From 23rd till 27th of February a study visit for professional counselors from Ukraine, Belarus, Norway and Poland took place. During this visit the participants visited institutions dealing with professional counseling in Lublin and Zamość.
The aim of the study visit was to present the system of professional counseling in Poland to the professional counselors from Ukraine, Belarus and Norway through showing them some example institutions dealing with professional counseling for young people.
Participants visited following institutions: Environmental Work Centre OHP in Lublin, Centre of Youth Education and Work OHP in Zamość, Centre of Information and Planning of the Professional Career by the Lublin Regional Labour Office, Career Centre of the High School for Entrepreneurship and Administration, Career Centre of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. In the program there was also a visit on the labour fair, that took place in Lublin.
The project “Transfer of know-how on professional counseling for young people” started recently, because of this a very important part of the study visit was detailed planning of activities within the project, mostly content planning of workshops for professional counselors.

European Citizen's Prize 2009
to Tomasz Różniak
President of the European Meeting
Center – Nowy Staw Foundation


European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation is Regional Support Structures Netowrk of the "Youth in Action" Programme.
As the Regional Training Center of the Programme, we are the only organization that can officially organize trainings about the Programme and consult project applications in lubelskie and mazowieckie voivodship.
"Youth in Action" programme and co-operation with the consultants and trainers in this field.
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