Academia visit 2009

Participants

First row from left to right: Rafaela Nieves Santana Cruz, Spain, Eva Paldanius, Sweden, Lars Skovmand, Denmark, Mirjam Lindpere, Estonia
Second row: Ann Gill, Ireland, Maryolén Calleja Miguel, Spain, Patricia Anne Moore, Ireland, Rebecca Aldous, United Kingdom, Sylvain Adam, France
Thrid row: Pia Melchior Petersen, Denmark, Eoin Quinn, Ireland, Terje Alandi, Estonia, Kristina Orion, Estonia
Fourth row: Gill Tate, United Kingdom, Jan Pisak, Czech Republic

Please click on highlighted name for further information about each participant.

Kristina Orion	Estonia
Mirjam Lindpere	Estonia
Terje Alandi	Estonia
Rafaela Nieves Santana Cruz	Spain
Maryolén Calleja Miguel	Spain
Jan Pisak	Czech Republic
Eva Paldanius	Sweden
Sylvain Adam	France
Eoin Quinn	Ireland
Ann Gill	Ireland
Patricia Anne Moore	Ireland
Rebecca Aldous	United Kingdom
Gill Tate	United Kingdom
Pia Melchior Petersen	Denmark
Lars Skovmand	Denmark

Agenda

Monday 30.03	Tuesday 31.03	Wednesday 01.04	Thursday 02.04	Friday 03.04
10.00 Welcome and introduction of the course and it’s programme Dóra Stefánsdóttir manager of Euroguidance Iceland. 10.20 Participants’ presentation (Estonia, Spain, Sweden and Czech Republic). 11.30 A short introduction to the Icelandic System of Education and the Icelandic Labour market Dóra Stefánsdóttir manager of Euroguidance Iceland	09.00 Career Guidance in Iceland Ágústa Ingþórsdóttir chair of Icelandic Educational and Vocational Guidance Association 10.00 Coffee 10.30 Training of guidance counsellors Sif Einarsdóttir, Associate Professor at the Program in career counselling and guidance of the University of Iceland	Excursion to South Iceland 9.50 Visit to Eyrarbakki compulsory school 10.30 Visit to Fræðslunet Suðurlands (Lifelong Learning Centre for Southern Iceland). 11.00 Visit to Sudurland Collage -guidance to upper secondary school students -guidance to prisoners	10.00 Debate on adult guidance Hróbjartur Árnason Pedagogical Studies for Masters of Certified Trades. 10.45 Sigrún Jóhannesdóttir educational specialist: Breaking the Mind Locks. 11.30 Barbara Jean Kristvinsson, counsellor at the Intercultural Centre Guidance for immigrants. Due to the short session before lunch, we will not have a special coffee break but it will be possible to grab a cup between the interventions and bring it into the meeting.	9.00 Visit to Hafnarfjörður. Career guidance to disadvantaged groups: Anna Guðný Eiríksdóttir Námsflokkar Hafnarfjarðar, Gamli Lækjarskóli 10.30 Visit to Fjölsmiðjan – workplace for young people at cross roads in their lives. 12.00 Farewell
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch at the school	Lunch	Optional lunch at Fjölsmiðjan
13.00 Participants’ presentation (France, Ireland, United Kingdom and Denmark) 15.00 Coffee-break 15.30 Visit to Tækniskólinn (upper secondary school for vocational training)	13.15 Departure from National Library 13.30 Visit to the University of Iceland’s school of education 15.00 Visit to Education and Training Service Centre 16.00 Visit to Mímir símenntun Optional visit to a geothermal swimming pool	Stop at Geysir Stop at Laugarvatn Stop at Þingvellir Light dinner offered by the Icelandic Educational and Vocational Association at a private home in Reykjavík (Logafold 53)	13.30 Group discussion. 15.30 Summing up