PEER LEARNING EVENT ON

NATIONAL LIFELONG GUIDANCE POLICY FORUMS –

Facilitating access, active citizenship and social inclusion

Cedefop, Thessaloniki, 4-5 June 2008

Wednesday 4 June 2008

09.00 – 09.30Participants arrive at Cedefop

09.30 – 10.00Registration of participants

PLENARY: Policy and strategy context of national guidance forums

Meeting room: Montessori

Chair Mr Mika Launikari, Cedefop

10.00 – 10.20Opening speech

Ms Mara Brugia

10.20 – 10.45EU lifelong guidance policy

Mr Milan Remiš, European Commission/EAC

10.45 – 11.10Lifelong guidance during the Slovene EU Presidency 2008

Mr Anton Simonic, Slovene Ministry of Education

11.10 – 11.40Coffee break

11.40 – 12.00Cedefop Handbook on National Guidance Forums – Purpose and rationale of the handbook

Mr Mika Launikari, Cedefop

12.00 – 12.20Cedefop Handbook on National Guidance Forums - Findings and key messages

Dr Søren Kristensen, Techne, Denmark

12.20 – 12.40Strengthening representative structures at national level - Key conclusions of the European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network peer learning event in Vienna (April 2008)

Dr Peter Härtel, Steirische Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft

12.40 – 13.00Discussion

Mr Mika Launikari, Cedefop

13.00 – 14.30Lunch at Cedefop´s canteen

14.30 – 17.00Two parallel workshops (coffee break 15.30-16.00)

Workshop 1: Acknowledging reality and envisioning

future – Lifelong guidance for lifelong

learning

Meeting room: Montessori

Chairperson: Dr Raimo Vuorinen, University of Jyväskylä/

European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network

Rapporteur: Mr Mika Launikari, Cedefop

Presentation 1. Irish National Guidance Forum

Ms Eileen Fitzpatrick, National Centre

for Guidance in Education

Presentation 2. Romanian National Guidance Forum

Dr Mihai Jigau, Institute for Educational Sciences

Workshop 2: Optimising potential and maximising

progress – Lifelong guidance for labour

force development

Meeting room: Rousseau

Chairperson: Ms Fotini Vlachaki, National Centre for

Vocational Education, EKEP

Rapporteur: Dr Rocio Lardinois de la Torre, Cedefop

Presentation 1.Finnish National Guidance Forum

Dr Helena Kasurinen, Finnish Ministry of Employment and Economy

Presentation 2. Hungarian National Guidance Forum

Mr Tibor Borbely, National Employ-

ment and Social Office

17.00 End of the day

19.30Dinner in the city centre

Thursday 5 June 2008

PLENARY: Involvement of key players and

stakeholders in developing lifelong guidance

Meeting room Montessori

Chair Mr Mika Launikari, Cedefop

09.30 – 10.00French EU Presidency 2008–Resolution/Action plan on

lifelong guidance

Prof. Francoise Divisia, French Ministry of Education

10.00 – 10.40Workshop reports incl. discussion

10.40 – 11.10Strengthening national and regional representative structures – Social partners´ perspective

Mr Anders Vind, LO – Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (ETUC)

11.10 – 11.30Coffee break

11.30 – 12.15The voice of guidance practitioners and young people in relation to national guidance forums

Ms Karen Schober, International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance IAEVG

Mr Maarten Coertjens, European Youth Forum

12.15 – 13.00Policy learning

Cedefop´s policy reporting 2006-2008

Mr György Ispanki, Cedefop

National Guidance Forums and the countries surrounding the European Union – Reflections on the discussions and presentations

Mr Helmut Zelloth, European Training Foundation

13.00 – 13.15Conclusions and closing of the event

Mr Mika Launikari

Lunch at Cedefop´s canteen