AcademiaGuidance Exchange

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Academia-Guidance Exchange

• Introduction to the Academia-Guidance Exchange
  European project

realising potential
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Who am I?

• Lee Christy
• Worked in Careers Europe since 1995
• Worked on the Guidance Exchange project since
  2001
• Took overall responsibility for Guidance Exchange
  in 2008

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What is Academia?

• Academia is a European project funded through the
  Leonardo da Vinci Programme
• The project offers one week placements in other
  European countries
• Academia is known as Guidance Exchange in the
  United Kingdom

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What Does Guidance Exchange Offer?

• A one week placement in one of 14 European
  countries
• Each placement varies from country to country but
  previous themes have included
• Counselling expertise along life courses in
  Finland
• Integration of ethnic minorities the function
  of guidance Danish initiatives
• World or work Labour market information in
  Estonia
• An introduction to guidance in a Swedish middle
  sized town

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History of Academia

• Academia was first run in 1997
• Originally we offered placements in only 4
  different countries
• Academia is co-ordinated by a French organisation
  (originally Académie de Créteil) and currently
  (Académie Strasbourg)

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History of Academia in the United Kingdom

• Careers Europe have run Academia placements since
  1997 and over the last 12 years we have sent over
  250 Guidance Counsellors and P.A.s on placements
• We have hosted over 150 European Guidance
  Counsellors in the United Kingdom on in the last
  12 years

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What Does Careers Europe Pay For?

• We use the Leonardo da Vinci funding to cover the
  following costs
• Flights
• Travel insurance
• Hotel, food and drink
• The level of the subsistence grant to cover food,
  drink and hotel varies from country to country

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Benefits of the placement

• A good opportunity to exchange ideas and best
  practice
• Increased knowledge of guidance in several other
  countries
• Increased enthusiasm for Europe
• Good opportunities for networking

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Where Can I go on Guidance Exchange?

• In 2009 the following countries hosted placements
• Belgium Czech
  Republic
• Denmark Estonia
• Finland France
• Germany Iceland
• Ireland Italy
• Latvia
  Luxembourg
• Norway Slovenia
• Spain Sweden

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How Do I Apply?

• You must complete an Application Form and get a
  letter of support from your employee
• Application Forms, Applicant Guidelines and a
  Sample Letter of Support can be found on our
  website at www.careerseurope.co.uk
• The deadline for applications is 15 November
• We aim to contact successful applicants before
  Christmas

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Further Information

• Further information is available from our website
  www.careerseurope.co.uk or by contacting me at
  lee.christy_at_careerseurope.co.uk.