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Regione Liguria (Italy)

Remo Rimotti took a degree in Physics in 1980 at the Genova University and started working in the ICT field for important companies in the towns of Ivrea, Milano and Genova. From 1983 he worked for the Liguria regional authority and he was in charge with information systems in the training, guidance and employment fields. In 1989 he was entrusted with the task of Director with the qualification of EDP analyst. He had different institutional roles such as the management of the review “Liguria Lavoro on-line” of the Liguria Regional Council. It was a weekly publication of 120 pages focused on employment and training opportunities and financed by the ESF. It was distributed free of charge to 10.000 users and it also had an on-line version in Internet and Teletext. He was also the manager of the communication programme of the operational regional programme of Liguria (ESF – objective 3), he was the contact person for the Liguria National Information System for Employment, he was member of the organisation committee of the Formula training, employment and guidance fair, for the editions 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was in charge with carrying out different procedures for the informatisation of the offices, the development of databases for the management and indexing of websites, the job-offers and demands matching and different applications for the management of work in cooperation with workflow management techniques.

Claudio Cassinelli was qualified as a welfare officer in 1971. From 1971 to 1974 he worked as a welfare officer for a national public body (I.S.S.Ca.L.) in a public housing district in Genova. From 1975 he worked for the Health Councillorship of the Liguria regional authority. He is the person in charge with the programmes of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of drug additions. From 1978 he is also the person in charge with implement programmes of the psychiatric reform (Law 180/78) and he actively takes part in the building of the regional health service (Law 833/78). In 1986 he moved to the Vocational Training and Employment Councillorship of the Liguria regional authority and he has been in charge with vocational guidance services. He takes part in he project planning and building of a multi-task regional system of management and dissemination of information addressed to guidance practitioners and users in the educational, training and employment fields. He is the project manager of many activities in the guidance and employment centres field.

Since 2002 he is registered in the section “A” of the Roll of Welfare Officers as a specialist welfare officer, according to the Law D.P.R. n.328/2001, art.20. He lives and works in Genova.

Guido Canavese

Aster (Italy)

Marina Silverii is the responsible of the Unit Risorse per l’Orientamento e il Lavoro of ASTER. Responsible of the coordination of Italian National Resource Centre for Guidance promoted by the Italian Ministry of Labour from 1993 to 2003. Expertise on mobility in Europe, European guidance and training systems, information treatment and supply. She is author of several publications on the subject of technologies in guidance and she has been developing experiences in the above mentioned themes for twelve years.

Cristina Cogoi has been working for Unit Risorse per l’Orientamento e il Lavoro of ASTER since 1998. She is in charge with the project planning, coordination and research of activities in the career guidance and labour fields both within national and transnational projects. In particular, she is dealing with projects focused on adult, ICT based guidance and mobility and she published some contributions in these fields. Previously, she has been working for the University-Enterprise Foundation in Madrid (Spain) and for the Provincial Authority - Employment Unit - in Bologna (Italy).

Rosanna Gadaleta works at the Unit Risorse per l’Orientamento e il Lavoro of ASTER, has expertise in web sites and data base designing. She has mainly worked in the following project fields: ICT in guidance, mobility throughout Europe and technical assistance to public authorities.

Antonella Tajani works at the Unit Risorse per l’Orientamento e il Lavoro of ASTER, is particularly involved in ICT in guidance and mobility throughout Europe projects as well as in a wide range of activities aiming to facilitate the exchange of information about study, training and work at a European level.

Université de Lyon - Centre d´Information Internationale (France)

Elisabeth Persoud, master in political Sciences IEP Paris, senior project manager at Cité des Métiers in Paris on vocational education, carrying on surveys on the changes in professional activities. Then senior project manager on mobility projects within Leonardo at the French Leonardo and Socrates Agency. Since 2001, senior project manager on European issues at the International Information Center, service of Lyon University.

Elisabeth Gros, master in guidance counselling, guidance counsellor for 15 years within guidance services depending on the Ministry of Education. Since 1998, international adviser at the International Information Center, service of Lyon University and member of the Euroguidance network for France. This service is entirely dedicated to international mobility in both ways, to welcome foreign students and to send French students abroad. Manager of this service since 2001.Commitment as partner or project leader in a number of European projects within Leonardo, Eurostage, Estia, Transit, Guidenet..all dealing with international mobility of guidance in Europe.

Careers Europe (United Kingdom)

Cecile Besrest-Butler, has been working for Careers Europe since September 2003. As Project Leader, Cecile has been in charge of the UK part of several transnational projects. Additionally she has written lesson plans to enable teachers to use Careers Europe’s CD-rom ‘Exodus’ (that gives extensive information of opportunities within Europe and beyond) with school children. Cecile has given presentations on employment and education opportunities, both in the UK and overseas, to various audiences as well as attending numerous conferences. During her time at Careers Europe Cecile has hosted many transnational meetings and made study visits to National Resource Centres for Vocational Guidance within Europe. Cecile has also been in charge of overseas placements in the Bradford area whilst updating and researching information regarding opportunities in Europe and other popular destinations. Originally trained as a secondary school teacher of modern foreign languages, Cecile has a 2:1 Honours Degree in French and Psychology from Aston University and a PGCE in French from the University of Leeds. She has French, British and Canadian nationality and is fluent in French. Cecile has taught languages, French, German and English in both England and France, in the secondary education sector and was Second in the Modern Foreign Languages Department during her last teaching post.

Mick Carey, originally trained as a Biology teacher. In 1978 he joined the Careers Service in Bradford and has worked in guidance ever since. He has worked as a general guidance counsellor in schools and in a number of specialist roles, including working with long-term unemployed clients, high ability clients and as a development officer. In 1992 he joined Careers Europe, the UK Euroguidance centre and has been manager of the centre since 1995. In his current role he has also taken part in and managed a number of transnational pilot projects in guidance

Phil Williams is a qualified guidance counsellor and has worked at Careers Europe for 10 years. Careers Europe is the UK Euro Guidance centre. Careers Europe supports guidance organisations across the UK on European\international issues by providing information, training and a helpline. His main role at Careers Europe is to liase with organisations across the UK to ensure that the services provided by Careers Europe are suitable for their needs. Also partner or project coordinator in a number of Leonardo projects eg Academia, Guidance Merger Total Counselling.

Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany)

Ramiro Javier Vera-Fluixa, MA in International Relations (actually PhD), is university adviser for graduates within the network "European Service" at the Central Placement Office in Germany, and member of NRCVG/Euroguidance. He specially supports the utilisation of communication technologies in the vocational guidance practice. He makes also vocational guidance at the German Schools in Italy and oversee. From 1995 to 2001 he was junior fellow at the Centre for European Integration Studies (Bonn) where he initiates cooperation programs between universities and research institutes in Europe and South America. He has authored articles and papers on regional integration processes (EU and Mercosur), federalism and globalization.

Katja Kannwischer, MA in sociology, diploma in public administration
is working as vocational advisor for the European Service at the
Central Placement Office Germany. Since 1999 she has been working in
different positions for the German Federal Employment Agency and has
experience as a placement officer and advisor for educational and in-company training on a national level. She is the author of a publication adressing the effect of migration pressure in specific countries on worldwide population development based on a empirical analysis.

Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy)

Giulio Iannis, master in Quality of Education, is a qualified guidance counsellor for 10 years and has worked as coordinator in a number of innovative projects to develop guidance and employment services in Italy. Since 1998, chief director at Centro Studi Pluriversum, in charge to plan new services and to improve the quality standards. Partner in a number of European projects, vice-president of ASSIPRO, the Italian association of guidance counsellors, and trainer of guidance counsellors and advisors.

Monica Serrotti, psychologist, is a qualified counsellor. Since 2000 she works in collaboration with Centro Studi Pluriversum. as a coordinator, she manages projects for Primary and Secondary Schools and activities of orientation for the employement services. She is a specialist in counselling.

Marlène Magnani, has a degree in Psychology, school and vocational guidance counsellor. She has matured experience mainly at the employment centre of Ravenna and Grosseto. She has been involved in various projects for higher schools as school guidance counsellor since 2005 she has been working for Pluriversum.

Università di Padova - Task Force in Guidance of the Coimbra Group (Italy)

Gilda Rota is director of the Career Service of Padua University- Italy. She is Chairperson of the Career Guidance Working Party within the EPET of the Coimbra Group. She is employment counsellor and has experience in development and preparation of various project concerning the co-operation between vocational education and labour market. She is the head of the “Local labor market observatory” of the university of Padua, wich analise and forecast the needs for professional qualification and ability. She is co-authored of many publications concerning professions and competences analysis.

Luigi Fabbris is a full professor in Social Statistics at the Statistics Faculty, the University of Padua. He teaches also Survey Methodology. Research consultant of Italian and international statistical institutes and of companies and public bodies. Member of the scientific board of several Italian and international scientific journals.
Authored, or co-authored, more than 260 scientific publications, among which more than 30 books. Main areas of interest are: data quality evaluation, sample survey designing, case-control methodology, multivariate analysis. Content areas: handicap aetiology, health/uneasiness and the family, conditions of women at work, professions and competences analysis, service evaluation, agricultural-social surveys.

Ministerstwo Pracy i Polityki Spolecznej (Poland)

Paulina Bogdanska – MA in sociology, 6 years of experience in guidance and counselling. Senior specialist in Vocational Counselling Division in the Labour Market Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. Assistant co-ordinator of the NRCVG – Euroguidance Poland in the labour market sector. She is dealing with Leonardo da Vinci pilot projects focused on European dimension of vocational guidance and mobility.

Irena Mazek – MA in psychology, 15 years of experience in guidance and counselling. Chief specialist in Vocational Counselling Division in the Labour Market Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. Her main role in the Department is to supervise the activity of the job clubs. Expertise on European guidance and training systems, information treatment and legal regulations.

Jacek Brzezinski – MA in vocational information, ICT specialist

Anna Siennicka – MA in economics, financial specialist

Uniwersytet Jagiellonski (Poland)

Czeslaw Noworol, M.Sc., Ph.D. Member of the Jagiellonian University Senate, Senior lecturer in the Institute of Economy and Management, JU, member of scientific associations, and Head of the Methodology, Testing & Evaluation Section of the National Forum for Vocational Guidance, Institute of Career Development, and AIOSP/IAEVG. Expert in the field of Vocational Guidance, Entrepreneurship and Management, coordinator of the cultural adaptation and Author of Polish versions of General Aptitude Test Battery and Holland’s Ability and Interest Tests, the professional tools introduced to the Vocational Counsellors in all labour offices in Poland as well as to the counsellors working in the Sector of Education. Author and Co-author of Guidebooks for Vocational Counsellors using the Tests. Coordinator and Trainer of the Polish counsellors across the Country. Author and Co-author of psychometric measures (tests questionnaires etc.) used in VC. Author and co-author of scientific books, handbooks, papers in scientific journals, and chapters in books – over 190 items. Scientific coordinator, Partner, Expert and/or Internal Evaluator in number of EU projects like European Guidance Forum, FAIR, ERGO-in-NET, NEXT, Human Resources Development - Assistance to Young Job Seekers, TVC, SAB-MTW, Poland: Project of Employment Promotion and Development of Professional/Employment Services – Cultural Adaptation of Vocational Ability and Interests Tests: World Bank Project, SQUADS, MediQue, UNIQUE. Member of External Evaluation Teams.