Aled Williams

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Aled Williams

• Adult Advancement and Careers Service Team
• Euroguidance Conference
• Queens Hotel, Leeds
• 30 September 2009

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European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN)

• To promote and provide added value to
  participating countries for the development of
  lifelong guidance policies, systems and services
  at national level through European co-operation
  for the benefit of stakeholders, providers and
  users.

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Policy context

• EU Council Resolution 2004
• Finnish EU Presidency Conference 2006
• EU Meeting, Brussels March 2007
• Inaugural ELGPN meeting, Helsinki May 2007

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Membership

• Open to all countries eligible for assistance
  under the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-13.
• 26 member countries (plus three observers)
• UK Governments Guidance Working Group
• Plus co-operation and involvement with relevant
  national, European and international bodies and
  networks

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Management

• Funding
• Co-ordinator
• Steering Group

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Principles

• Promote guidance through open communication and
  co-ordination
• Member States are responsible for their own
  lifelong guidance policies and systems
• Jointly identify and define ELGPN objectives
• Jointly agree progress measures
• Stimulate innovation and convergence

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Functions

• Support for policy development
• Policy sharing
• Information gathering
• Policy analysis and research
• Use of reference tools
• Exploiting project outcomes
• Strengthen representative structures

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Work Programme 2009-10

• Methods
• Network meetings
• Peer learning, field visits
• Task Groups
• Commissioned technical work

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Themed activity

• Clear links with the EU Council Resolutions on
  Lifelong Guidance.
• 4 work packages
• Promoting career management skills
• Widening access
• Co-operation and co-ordination mechanisms
• Quality assurance evidence based practice and
  policy
• Task groups

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UK study visit

• Visit in early 2010
• Using technology to bring together online,
  telephone and face-to-face services
• Will cover Careers Advice Service, nextstep,
  advancement networks (including JCP).
• And Connexions, careers education services

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What next?

• Complete programme of study visits
• Network meetings in Spain and Portugal in 2010
• Improved communications
• Spanish Presidency conference
• Good practice compendiums
• Agree 2011-12 work programme
• Appoint new Network co-ordinator

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More information

• Find out more about the European Lifelong
  Guidance Policy Network at
• http//ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/elgpn

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Thank you

• Aled Williams
• BIS
• Advancement Division
• W3, Moorfoot, Sheffield S1 4PQ
• Tel [phone]
• aled.williams_at_bis.gsi.gov.uk