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Course: | Resource library on mobility guidance |
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Date: | Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 7:23 PM |
1. Module 1: Optional additional material
- Hidden Competences is a research project carried out in cooperation with the Nordic think tank Demos Helsinki. The Hidden Competences report was published based on the results of a survey carried out in the project, after which the Recognise Your International Competences tools and materials were developed on the basis of the report.
- The ILO has prepared a set of Recommendations on strengthening skills recognition systems, as countries seek strategies to enhance the employability of workers and the productivity of enterprises. The ILO conducted extensive research and case study analysis of the potential. It guides the reader through the processes: conducting a needs analysis; securing stakeholder support; making the system work; raising awareness; and measuring output and impact. It highlights key challenges, expectations of users and financing among other important issues.
- For an overview of the benefits to skills, employability and learning gained through Erasmus+ Higher education mobility see the Erasmus+ Higher Education Impact Study
- The OECD’s Observer deals with skills development in times of rapid globalisation. This has put new demands on education and training systems around the world, because in this new wave of globalisation, education and skills will be key, in particular those skills that emphasise flexibility and the ability to cope with change.
- A few years ago, the Nordic/Baltic Euroguidance network published the booklet Open the door to the world - Views on Mobility Guidance from up North. It gives a good overview over different aspects of guidance for mobility and serves as a first introduction to the concept.
- OECD Skills Outlook 2017: Skills and Global Value Chains. This publication shows that by investing in the skills of their populations, countries can help ensure that their participation in global markets translates into better economic and social outcomes.
- Norwegian Erasmus + promotional video featuring four teachers from different education sectors. They emphasise how the Erasmus + programme facilitates exploring, sharing experiences, learning from each other, and solving global challenges together. (In Norwegian and English with English subtitles):
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2. Module 2: Optional additional material
- Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2027 factsheet (pdf), produced by the European Commission. European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Erasmus+ 2021-2027: enriching lives, opening minds through the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport, Publications Office, 2021, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/536
- Erasmus+ country factsheets - 2020. Interactive factsheets on the implementation of Erasmus+, published December 2021.
- Erasmus+ country factsheets - 2019. Interactive factsheets on the implementation of Erasmus+, published December 2020.
- Erasmus+ Programme guide (Version 2 of January 26, 2022)
- Erasmus+ opportunities for higher education students
- Erasmus+ opportunities for vocational education and training students
- Erasmus+ opportunities for youth - Youth exchanges allow groups of young people from different countries to meet, live together and work on shared projects for short periods.
- Information about special needs and inclusion grant in higher education exchange programmes in Finland
- KANSAINVÄLISYYTTÄKAIKILLE! Publication: Equity in internationalisation (in Finnish)
- Disadvantaged compared to whom? Critical notes on “social inclusion” Learning mobility, social inclusion and non-formal education. Access, processes and outcomes by Christensen and others (2017), including an article by Magda Nico Disadvantaged compared to whom? Critical notes on “social inclusion” (pages 14-15)
- Denmark (pdf)
- Estonia (pdf)
- Finland (pdf)
- Iceland (pdf)
- Latvia (pdf)
- Lithuania (pdf)
- Norway (pdf)
- Sweden (pdf)
- The European Health Insurance Card is a free card that gives access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country.
- MapAbility is an interactive website developed by the student organisation Erasmus Student Network to inform about the degree of accessibility at various European universities around Europe.
- NORDPLUS: How to apply: A step by step introduction to the application process.
- Spread the sign is an international dictionary for sign languages where characters from different sign languages around the world are collected.
- The European Commission has developed recommendations for universities participating in Erasmus + regarding the inclusion of people with disabilities.
- Erasmus+ generation: Jyrki Katainen. This video celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus program. Jyrki Katainen, EU Vice-President in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness talks about his Erasmus experience at the University of Leicester.
- Let's talk about Erasmus+ with Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. This video celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus programme. Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner in charge of Competition, meets with Erasmus+ participants
- Sanna Larke "I will never forget this experience" Video produced by Anni Koponen. Special needs grants are intended to enable international mobility in circumstances when a special need causes such additional costs as are not covered by other sources. (In Finnish with English subtitles)
- Katja Minkkinen “Don’t give up on your dreams” Video produced by: Anni Koponen. Special needs grants are intended to enable international mobility in circumstances when a special need causes such additional costs as are not covered by other sources. (In Finnish with English subtitles)
- Winner Video of the yearly competition for Danish VET students who have been abroad. The winner was a Danish furniture carpenter who went to Norway! (In Danish with English subtitles)
- A Danish Zookeeper-student, working in Rotterdam (In Danish with English CC subtitles)
- A Spanish agriculture-student, living in Denmark and returning to Madrid (In Danish with English CC subtitles)
- Hilda studied in Ireland and works in the municipality with climate related tasks (In Swedish with English subtitles)
- Finnish Rap Video with English subtitles about Erasmus+ Mobility (In Finnish with English subtitles)
- Sofia went on an exchange to South Africa and works as a nurse (In Swedish with English subtitles)
3. Module 3: Optional additional material
- Soren Kristensen is well-known Danish researcher who has been studying guidance for mobility for a long time. In an interview from 2017, he discusses it with the Euroguidance team in Ireland.
- Learning mobility as a pedagogical tool, an article by Sören Kristensen in Learning mobility, social inclusion and non-formal education. Access, processes and outcomes (page 9-14)
- Indicators: The learning process, Handbook on quality in learning mobility (page 29) and Section: the learning process, Page 146 - 152
- Mobility Counselling – from Information Provision to Motivation and Quality Assurance. Article by Søren Kristensen.
- Open the door to the world: views on mobility guidance from up North. Open the door to the world was produced by the Euroguidance centres in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden to contribute to the debate on advantages and challenges that the Erasmus+ mobility scheme has opened up for guidance counsellors. The articles and interviews highlight the following aspects: hidden competences, mobility counselling, disadvantaged groups and open-mindedness.
- IN-LEARNING Reflection tools for supporting individual learning paths of adults. This Handbook has been produced as a result of the two-year project “Reflection tools for supporting individual learning paths of adults” financed through the Erasmus+ Programme (project No 2015-1-EE01-KA204-013469)
- 2019 IAEVG Communiqué on Inclusive Societies Investing in their People.
- Mobility Advice Interview (online publication) for lifelong guidance professionals.
- Õpirände etapid: Multikultuursus, õpi- ja tööränne. SA Innove e-kursus karjäärispetsialistidele. YFU Eesti tegevjuhti Kadri Eensalu videoloeng õpirände etappidest. (In Estonian)
- The Handbook on Quality in Learning Mobility is a useful tool for all guidance practitioners who are involved in one or more phases of the process.
- The book Career and Career Guidance in the Nordic Countries gives a broad overview on career guidance in its broadest perspective. Chapter 13 gives an overview on mobility guidance in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
- Mobility and learning agreements. These documents lay out various criteria to be approved and followed between various parties undertaking Erasmus programmes.
- Returning From Abroad: A Comparative Review, Denver W. Miller, SIT Graduate Institute, 2016
- International Mobility of Finnish Higher Education. International mobility period here refers to a period of study or traineeship abroad that is recognised as part of student’s ongoing studies at a home institution (credit mobility). Statistics include only periods lasting 3 months or more. Mobility in the framework of exchange programmes and organised by the students themselves (free movers) are both included. Data source: Vipunen - Education Statistics Finland.
- International mobility of VET students. Finnish National Agency for Education collects and publishes annually statistics on mobility of students and staff in vocational education. Data collection concerns all students and staff who study or work among vocational upper secondary qualification. Data collection of mobility in VET has been ongoing since 2008.
- Erasmus+ students from the University of Sheffield. Study Abroad and Erasmus - Student Experiences - University of Sheffield
- Adler, P.S. (1972). Culture shock and the cross-cultural learning experience. In D.S. Hoopes (Ed.), Readings in intercultural communication, Volume 2, 6-21. Pittsburgh, PA: Regional Council on International Education.
- Black, J. and M. Mendenhall (1991). "The U-Curve Adjustment Hypothesis Revisited: A Review and Theoretical Framework." Journal of International Business Studies 22: 225-247.
- Lysgaard, S. (1955). Adjustment in a foreign society: Norwegian Fulbright grantees visiting the United States. International Social Science Bulletin, 7, 45-51.(Black and Mendenhall 1991)
- Bennett, Janet M. 1977. “Transition Shock: Putting Culture Shock in Perspective.” International and Intercultural Communication Annual 4:45–52.
4. Module 4: Optional additional material
- 10 benefits of staff mobility for guidance practitioners.
- 2019 IAEVG Communiqué on Inclusive Societies Investing in their People.
- Watch a video about Academia mobility experience (In Estonian with English subtitles):