“CareerGuide for Schools”

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 • 1st International conference • 1st Newsletter: November of 2006 • Career Day

9. 1st International Conference, Athens, 4th 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. 21 of April 2007 Ellinogermaniki Agogi Career Day

16. 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 Career day

17. Some moments of the Career Day

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