Practitioner Training and Development

On this page: Regional and International • Canada • Greece • Ireland • Romania • United States

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Regional and International

• European Regional Cooperation: Euroguidance Network
  http://www.euroguidance.org.uk/
  Euroguidance is the working title for the Network of LEONARDO National Resource Centres for Vocational Guidance (NRCVG). Established by the European Commission, the NRCVG is a network of resource and information centres, promoting mobility throughout Europe. This network of 65 specialist centres in throughout 31 European countries supports the guidance community and promotes good guidance practice and developments.
  The NRCVG, which exist in all EU and EEA Member States and many Central and Eastern European Countries, acts as a link between the guidance services of each country, exchanging information about work, study and training opportunities throughout Europe. Individual NRCVG represent the various Ministries of Education, Training, Labour and Youth across their respective countries.
• International Cooperation: Counsellor Resource Centre (CRC)
  http://www.crccanada.org/crc/
  The Counsellor Resource Centre (CRC) is an online international resource for career development and employment counselling specialists. It is maintained in partnership by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), the national skills and human resources development agency and the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG). The site was developed to provide a forum for career development and employment counselling specialists throughout Canada and other countries to share best practices and exchange information.
  In 1999, the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) agreed to create a working partnership to expand and maintain the CRC for the benefit of career development practitioners. The site now has English, French, Finnish, German and Spanish language versions.

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Canada

• Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners
  http://www.career-dev-guidelines.org/, EN FR
  The Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners is a national initiative, coordinated by a volunteer multi-jurisdictional steering committee, to create and implement standards and guidelines for career development practitioners.
  The Standards and Guidelines, available on the web site, are organized into ten documents and include chapters for different specializations, such as Facilitated Individual and Group Learning, Career Counselling, and Work Development. Other online material is also available, including a practical guide on applying the Standards.
• Career Circuit
  http://www.vrcdatabase.com/, EN FR
  Career Circuit is a joint initiative by The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education, the Canadian Youth Foundation, the Canadian Career Development Foundation, and Human Resources Development Canada. It aims at creating a network of youth service sites and supporting them in their efforts to provide youth services in the following areas: career information and planning; training opportunities; internship activities: mentoring opportunities; employment readiness; self-employment readiness; future studies; and personal financial affairs.
  The web site includes a Virtual Resource Centre to support the participating youth service agencies. This database is organized around themes, such as Career and Life/Work Exploration and Planning, Education and Training, Work Skills, and Workplace Realities.

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Greece

• National Center for Vocational Orientation
  http://www.ekep.gr/english/default.asp
  This government web site is a gateway to counselling and vocational guidance resources and organizations.

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Ireland

• National Centre for Guidance in Education
  http://www.ncge.ie/
  The National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE) is an agency of the Irish Department of Education and Science. The NCGE supports and develops guidance practice in all areas of education. Its web site serves teachers, guidance counsellors and practitioners and people working in other relevant organizations and agencies in the field of education.
  The web site has a variety of publications and resources, including a Guidance Counsellor Handbook.

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Romania

• National Resource Center for Vocational Guidance / Centre National de Ressources pour l'Orientation Professionnelle de Roumanie
  http://www.cnrop.ise.ro, EN FR
  The centre is part of the European network in vocational guidance. The web site offers the capability to search for educational opportunities in post-compulsory education, to manage of data obtained from clients in the counselling sessions and to test students’ abilities in choosing a profession.
  It also includes a set of 27 training modules in the field of guidance and counselling for teachers residing in disadvantaged areas.

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United States

• National Career Development Association (NCDA)
  http://www.ncda.org/
  The NCDA provides service to the public and professionals involved with or interested in career development, including professional development activities, publications, research, public information, professional standards, advocacy, and recognition for achievement and service. Its web site has an International Career Development Library, which is a free, online collection of full-text resources for counsellors, educators, workforce development personnel, others providing career development services, and a web magazine.