Ergo in Net

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Resources for Mobility

ERGO IN NET
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Careers Europe

• UK Resource Centre
• UK Euroguidance Centre
• Academia
• Promote mobility and
• foreign language learning
• Many European
• projects

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Fit for Europe

• A Leonardo project with a lot of information on
  education, study and work in 31 European
  countries.
• General country information
• National anthem
• Language tests
• www links
• Education systems
• Recognition of qualifications
• Work
• www.fit-for-europe

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General Information

• European Commission http//ec.europa.eu/
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
  Development www.oecd.org/
• Websites have a number of reports, research and
  documents regarding mobility and the vital part
  that career guidance counsellors have to play in
  this system.

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Euro Desk

• Multi-Level Structure
• HQ in Brussels
• Disseminates to local points (around 600 local
  relay points across Europe)
• Disseminates information regarding youth targeted
  programmes across Europe (around 30 countries)
• www.eurodesk.org

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Eures

• Provide information, advice and recruitment /
  placement services for the benefit of workers and
  employers
• Individuals can use the website or contact an
  advisor for information regarding
• Job vacancies
• The European Labour Market
• Working conditions in other EU countries
• http//ec.europa.eu/eures/index.jsp

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Labour Market Information

• International Institute for Labour Studies
  www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/index.htm
  
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
  Development (OECD) www.oecd.org/
• Human Development Reports http//hdr.undp.org/pub
  lications
• International Monetary Fund (publications)
  www.imf.org/external/pubind.htm
• For statistics Eurostat http//epp.eurostat.cec.
  eu.int
• Specially for job vacancies in the European
  Economic Area (EEA) http//europa.eu.int/eures

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Internships

• Organised internships programmes
• Eurodyssee
• Sesame
• Student associations offering internship
  programmes or exchanges
• IAESTE - The International Association for the
  Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
• BEST- Board of European Students of Technology
• AIESEC - International Association of Students in
  Economic and Business Sciences
• ELSA - European Law Student Association

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Eurodyssee

• Eurodyssee is an exchange programme offering
  young people aged between 18 and 30, from the
  participating regions, the opportunity to carry
  out a traineeship experience placement
• www.eurodyssee.net

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Sesame

• This service for exchanges and agricultural
  placements in the world is an association that
  offers placements in France each year for young
  foreigners, as well as courses elsewhere in the
  world for young French people.
• www.agriplanete.com

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PLOTEUS

• Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the
  European Space
• PLOTEUS aims to help students, job seekers,
  workers, parents, guidance counsellors and
  teachers to find out information about studying
  in Europe.
• http//europa.eu.int/ploteus/portal/home.jsp

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Links to EU programmes supporting mobility for
educational issues

• ARION
• COMENIUS
• ERASMUS
• GRUNDTVIG
• LINGUA
• MINERVA
• MONNET
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/education

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FEDORA

• Forum européen de l'orientation académique.
  FEDORA is an association for those involved in
  all aspects of student guidance in institutions
  of higher education in Europe.
• www.fedora.eu.org

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Recognition of qualifications for study

• Academic Recognition Information Centres network
• The NARIC network can provide information and
  advice on recognition of diplomas and study
  periods in EU countries
• www.enic-naric.net

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Europass

• Europass is split into 5 components
• Curriculum Vitae
• Diploma Supplement
• Certificate Supplement
• Language Passport
• Mobility
• Helps to increase the transparency of both
  formal and non formal learning

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Legal Issues

• For all legalities within the EU countries the
  European Commissions website has an enormous
  amount of information that is kept updated
• http//europa.eu.int/youreurope/
• Check websites of embassies, consulates, Labour
  Ministries, European Health Insurance and sites
  about culture.

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