internal
communications processes and provided support
Competence Development and guidance to Network members in this regard.
The MTG2 supports knowledge, peer learning
and skills development within the Euroguidance Network Website
Network as well as in the European guidance
community. The Euroguidance Network website (www.
euroguidance.eu) is the central platform through
In 2019, the group facilitated the exchange of in- which the Euroguidance Network provides access
formation within the Euroguidance Network during to information and the main leverage point for Several international seminars and conferences Slovak Euroguidance Centre. A rich programme
network meetings and other events in relation to the dissemination of European guidance related are organised and attended by the Euroguidance consisting of more than 200 presentations, posters
competence development of guidance practitioners resources to the wider guidance community. In Centres every year. These bring guidance experts and workshops provided inspiration for everyday
and good guidance practices. 2019, through MTG3, all Euroguidance Centres were together to support knowledge sharing and net- practice. See conference proceedings here. The
Furthermore, webinars on career guidance and provided with the ability to individually populate working. Guidance professionals who participate
relevant content to this platform. Additional work
counselling were opened to the whole guidance in these international conferences are also looking
community at European level. These give partic- undertaken in 2019 included changes to the layout for new potential partners for EU-funded project
and structure of the site, promoting enhanced
ipants the opportunity to become familiar with cooperation and exploring possibilities to go on
projects, initiatives, policies and practices in schools navigability. study visits to other countries.
and other institutions and organisations across
Europe. It also enables participants to network Network Publications IAEVG Conference and Symposium
with colleagues from other countries. Presenters In addition to the (previous) 2018 ‘Highlights’ 2019
were Euroguidance Network members and other publication, MTG3 coordinated the publication of
guests from the European guidance community. two issues of the Euroguidance Network’s ‘Insight’ On September 11-13, more than 500 scientists,
The structure for each webinar was designed to Magazine in 2019. practitioners and policy makers in career guidance
be interactive, incorporating a 30-45 minutes’ and social inclusion from 46 countries gathered in
presentation, followed by a Q&A session and In December 2019, a third communication channel Bratislava for the 2019 Conference of the Interna-
open discussion. Webinars have all been recorded was established, the ‘Euroguidance Network tional Association for Study and Vocational Guid-
and are available at https://www.euroguidance.eu/ ‘Newsletter’- a monthly e-mail communication ance. The congress entitled “Career Counselling
resources/video-gallery/recorded-webinars. highlighting up to date and relevant news from for an Inclusive Society” was co-organised by the © Euroguidance Slovakia

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