Preliminary Agenda
18:00 – 20:00 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Welcome from the organisers
8:30 – 9:00 | 1st floor hotel lobby | Registration and morning coffee
9:00 – 9:10 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Welcome remarks – Antonija Gladović, Director, Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes, Croatia
9:10 – 9:30 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Vocational Education and Training in Croatia – Andreja Uroić Landekić, Ministry of Science, Education and Youth, Croatia
9:30 – 10:00 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Keynote speech: Breaking the Myth: The Importance of Career Guidance in Vocational Education Schools – Maja Parmač Kovačić, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
10:00 – 10:40 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Panel discussion:
One Career Path to Countless Destinations: Rethinking Career Guidance in VET –
Panel leader: Darja Maslić Seršić, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Participants: Cynthia Harrison Villalba, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training; Birgit Tschense, International Services (Federal Employment Agency), Germany; Lisa Fasching, Federation of Austrian Industries, Styria, Austria; Zsanett Imre, Székesfehérvár Center of Vocational Training, Hungary; Luka Kamenov, Ruđer Bošković Technical School, Zagreb, Croatia
10:40 – 11:00 | 1st floor hotel lobby | Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:45 | Meeting rooms: Ban Zrinski, Ban Mažuranić, Ban Frankopan, Stradun II | Workshop session 1: Parallel workshops
Beyond the Track: Why Vocational Students Still Need Career Guidance – Croatia, Kornelija Mrnjaus
Linking Young People to the Labour Market: Collaborative Approaches in Career Development and Guidance –Portugal, Isabel Quirino
How Can We Encourage Girls and Women into STEM? – Slovakia, Zuzana Sotáková
Connecting to a Career – Serbia, Nataša Jakuloski and Svetlana Petrović
12:45 – 13:45 | Restaurant (ground floor) | Lunch
13:45 – 15:30 | Meeting rooms: Ban Zrinski, Ban Mažuranić, Ban Frankopan, Stradun II | Workshop session 2: Parallel workshops
Career Guidance Curriculum for Secondary School Students – Hungary, Gergely Kiss
Science for Girls’ Empowerment – Serbia, Natalija Budinski
Talent to Expert: How Partnerships & Next-Gen Jobs Transform Career Guidance – Austria, Lisa Fasching
Creating Opportunities with German Education System – Knowledge That Makes a Difference – Germany, Mara Kuhn
15:30 – 16:00 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Interactive reflection and summary of Day 1 – Practitioners, experts and Euroguidance representatives
16:00 – 18:30 | Free time
18:30 – 20:00 | Guided tour – Zagreb city centre
20:00 | Dinner
8:30 – 9:00 | 1st floor hotel lobby | Morning Coffee
9:00 – 9:15 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Recap of Day 1 and introduction to Day 2 – Practitioners, experts and Euroguidance representatives
9:15 – 9:45 | Ban Jelačić meeting room |Keynote speech: Vocational School Selection in Croatia: Challenges and Support – Iva Šverko and Toni Babarović, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
9:45 – 10:15 | 1st floor hotel lobby | Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00 | Meeting rooms | Workshop session 3: Parallel workshops –
Career Orientation and Innovation: We Accompany You from Kindergarten to University – Hungary, Zsanett Imre
Applying the FRIS® Thinking Styles in Career Counselling Practice – Poland, Sylwia Korycka-Fortuna
It’s Better for Two or How to Start Career Counselling at School – Czech Republic, Zuzana Adamová & Miroslava Smutná
Promoting VET through Stakeholder Cooperation – Croatia, Mirela Franović and Zoran Varga
12:00 – 13:15 | Restaurant (ground floor) | Lunch
13:15 – 15:00 | Meeting rooms | Workshop session 4: Parallel workshops –
Personalized Support for NEETs: Best Practices & Insights – Slovenia, Mateja Pačnik Kolenc
Gender Stereotypes and Career Choices: Why Interests Don’t Tell the Whole Story – Croatia, Mirta Blažev
Soft Skills Development Using Gaming Method – Latvia, Solveiga Keistere
Future-Ready Career Counseling: Interactive Tools for Vocational School Advisors – Poland, Marlena Pujsza-Kunikowska
15:00 – 15:30 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | Closing session: Summary of key outcomes and farewell remarks – Practitioners, experts and Euroguidance representatives
15:30 | End of Seminar
15:30 – 17:00 | Ban Jelačić meeting room | CBS Group Meeting – Only for EG staff members
