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