1. CROSS BORDER SEMINAR Innovative Tools and Methods in Career Guidance and Counselling 17-18 May 2011 Budapest

2. Euroguidance Network European network of national resource and information centres Under the LLP Established in 1992 Present in 33 countries Cooperation of EG centres

3. Overall objectives A) Promote the European dimension in guidance: Develop the European dimension in the national systems of educational and vocational guidance and counselling Promote mutual awareness and cooperation between guidance services Support EU policy initiatives in the filed of lifelong guidance

4. Overall objectives B) Provide quality information on lifelong guidance and mobility for learning purposes Educational and vocational guidance systems Project results, innovative working methods and good practice in the field of lifelong guidance Education and training systems The Community initiatives and programmes within the field of education, training and mobility Other opportunities for mobility for learning purposes

5. Euroguidance Activities International projects Printed and web-based information Conferences, seminars, training courses Study visits Enquiries Ploteus (http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus) Learning opportunities Education systems Exchange and grants Moving to a country Contact

6. Target audience Main direct target group: Guidance practitioners Other target groups: Students, pupils and other people looking for training opportunities abroad Trainers of guidance counsellors Policy makers Related European Networks

7. Common website www.euroguidance.net Contact details and information about all Euroguidance centres Events calendar Project database: search for national and transnational guidance projects Information about careers guidance systems in 32 European countries Virtual community for guidance practitioners – Guidenet Newsletter

9. Euroguidance Hungary Since 2000 in Szeged Under National Employment Office Information on mobility in the EU Publications in Hungarian and English Organising trainings for the counsellors of the EUROFIT network Participating in: Staff Competence Development working group, Cross Border cooperation www.euroguidance.hu (HU, EN, DE, FR)www.euroguidance.hu

10. Cross Border Cooperation: History 2005: EG centres of Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia 2009: Germany, Slovenia and Hungary 2010: Poland 6 seminars organised so far

11. Cross Border Cooperation: Objectives Cooperation and networking of guidance practitioners, experts, decision makers and policy makers Exchange of information, experience and good practice Workshop leaders and participants from all participating countries

12. Innovative Tools and Methods in Career Guidance and Counselling Plenary sessions and parallel workshops Cross Border 2011: Innovative Tools and Methods Conference folder Publications and promotional materials

13. Ice Breaking Introduce yourself and finish the sentence… The best task I ever had was… The worst project I ever worked on was… One action I have recently taken to improve or further educate myself was… I have come for the Cross Border Seminar because…

14. Coffee Break 10.30-11.00.