We heard about a European Social Fund project which helps ex-prisoners to achieve high-quality and humane re-integration into society after their prison term. Leerwinkel offers guidance and information on study opportunities in Flemish language and has several guidance centres in Belgium. Both centres offer services free of charge and are neutral in their orientation towards different options. During the training week we visited two guidance centres which offer low-threshold guidance and counselling services. Guidance services for vulnerable adults was a topic that interested all the participants. Meeting European colleagues face to face and having the time and opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas about our work was the best part of the training for me. I had a chance to compare the guidance systems between Finland, Belgium and the countries of the other participants. Prior to my current job at the Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation I have worked in various jobs in the field of guidance, so the topics of the training week were very interesting to me. We also learned about guidance methods, advocacy work and writing project applications in hands-on workshops. For example, we reflected on the competences of a good guidance counsellor and analysed gaps in adult learning policies in our countries. Every day we took part in various group exercises and discussions on guidance and adult learning. The methods used during the training week were very interactive. Peer learning has always been a central part of the Younger Staff Training and this week was no different. This provided the opportunity for interesting exchanges of experiences and perspectives on adult education and guidance systems. The group participating in the training was geographically very diverse as the participants came from different corners of Europe: Norway, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Georgia and Ukraine. The overarching theme of the training was guidance for learning and career. The 2022 edition of the EAEA Younger Staff Training, held on 12-16 September in Brussels, brought together 15 professionals working in guidance and adult education.
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