2 nd In-service Training Seminar: Career Counsellors’ Training Athens October 2009 Nora Gikopoulou Ellinogermaniki Agogi 2007 – 2009 Comenius Multilatéral Project

“CareerGuide for Schools” Nora Gikopoulou Network for Career Guidance in schools Ellinogermaniki Agogi 2005 – 2008 Comenius III action

Partners Ellinogermaniki Agogi -GR(coordinator) Alba Graduate Business school-GR Newman College of Higher Education – UK INSEAD-FR Technical University of Dresden-DE University of Louis Pasteur- FR Vytatus Magnus University- LIT Technical University of Sofia-BL Institute for Future Studies –OS IPA.SA –RO Orientum – Career Counsellors’ Company - GR Kaunas Maironis Gymnasium-LIT Alfa – Omega Communications-EST

Network’s Objectives To bring career guidance to the education policy front and contribute to the upgrading of teaching and learning career development. To explore the best practices on the implementation of career guidance education in Europe through extended surveys To offer specialized support and training opportunities to educators of career guidance in schools throughout Europe. To establish horizontal links between school & society To promote the European Dimension in career guidance reinforcing long-term mobility in Europe

Network’s main aim s Promotion of career education – Network of Schools across Europe – CareerGUIDE Web Portal Main target group: – Career Counsellors, teachers – Young people – Policy makers for career guidance in schools  Bridging the gap between school and work

Objectives for students… To prepare them for the professional life To believe in their selves To be ready for changes.. To be flexible… To have “plan B” To identify opportunities

Methodology Partners collect and create activities/exercises for career counselling Each partner choose at least five schools from his country Forward to schools the research material Teachers-counselors implement and evaluate the new activities Researchers upgrade and improve the activities

3 Thematic Areas Find out about myself Know out about labour market Develop yourself about your Career Path >> exercises and activities have been translated in all partners languages

Key words: Self esteem Self evaluation Self improvement Information for labour market Cv structure Job hunting Job interview Entrepreneurship Decision making Life planning Time management Broking stereotypes Interaction!

CareerGUIDE Portal

3 International Conferences 1 st Conference- Athens Career Guidance policies in Greece and Europe Connection between School and Labor Market CareerGuide Network: A different approach 2 nd Conference - Kaunas Career Guidance in Lithuanian Schools Methodological Ideas for Career Education at Individual and Social Level Games in Career Guidance The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Career Guidance 3rd Conference - Rhodes Career Counselling: Yesterday and nowadays Career guidance in rural areas Career Guidance in Bulgarian, Greek and Finish schools

Some moments of the conferences

Newsletters

Main topics 1 st Newsletter What exactly is Career Counseling CareerGUIDE for Schools Project Our vision Career Guidance at schools Career Guide Network Working groups’ thematic areas Schools network Career Guide Portal Annual Conferences Exercises’ implementation 2 nd Newsletter What exactly is Career Counseling CareerGUIDE for Schools Project Our vision Career Guidance at schools Career Guide Network Working groups’ thematic areas Schools network Career Guide Portal Annual Conferences Exercises’ implementation 2 nd Newsletter What exactly is Career Counseling CareerGUIDE for Schools Project Our vision Career Guidance at schools Career Guide Network Working groups’ thematic areas Schools network Career Guide Portal Annual Conferences Exercises’ implementation

Report on Effective Career Guidance Career Guidance Theories Career Guidance Status in Europe CG project’s methodologies and approaches Activities and exercises

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