EUROPASS COURSE FOR GUIDANCE PRACTITIONERS

Since its introduction in 2004 Europass has grown into a recognisable European job search brand. The most popular tools among Europass users by far are the CV Creator and the Cover Letter Creator, and these two have been used in countless job applications across Europe for almost two decades.

With the launch of the new portal, users are still drawn to Europass mostly for its simple and user-friendly CV making process. However, the new Europass portal is much more than just an online place for creating CVs: it is also a secure place for storing documents, receiving recommendations for jobs and courses, creating applications, getting information on qualifications in Europe, and much more.

As the main objective of many Europass users is to prepare a good professional presentation of their skills and competences, detailed information on how to use various tools and functions of the Europass portal for international applications and for job and further education searches across Europe is shown in Chapters 2 and 3 of this course.

On top of that, the Europass portal offers a lot of country-specific information and contact points and is thus an orientation for all those who want to experience their personal adventure abroad. Europass opens the doors for people to working and learning in Europe. In addition to the Europass portal, there are a number of useful Europass documents administered at country-level – these include the Europass Certificate Supplement, Europass Diploma Supplement and Europass Mobility, which all come in extremely handy for international applications and for job and further education searches across Europe.

Europass supports:

• Young people: How do I write a good CV or Cover Letter? How do I do everything right? How do I make my CV attractive enough to compete with more experienced candidates? Europass guides you step by step through the application process and is thus an important aid for young people starting out on their career.
• Job seekers: Europass supports self-reflection and helps plan career development. The profile grows as a digital storage space for competences throughout your working life.
• Everyone who wants to apply internationally: With the tools of the Europass portal, users can create a structured CV online that is understood both in the home country and across Europe.
• Re-entering the labour market or career changers: The Europass portal helps raise awareness of their personal competences and how to present them well in CV's. It is not only about skills acquired in the context of training or studies, but also about non-formal or informal skills acquired, for example, through adult education measures, parental leave, caring for relatives or voluntary work.