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FORMAL PARTNERS:
COREP - Consortium for Research and Continuing Education
COREP (Consortium for research and continuing education) www.corep.it is based in Turin (IT). The Consortium is composed of the three Piedmont universities (University of Torino, Polytechnic of Torino, University of Eastern Piedmont), local bodies (the Region of Piedmont, the Province of Torino, the City of Torino, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Torino), entrepreneurial associations and important industrial players (Industrial Union of the Province of Torino, FIAT S.p.A. and TELECOM ). The aim is to effectuate specific collaboration initiatives between the universities, the services and production sectors, and local public institutions in two predominant areas – high level advanced training and technological innovation. COREP manages different research laboratories. In particular FRAME (Training, Research-Action, Monitoring, E-learning) develops research and training activities in the field of labour market, social policies and education. It applies mainly research-action methodologies in order to merge the policies application with training-learning processes that could enhance their efficiency.
Since 1987 COREP has acquired a wide and deep experience in the developing and managing of continuous education initiatives, many of which carried out in the frame of international cooperation and European projects. It is responsible for WP V Project management and WP VI Valorisation. It participates in all other WPs. Currently it’s coordinatingEAS (European Accreditation Scheme for Careers Guidance Consellors), a project funded by Eu Leonardo da Vinci Programme. It aims to develop a minimum European professional standard for careers guidance counsellors and test a common accreditation scheme.
Contact:
Silvia Cannizzo:eas@corep.it
Address:
COREP-FRAME C.so Trento 13 - 10129 TORINO - ITALY
Web site: http://www.corep.it/eas/home.htm

FORCOOP
Forcoop is a no-profit organisation based in Turin (Italy). Its activities include the managing of welfare services: the training and consulting in the social, sanitary, educational and welfare fields are within our competences.
We address to private and public organizations, in particular to the social companies. Our activities are aimed at creating ways of learning and professional growth, available to be compared with other ones. Moreover we wish to contribute to the developement of the professional culture and of the cooperation between private social organizations and public administration.
The training and guiding actions are addressed to allthe citizens, in particular to those who put at a disadvantage.
Guidance: Courses and projects aim at evaluating the individual skills, through the method of the Reconaissance des Acquis (RdA) and through the skills balance. The purpose of it is to make potentials, knowledges and talents come out and to yake them into the professional field.
Contact:
Leonardo Evangelista: leonardo@orientamento.it
Address:
Via P. Cossa 293/22 - 10154 TORINO - ITALY
Web site:
http://www.forcoop.it

CCCU - Canterbury Christ Church University
The Centre for Career and Personal Development (CCPD offers an important range of programmes to professionals working in the career education and guidance sector, including a Foundation degree in Working with Young People and Young People's Services, the Qualification in Careers Guidance (QCG) and an MA in Career Education, Development and Guidance.
The Centre also offers a Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Supervision Studies, and a programme of study for Careers Education in schools and colleges. In addition we offer a Certificate in Mentoring practice (Learning and Guidance Sector) for professionals supporting adult learners in a range of employment settings.
All the programmes offered by the Centre are of an applied nature, reflecting the Centre's commitment to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills for their role in the expanding guidance sector.
The Centre has a research base which has been characterised by joint projects with other public, private and voluntary agencies, and includes Connexions and other guidance organisations, careers education for ethnic minorities and the evaluation of adult advice and guidance services. We offer a range of short courses and consultancy work to guidance employers. The teaching staff contribute to national and international conferences and publications.
Contact:
Hazel Reid: hazel.reid@canterbury.ac.uk
Address: David Salomon Estate Broomhill Road - Southbourgh Tunbridge - Wells Kent TN3 OTG - UK
Web site:
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/

ICG - The Institute of Career Guidance
The Institute is the oldest ( with roots in the 1920s) and largest professional association for career guidance practitioners in the UK with over 4000 members . Members of the ICG work in schools, colleges, adult guidance services, careers companies, Connexions etc and include practitioners, researchers, trainers, managers. Membership is open to those with an interest in career guidance rather than restriction by qualification; all members subscribe to a Code of Ethics.
Contact:
Chris Evans: evans-chris@ntlworld.com
Address:
Copthall House,1 New Road, Stourbridge, DY8 1PHUK
Web site:
http://www.icg-uk.org

KADIS
Kadis is a training, employment and careers guidance organisation based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. We provide wide range of services: career guidance services, employment agency, HRM programmes for enterprises (psychological training and staff selection), vocational training and legal advising. We have long experience of runnig employment, training and career guidance programmes for unemployed financed by Employment Service of Slovenia. Kadis is also involved in several European programmes. We are constantly developing and participating in European development programmes in the field of career counseling, employment, education and training. At present we are involved in further EU projects:
- WrITe skills: Lead partner: Fast Track Information Technology LTD, Ireland
- EUROTRAINERS: Lead partner: ComuNET, Spain
- ICTEM – Integrated Counselling Training and Employment Method: Lead partner: Kadis d.o.o. (Slovenia)
- ICT Career Compass: Lead partner: FIT Limited (Ireland)
- European Guidance&Counselling Research Forum: Lead partner: University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research (Great Britain)
- PADD, Pedagogy for Addressing Digital Divide;
Lead partner: FIT Limited (Ireland)
Contact:
SašaNiklanovic: sasa.niklanovic@guest.arnes.si
Address: Koprska 72, 1111 Ljubljana
Web site:
http://www.kadis.si

CODESCULTURA
CODESS CULTURA is a company that has been working with private and public cultural organisations for 20 years, satisfying the continuous demands of a fast progressing industry.
From museums to libraries, from congress organisation to web services: Codess Cultura offers a broad range of services all with a common objective: the diffusion, promotion and development of cultural goods without neglecting the quality and ethics of this important assignment.
To earn the cooperative aim, Codess Cultura, specialised in web and media services, is organized in different operative areas, each one act in his own his own sector of specialty and in his specific field.
Actually it works at Eas Project, participating in WP V and VI. More in detail, it helps the partners to make the best of their large networks, organising and supporting them in all the dissemination activities
Codess Cultura follows a policy of quality and has from 2001 the certification UNI EN ISO 9001 and in 2004 received the certification SA 8000:2001.
Contact:
Micaela Veronesi: m.veronesi@codesscultura.it
eventi@codesscultura.it
Address:
Via Sant’Anselmo n°6 - 10125 Torino - ITALY
Web site:
http://www.codesscultura.it

AEOP - Asociación Espanola de Orientación y Psicopedagogia
AEOP (Spanish Association of Guidance and Psychopedagogy) was created in 1979 as Spanish Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance. To fulfil all its purposes, the Association organizes national and international scientific researchs, training courses, Conferences, Seminars and Congresses.
It is a m ember of the International Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG), of the European Forum for Student Guidance (FEDORA) and the Confederation of Spanish Organizations of Educational and Vocational Guidance. It is a member of the Executive Committee.
The Spanish Journal of Psychopedagogy and Guidance (REOP), official publication of the association, isreceived by all the membersand constitutes their means of expression. The REOP is the tools that makes possible to sustain a solid network of professional interchange amongst the different sectors dedicated to educational and psychological intervention.
Contact:
Loli Cadierno: feop.reop@edu.uned.es
Address:
Despacho 216, 2ª planta - Senda del Rey, 7 - 28040 Madrid - SPAIN
Web site:
http://www.uned.es/aeop

UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia
UNED is the largest university in Spain with almost 180.000 students and 26 official degrees offered, and 60 associated centres, including various support centres in 14 countries.
Within the Faculty of Education of UNED, the research Centre “Guidance in Competencies for Professional Insertion and Development” aims to study the key competences for personal and professional development in the current european society.
The activities of the Centre are developed in three settings: research, education and training and diffusion of the outcomes. Within the research field, the centre coordinates and takes part in research projects at a local, regional, national or international level. Regarding the education and training field, it takes part in Doctorate programmes, postgraduate programmes, and designs andparticipates in courses, seminars and permanent training courses. It also takes part in the design and application of a programme of training in socioemotional competences for university students and vocational training.
Contact:
Elvira Repetto: erepetto@edu.uned.es
Address:
Despacho 216, 2ª planta - Senda del Rey, 7 - 28040 Madrid - SPAIN
Web site:
http://www.uned.es

NON FORMAL PARTNERS
The Cypriot Association of School Guidance Counsellors (OELMEK)
The Cypriot Association of high-school guidance counsellors is a non-profit organisation, affiliated to the Cypriot Union of the Greek teachers of Secondary Education in Cyprus.It includes all the high-school guidance counsellors who work on a full-time basis in public secondary schools (gymnasia, lykeia & technical schools), numbering 105 members.
Our members work either in high-school settings or the Counselling/Guidance Department of the Ministry of Education. They provide professional help – counselling & career guidance – on personal and career guidance matters to students, parents and the school personnel in general.
All our members are university – graduates and holders of a postgraduate academic degree in Counselling, Career Guidance or Guidance.
The main objective of our Association is to improve:
- The standards and the quality of the counselling/guidance services provided to students in Cyprus.
- Our professional status & working conditions
- Our communication & develop a “common conscience” within our group
- The quality of the educational system in Cyprus.
In the perspectives mentioned above, the Association organizes meetings, workshops, conferences & exchange programs with professionals from other European countries.
Contact:
Ms Lefki Hadjitofi: lefhad@spidernet.com.cy
symvoulevein@spidernet.com.cy
Web site:
http://www.symvoulevein.com
Country
CYPRO

Society of Estonian Career Counsellors
Society of Estonian Career Counsellors is non-profit organization that unites specialists who are interested in developing the career guidance system and protects Estonian career counsellors’ occupational interests.
The members of the Society are career counsellors, vocational counsellors, guidance counsellors and other specialists who actively support and develop the career counselling in Estonia
Contact:
Mirjam Lindpere: mirjam.lindpere@ttu.ee
Web site:
http://www.hot.ee/kny
Country
ESTONIA

HELLENIC SOCIETY OF COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE (HE.S.CO.G.)
The Hellenic Society of Counselling and Guidance is a scientific (non profit) organization established in December 1985. Members of the HE.S.CO.G. (about 1000) are Vocational Counsellors, Psychologists, Sociologists and (mainly) Career Teachers and GuidanceCounsellors
The aims of the HE.S.CO.G. are: promotion and development of Counselling and Guidance in Greece, as well as mutual acquaintance, communication, support and collaboration among the members.
The realization of the above aims is attempted through the official journal of the society (Hellenic Review of Counselling & Guidance), conferences, research studies, seminars, cooperation with similar bodies and institutions in other countries e.t.c.
The governing body is consisted by five members, elected by the general assembly of the HE.S.CO.G. every two years.
Contact:
P.Samoilis: elesypgr@otenet.gr
Address:
3 K. Flori str. Athens11363, Greece, tel.+210 8828095
Web site:
http://www.elesyp.gr
Country
GREECE

Lithuanian Association of Career Guidance Specialists
The Assotiation of Career Guidance Specialists is an independant and voluntary association of legal entities and persons working in area of career guidance, information ans consultin, career planning and education. The main gjals are following: to coordinate activities of career guidance specialists in Lithuania; to encourage studies in career information, career guidance and career planning; to develio international relationships; to represent interests of the career guiance specialists in Lithuanian and abroad; to protect the labour and creative rights of Association members, solve the disagreements between clients and counsellors.
Contact:
Neringa Miniotiene: neringam@mail.tele2.lt
Web site:
http://www.darborinka.lt/pksa/
Country
LITUANIA

Latvian Euroguidance centre
Euroguidance Latvia is hosted by the Guidance and Counselling Department of VIAA (State Education Development Agency)
The aims of Euroguidance Latvia are to foster the development of national policy and practice in career guidance and counselling through providing information to policy makers, support to guidance practitioners and other stakeholders.
Tasks of Euroguidance Latvia:
- Cooperation and networking to exchange information with guidance and counselling stakeholders, Euroguidance centres and other European initiatives related to mobility;
- Development, publication and dissemination of quality information on the education system, education opportunities and vocational qualifications of Latvia, other EU, EEA and candidate countries for guidance and counselling practitioners and end-users;
- Gathering and dissemination of lifelong guidance methods and tools to the Latvian guidance community;
Awareness raising on learning and career development opportunities of mobility for guidance practitioners and their clients.
Contact:
Aleksandra Joma: aleksandra.joma@viaa.gov.lv
Web site:
http://www.viaa.gov.lv/Euroguidance
Country
LATVIA

Instituto de orientacao profissional
The Instituto de Orientação Profissional (IOP) is a unity of the University of Lisbon. Founded in 1925, it was the pioneer institution for the beginning of vocational guidance in Portugal. Nowadays, its a full-time forum of specialization and update in vocational field. Some areas of IOP services are:
- career guidance services to the community (for the promotion of lifelong vocational development; it assures career guidance’ activities for students of different levels, for employed or non employed adults and for other public at a national level);
- professional training (supporting refreshment courses and the professional training of practitioners and other agents, through scientific meetings, training in service, workshops, and others);
- cooperation (at a national and international level);
- research (promoting projects and scientific initiatives of research). IOP services and activity usual congregates in Portugal specialists in universities, technicians in career guidance field and public, having ease access to all these intervenient.
Contact:
Rebelo Pinto: Rebelo.Pinto@reitoria.ul.pt
rebelopinto@iop.ul.pt
Web address:
http://www.iop.ul.pt/
Country
PORTUGAL

Institute of Educational Sciences
The Institute of Educational Sciences is a national public research and development institute in the field of education. The Education Act grants IES statute. ISE has 75 professionals and 30 support staff. All the professionals holding a senior researcher position have experience in managing international projects in the field of education. IES publish yearly over 30 studies and reports and over 60 articles in national and international reviews and two specialized reviews in the field of education (Pedagogy Review and Pre-School Education Review) and has its own printing house. The functional research base includes also its own building, a library with over 17 000 titles (specialized in educational field) and a documentation and information centre including legislation, models of education strategies and policies, monographs, analysis of educational reform in Romania and other European countries.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Mihai Jigau: jigau@iDrse.ro
Web site:
http://www.ise.ro
Country
ROMANIA

Centre for Economic and Strategic Research (CESR)
The Centre for Economic and Strategic Research (CESR), established in 1990 is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. It started with establishment of networks and teams among Bulgarian and foreign economists for implementing research projects in macro and microeconomic issues, development of midterm and longterm forcasts, counselling local and regional authorities, enterprises. CESR initiated and participated in above 20 projects on economic issues related to transition to market economy in Central and Eastern Europe under EU Programmes and Global Development Network.
During last years CESR directs its interests also towards the problems of vocational guidance and human recourses development. A team of prominent experts in the area was formed, workingon problems of organizations and enterprises. CESR participated in pilot project “Guide to the world of occupations” (2001 – 2004) and is a partner in the current project “CENTAURO – Central position between training and human resources management” (2006 – 2008) under Leonardo da Vinci Programme.
Contact:
Nadezhda Kamburova: associationcd@yahoo.com
Web site:
http://www.cesr.ibn.bg
Country
BULGARIA

Guidance and Counselling Services (GCS) - Department of Student Services and International relations
The Guidance and Counselling Services (GCS) fall under the aegis of the Department of Student Services and International relations, one of six Departments in the Education Division, each of which is headed by a Director. This Department has three main responsibilities, the provision of (a) student services, (b) special education, and (c) international relations.The GCS is located within the Student Services Section, which is headed by an Assistant Director. An Education Officer is in charge of the Guidance and Counselling Services.The legal mandate for the provision of vocational and career guidance services is to be found in the newly amended Education Act (2006) which states that one of the functions of the Directorate for Educational Services is to: “ensure the supply and the coordination of vocational and career guidance services, including the implementation of programmes aimed at achieving improved school-workplace correlation and assist in the transition stages, including those from school to work” (Education Act, 2006, p.8)” .
Contact:
Manwel Debono: manwel.debono@um.edu.m
Stephen Camilleri: stephen.a.camilleri@gov.mt
Web site:
http://schoolnet.gov.mt/guidance/
Country
MALTA

Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (COLSAF)
The Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (COLSAF) is a state administration authority with a nation wide scope and nearly seventeen years of experience in developing and implementing effective instruments of active labour market policy measures including career guidance and counselling services. COLSAF (its Division of Employment Services has a status of public employment service) is the strongest national institution in this field and one of its main task is to manage, control, co-ordinate and provide methodological support for executive institutions – 46 offices of labour, social affairs and family throughout the SlovakRepublic. Details of employment policy and responsibilities of the COLSAF are defined in the Act on Employment Services No. 5/2004 and the Act on State Administration Authorities in the area of social affairs, family and employment services No. 453/2003.
COLSAF has a lot of experience in the field of career guidance and counselling for all kinds of target groups including those defined by law as disadvantaged job seekers (graduates under 25 years, elderly people over 50 years of age, long term unemployed, women after maternity leave, people with disabilities, etc.) and during last few years participated in many EU funded (e. g. Phare; Phare-Consensus; Leonardo da Vinci [e. g. Guide to the World of Occupations, www.gwo.cz; Distance Counselling; Modular Distance Learning for Career Counsellors] and others) and bilateral projects (e. g. MATRA project with the Netherlands).
Contact:
Stefan Grajcar: stefan.grajcar@upsvar.sk
Web site:
http://www.upsvar.sk
Country
SLOVAKIA
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