Module 4: Mobility for guidance practitioners

Currently, there are several mobility opportunities available for guidance counsellors within the Erasmus+ programme. 

“Job shadowing” means a kind of internship service where one is trained by a colleague in another country by working alongside them and monitoring everything he or she does. A job shadowing period can be between two days and two weeks within the framework of an Erasmus + mobility project. For staff in school, adult education and higher education, job shadowing can be done at the corresponding educational institution or at another relevant organisation. Vocational training can also be practiced within a company.

Training and Cooperation Activities (TCA) encompass a range of events, seminars and workshops, which enable Erasmus+ National Agencies to collaborate and share best practice across Europe. The overall aim of the activities is to improve the quality and impact of the programme at a systemic level. When planning a TCA, National Agencies refer to the objectives set out in strategic documents such as Europe 2020 and the EU Youth Strategy. In recent years, several TCAs  with a specific guidance focus have been offered.

The Erasmus+ strategic partnership projects envisage staff mobility activities in the form of short-term joint staff training events, which gives the opportunity for respective institution’s support staff (also school career counsellors) to participate in learning and experience exchange activities. The duration of short-term joint staff training events usually is three days to two months; excluding travel days.

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