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Internationalisation
Find practical resources to integrate internationalisation into Career Guidance, from exploring opportunities and employment abroad to identifying skills, preparing mobility experiences and using practical tools with learners.
International opportunities
Explore trusted European platforms to find international opportunities for work, traineeships and volunteering, and to support learners in identifying experiences that match their interests and career goals.
Search job vacancies across Europe and explore employment opportunities by country, occupation and other criteria.
Useful for: supporting learners who are considering working abroad and want to explore concrete employment opportunities.
The European Youth Portal brings together information, programmes and opportunities for young people.
Find Information and opportunities organised around different ways of going abroad: studying, volunteering, traineeships, working, school and youth exchanges, and travelling. Useful for: Helping learners compare different mobility pathways and explore which type of international experience best fits their goals.
A platform offering international volunteering opportunities for young people aged 18–30. Useful for learners looking for an international experience that can strengthen personal, social, language and professional competences.
Mobility and employment
EURES – Explore labour markets and working conditions
Use EURES resources to help learners look beyond individual job vacancies and understand where their skills may be in demand and what living and working in another country could involve.
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Living & Working Conditions – compare information on accommodation, taxation, social security, qualification recognition and working conditions.
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Job Vacancy Insights – explore occupations and skills in demand across different European countries.
Identify and communicate skills
Help learners identify and communicate skills
Europass
Europass offers a set of free tools to help learners identify, organise and communicate the skills and competences gained through education, work, volunteering and international mobility.
Career Guidance professionals can use Europass to support learners in reflecting on their experience, planning their next steps and presenting their competences clearly when applying for further learning or employment.
Explore the main tools:
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Europass Profile – Record skills, qualifications and experiences in one place.
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Plan your career with Europass – Reflect on skills, interests and career goals.
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Europass digital tools – Create CVs and cover letters and manage career documents.
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Europass Mobility – Document the skills and competences acquired during an organised mobility experience.
Plan and prepare a mobility
Prepare a mobility using the Mobility Preparation Checklist for Career Guidance Professionals
A practical handbook for guidance professionals supporting learners before, during and after an international mobility experience. It provides guidance, methods and practical resources covering the different stages of mobility.
CG International tools
Practical CG International tools for mobility guidance
Use these tools with learners to explore international opportunities, reflect on mobility as a career choice, and turn an international experience into learning and career value.
A practical mapping sheet to collect, organise and compare international opportunities and their key information.
A guided conversation tool to use with learners who are considering an international experience. It explores their motivation, career goals, learning objectives, readiness and support needs before deciding on the next step
A post-mobility Career Guidance tool that helps learners reflect on what they discovered about themselves, work and their future, identify evidence of their strengths and learning, and connect the experience to future study or employment.