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

2. 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

3. What is Career Guidance or Career Counseling  Assist individuals of any age  Educational, training and occupational choices  Define the strengths and weaknesses  Make the right choice  Manage their careers

4. Steps  Personal development  Educational and occupational information  Assessment  Career Decision  Job interview  Placement  Career change

5. Network’s main aim  Promotion of career education Network of Schools across Europe CareerGUIDE Web Portal  Main target group: Career Counselors Policy makers for career guidance in schools  Bridging the gap between school and work

6. 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

7. Methodology of schools’ network  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

8. CareerGUIDE status  Portal  Schools’ Network: about 50 schools  Research activities  1 st International conference  1 st Newsletter: November of 2006  Career Day

9. 1 st International Conference, Athens, 4 th of November 2006

10. Main Topics Career Guidance – A European Dimension”  Career Guidance policies in Greece and Europe  Connection between School and Labor Market  CareerGuide Network:  A different approach -presentation of an exercise’s implementation at Ellinogermaniki Agogi

11. outcome  Over 100 European and Greek scientists participated  Promotion of CareerGUIDE network  Development of schools’ network  Activation of teachers, counselors and parents  Analysis of counselors’ needs for new relative activities (conferences, seminars, training, workshops)

12. Some moments of the conference

13. Newsletter

14. Newsletter: Main topics  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 Conference 2006  A trial exercises implementation

15. Career Day 21 of April 2007 Ellinogermaniki Agogi

16. Career day for students…  7 job categories  40 different jobs  80 professionals …Discuss with students for their job and their professional life for parents…  Representatives from the political authority  Representatives from universities  Representatives from the labour market  Career Counsellors …discuss with parents for the career guidance

17. Some moments of the Career Day

18. Future plans for dissemination  2 nd International Conference 2007  Newsletters  Career Counsellors’ training seminars