Schedule

Day 1

9:00-10:00
  Arrival of participants, registration, morning coffee, exhibition

10:00-10:30
Opening of the conference | Room "Lielupe"

Ilze Astrīda Jansone | Head of the Euroguidance Programme at the State Education Development Agency
Dr. Jaana Kettunen | President, International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG)

10:30-11:00
Keynote | Room "Lielupe" | HYBRID

Union of Skills: A shared vision for education and skills — and the important role of career guidance
Olga Tsiourva | Policy Officer (Seconded National Expert), DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

11:00-12:15
Paper session | Room "Lielupe"

Career Experts’ Conceptions of Systems Development in Lifelong Guidance
Dr. Jaana Kettunen | Professor of Guidance and Vice-director at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä

Lifelong guidance practices in Europe
Margret Mulders | Project leader, Euroguidance Netherlands

Career Success Prerequisites in the Digital Era: The Role of Career Behaviours and Support Mechanisms
Dr. Anita Gaile | Program group "Business and Economics" Lead, Riga Stradins University

Motivation and skill transfer in adult professional development in Latvia
Dr. Aleksandrs Koļesovs | Professor, University of Latvia

CAREERS 4.0. Building Competences for the Future
Marcela Claudia Călineci  | School counsellor, CMBRAE
Luminița Doina Mitrofan  | School counsellor, CMBRAE

12:15-13:30
Lunch | Restaurant downstairs

13:30-15:00
Guided walking tour to Old Riga or National Library

15:00-16:30
Workshop sessions

Workshop No 1 | Room "Lielupe" | HYBRID
Career Guidance in Rural Communities
Dr. Rosie Alexander | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Aarhus University

Workshop No 2 | Room "Venta"
Introducing the GreenComp Framework: Linking Career Development with Sustainability
Eva Kavková | EKS | Czechia

Workshop No 3 | Room "Abava"
Unlocking Quality in Career Guidance
Marianne Almbakk | The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills | Norway

Workshop No 4 | Room "Amata"
From reflection to action: Implementing green guidance in practice
Tomáš Šprlák | Lab Green Guidance | France

 Free time

19:00-21:00
Dinner with a cultural program
| Location: Folk Club "ALA PAGRABS" | Address: Peldu iela 19, Rīga | View location on the map |

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Day 2

9:30-11:00
Panel discussion | Room "Lielupe"
How to make the profession of a career counsellor sustainable?

Dr. Jaana Kettunen | President, IAEVG
Dace Briede-Zālīte | Chair, Latvian Career Development Support Association
Ilze Astrīda Jansone | Steering Group Chair, Euroguidance network
Jan Woldendorp | Board member, Network for Innovation and Counseling in Europe (NICE)
Cynthia Harrison (Villalba) | Policy officer, CEDEFOP

11:00-12:00
Coffee break

12:00-12:30
Keynote | Room "Lielupe"

Rethinking careers for a sustainable future
Tomáš Šprlák | Board member, Lab Green Guidance

12:30-14:00
Workshop sessions

Workshop No 5 | Room "Lielupe" | HYBRID
The Career Development Handbook: groundwork and goals
Dr Gill Frigerio | University of Warwick | United Kingdom

Workshop No 6 | Room "Venta"
Shaping competences through Youthpass tool in non-formal learning
Agija Lāce | Agency for International Programs for Youth | Latvia

Workshop No 7 | Room "Abava"
From organisational needs to European impact: designing meaningful Erasmus+ KA2 projects
Sarmīte Rutkovska | State Education Development Agency | Latvia

Workshop No 8 | Room "Amata"
Euroguidance network’s resources for practitioners
Yvan Couallier | Euroguidance | France

14:00-14:30
Reflection, evaluation | Room "Lielupe"

14:30-16:00
Lunch, farewell

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