The FairGuidance project emphasized the\nimportance and strong wish of all partners to create and develop better services\nfor all persons in need (especially low-skilled and educationally, economically\nand socially disadvantaged persons) and to offer diverse and sensitive guidance and counselling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main topics dealt with by the partners in\nthe project were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– what kind of knowledge and skill set are needed so that the qualified\nguidance practitioners be able to support and counsel their clients\neffectively?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-What should be the right attitudes and\nbehaviour to be manifested by counsellors in order to act in fair,\nappreciative, and sensitive ways that respect \ndiversity and the needs of their clients;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– how might counselling and guidance services\nbest support clients to discover and access their potentials and, furthermore,\nto help them find suitable ways of accessing the job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main efforts were targeted at finding a\ncommon base in how to help people of disadvantaged target groups participate in\nlife-long learning and provide suitable strategies to find a way back to work\nlife. An essential issue was the definition of content when it comes to\ncounselling, to differentiate it from other activities, like, for instance,\ntherapeutic support. Furthermore, were addressed possible methods and\napproaches to help the counsellor recognise clients\u2019 individual needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Central to the project was also the\nintercultural exchange: not only of methods and approaches, but also regarding\nthe educational and vocational systems and country-specific attitudes towards\ndiversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Partners from Romania and Bulgaria intended to\nincrease their knowledge, among other things, about the educational guidance\noffers and business foundation coaching in Germany as part of the adult\neducation system. Partners in Germany wanted to learn more about mobile and\noutreach approaches and also the vocational education system in the partner\ncountries. This is considered to be very helpful in counselling the increasing\nnumber of people coming from Romania or Bulgaria to Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the main aim of the project remained that of supporting the target groups in their home countries and to foster the national economy by counselling and qualifying disadvantaged persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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