Euroguidance Cross Border Seminars (CBS) bring together guidance counselors, policymakers, experts and other practitioners from different European countries to exchange their expertise and innovative guidance practices. It all started back in 2005 and now it gathers guidance practitioners and experts from 11 organizing countries- National Euroguidance Centers. National Euroguidance centers decide on experts and practitioners from the country who will participate. The topic of this Cross-Border Seminar 2017, that was organized in Belgrade, was: Guidance 4.0: Innovative Practices for New Skills. The seminar was focused on new innovative practices in guidance, especially the ones using ICT, to develop career management skills (CMS), key competencies and other skills needed in the contemporary world of work and living.

Guidance 4.0 relates to the 4.0 code that is used in industry, education (Education 4.0, Industry 4.0) and other fields as a mark of the 4th Industrial Revolution. This Industrial Revolution is reflected in the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that aim to bring together digital, physical and biological systems in order to maximize human well-being. Impact of it is recognized as numerous rapid changes that shift perspectives and demand to adapt and therefore redefine how we understand education, labor market, responsibilities and world around us.

The seminar was opened with the keynote delivered by Jaana Kettunen, Researcher at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. In her work she has been focusing on the design and pedagogical use of information and communications technology (ICT) in learning and working environments. She has extensive experience in training, supporting and working with practitioners throughout Europe. Her research interest is on the role of ICT and social media in career guidance. It is both theoretical and practical: it aims at the development of theory-based and evidence-informed pedagogical practices. Her current research focuses on the career practitioners´ ways of experiencing and conceptualizing social media in career services, and aspects that are seen as critical in the successful use of these new technologies in career services. Recently her research has also looked into the ethical practice in social networking and in the role of ICT in relation to national lifelong guidance policies.

Following the given link you may hear the opening session.