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European Association of Career Guidance EACG PURPOSE, SCOPE AND PRINCIPLES OF ACTIVITY

The purposes of the Association are as follows: 1. to enable an information and experience exchange by the Career Guidance Counselors. 2. to circulate provisions of the Lisbon Strategy and its updates in academic and professional circles; 3. to support the process of raising education and professional standards and quality in the territory of the European Union ;

4. to support and contribute to the European policy of Career Guidance and Employment; 5. to organize training courses for the promotion of Lifelong Learning (LLL) of the Career Guidance Counselors; 6. to organize seminars and conferences, which will enable direct communication among the Association members and beyond and for the definition of new areas of the Association activities;

7. to prepare proposals within the framework of the European Commission’s funds; 8. to cooperate as a coordinator or partner in European projects; 9. to produce publications of interest to the members.

Professional groups of interest and thematic areas , on next page… • Professional groups and Thematic Areas Career Guidance Counselors Labour market practitioners Public Employment Job employment service University based career guidance Senior citizens career guidance Integration programmes Immigration and employment ERASMUS Placements Career Advancement for professionals European projects on Career and Employment Academic Research on Career and Employment Career and Mobility Career and languages Career Management and best practices promotion Facilitating Networking Information and Communication Technologies in Career Guidance Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation

Why to become a member of EACG? Open to all interested in career guidance, counselling and • employment directly or indirectly Communicate better with all stakeholders…bottom-up approach • Annual meetings through CAREER-EU conferences and Exhibition • Access to the CAREER-EUshop Platform • KA1 Courses for specialists and non-specialists • Become a partner in EU Funded Projects • Learn what is happening in Europe on guidance and employment • Discover good practices on guidance and employment practice • Participate in dialogues / round-table discussions • Get support to run European level surveys • Publish articles in EACG newsletter • Network with all stakeholders on guidance and employment • Become Certified Career Guidance Counselor •

Main Activities 1. CAREER-EU Annual Conference 2. CAREER-Eushop course 3. European Projects 4. Certification Programmes www.eacg.eu