eGuidance: widening access to lifelong guidance | Riga

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Program

Programme

The 6th European Conference on e-Guidance "Widening access to lifelong guidance" will be held in Riga (Latvia) on 16th and 17th September 2009. Public bodies and private organizations will have the opportunity to debate educational and vocational guidance issues during plenary sessions and thematic workshops. In addition, a specific exposition area will enable participants to see the most recent products and services in the field of e-guidance. The conference is jointly organized by the ELPGN – European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network and by the eGOS project with the support of the European Commission through the Lifelong Learning and CIP programmes.

Programme
Wednesday, September 16th
	08.00h – 09.00h	REGISTRATION
	09.00h – 10.00h	Official opening and introductory welcome *Welcome* Tatjana Koke The Minister of Education and Science (LV) Dita Traidas Director, State Education Development Agency (LV) *Official opening of the 6th European conference in e-guidance* Raimo Vuorinen & Cristina Cogoi Co-organisers of the 6th European conference in e-guidance, ELGPN and Univ. of Jyväskylä (FI) & eGOS and Melius srl (IT)
	10.00h – 11.00h	INTRODUCTORY SESSION *Quality and Ethics in Web Based Guidance - results and suggestions from the 5th European conference in e-guidance* Nina Ahlros, Euroguidance Sweden (SE) *The European Commission strategies towards the ICT* Carlo Scatoli European Commission – Lifelong Learning Programme Marina Manzoni-Brusati European Commission – Competitivity and Innovation Programme (videoconference connection)
	11.00h – 11.30h	Coffee break
	11.30h – 12.30h	THEMATIC SESSION: VIRTUAL WORLDS FOR GOVERNANCE Education and employment policy and governance opportunities and challenges in adopting virtual worlds Moderator Jos Noesen, Ministère de l’Education nationale et de la Formation professionnelle, Chargé de mission (LU) Participants *Adopting Virtual Worlds* Patrice Chazerand, ISFE - Interactive Software Federation of Europe (B) *Social media affordances* Tarmo Toikkanen, Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki (FI) (videoconference connection)
	12.30h – 14.00h	LUNCH BUFFET
	14.00h – 17.00h	3 PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS
	14.00h – 16.00h	e-practitioners competences and training Moderator Leonardo Evangelista. Orientamento.it (IT) Initiatives in developing the guidance practitioners’ competencies: Quality safeguarding in guidance counsellors’ training: The European Career Guidance Certificate (ECGC) and The ICT Skills of Guidance Counsellors – a research, development and training framework Petre Botnariuc, ISE (RO), & Gabi Grün, IBW (A) *Examples of mainstreaming of training models into university systems* Diego Boerchi, Cattolica University in Milan (IT) & Luis Sobrado Fernández, University of Santiago de Compostela (ES) *Training of e-practitioners in vocational training systems: experiences and blended learning methods* Moisés Benítez, FAFFE (ES) *Distance Career Counselling: Practioners’ Training and Competences. An example from Greece* Nora Gikopoulou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi (GR)	e-guidance methodological tools and platforms Moderator Guðbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir, University of Iceland (IS) *Platforms: WISP – Improving the management of guidance services* Stefano Penge, Lynx, (IT) *Game-based guidance: A simulation of mGBL - mobile Game Based Learning* Thomas Putz, Evolaris (A) *Databases on occupations: “Adult directions” adaptation and transfer* John Kelly, Cascaid (UK) & Giulio Iannis, Centro Studi Pluriversum (IT) *Latvian portals to support guidance information: National Database of Learning Opportunities NIID.LV* *www.niid.lv* *and Career Services of State Employment Agency* Didzis Poreiters, State Agency of Latvia (LV)	Widening the access with innovative solutions for inclusive and efficient e-guidance services Moderator Paolo Grasso, Arezzo Provincial Government (IT) *Integrated and multichannel e-guidance services: Effectiveness and perspectives of the eGOS prototype system* Cristina Cogoi, Melius srl (IT) & Stefano De Liso, Totem srl (IT) *Use of service desk in strengthening cross-sectoral cooperation in e-guidance* Liisa Winqvist, The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy (FI) *Integration between traditional and distance services: The iCentres experience* Vanya Petrova, iCentres Association (BG) *Harmonize Virtual Mobility and the European Qualification Framework* Alfredo Soeiro & Rita Falcão de Berredo, University of Porto (PT) (videoconference connection)
	15.45h – 16.00h	Coffee break
	16.00h – 16.30h	*Information and training in terms of ethics and privacy towards e-guidance beneficiaries* Cristina Nucuta, City Hall of Iasi (RO)	*Support the career planning process on the web. The Estonian career planning portal “Pathfinder”:* *www.rajaleidja.ee* Kati Raudsaar & Anne–Liise Verpson, Euroguidance Estonia (EE)	*Widening Access with the Virtual World of Second Life* Dave Taylor, Imperial College (UK) (Second Life connection)
	16.30h – 17.00h	Debate and conclusions for the final panel	Debate and conclusions for the final panel	Debate and conclusions for the final panel
	17.00h – 17.30h	FINAL PANEL FOR THE DISCUSSION *Conclusions from the parallel thematic sessions* Leonardo Evangelista. Orientamento.it (IT) Guðbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir, University of Iceland (IS) Paolo Grasso, Arezzo Provincial Government (IT) *Closure of the day* Raimo Vuorinen & Cristina Cogoi Co-organisers of the 6th European conference in e-guidance, ELGPN & eGOS
Thursday, September 17th Common plenary session in the morning with the ELGPN plenary meeting During the two days there will be an exposition area/stands for companies in charge with producing and commercialising e-guidance services and tools
	08.30h – 09.00h	REGISTRATION
	09.00h – 10.30h	INTRODUCTORY SESSION *The role of Information and Communication Technologies in national guidance strategies or policies on Lifelong Guidance?* Raimo Vuorinen & Tony Watts Co-ordinator of the ELGPN, Univ. of Jyväskylä (FI) & NICEC (UK) *Policy issues relating to the use of ICT in lifelong guidance* Tony Watts, NICEC (UK)
	10.30h – 11.00h	Coffee break
	11.00h – 12.30h	ROUND TABLE: BEST PRACTICES IN e-government National lifelong guidance policies and the use of ICT in guidance – balancing effectiveness and access in delivering career guidance interventions Moderator Raimo Vuorinen Co-ordinator of the ELGPN, Univ. of Jyväskylä (FI) Participants eGovernment strategies Tibor Bors Borbely, Hungarian Ministry of Labour (HU) Jean-Marie Lenzi, French Ministry of Education, Interdepartment delegate for orientation (FR) Turkey (to be confirmed) Slovenia (to be confirmed)
	12.30h – 13.30h	CLOSURE OF THE 6TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE IN E-GUIDANCE *Debate on the conference results and suggestions* Raimo Vuorinen & Brigita Mikelsone Co-organisers of the ELPGN plenary meeting, Univ. of Jyväskylä (FI) & State Education Development Agency (LV)
	13.30h – 14.30h	LUNCH BUFFET

** eGOS project is co-funded by the EU Community under the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) as part of the Competitiveness and Framework Programme (http://ec.europa.eu/ict_psp).
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