www.guidenet.org

NCGE is a core partner in the GUIDENET project. The project, funded by the Leonardo da Vinci programme aims to establish a European network of expertise in guidance for practitioners and trainers of guidance counsellors. Guidance practitioners representing the post primary sector, adult guidance sector, labour market sector, higher education and further education are members of the National Guidenet group.Transnational Guidenet members communicate through an online discussion forum and have developed a database of best practice and innovative projects in Europe.

Benefits of the GUIDENET Project and becoming a member:

The GUIDENET Website offers guidance organisations, practitioners, trainers, policy makers from all over Europe the opportunity to:

 Learn from innovative projects. The Guidenet website hosts a database of best practice where one can view details of guidance projects at national and transnational level;

 Disseminate innovative practices and projects. - Members can add projects which they are involved in to the database of best practice;

 Voice an opinion - Members can join in on discussions taking place on the ICT Platform. Key themes include Social Inclusion, Developing Guidance Networks, ICT in guidance and Training in Guidance;

 Make links with other countries - Guidenet offers Irish guidance practitioners and related organisations an opportunity to network and establish links with a wide range of guidance and education organisations throughout the EU, EEA and pre-accession countries.