Guidance at different educational levels
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Guidance at different educational levels
• Pre-primary education• Basic education
– Goals set by a national curriculum– Guidance counsellors at schools and
class teachers– Class-based lessons in guidance and
counselling at grades 7-9
Basic education (continues)
– Special needs education and remedial instruction
– Preparatory training for immigrants– Before and after school groups– Additional basic education (10th grade)– Preparatory training
Secondary level education
• General upper secondary schools– Goals set by a national curriculum– Guidance counsellors at schools
and group advisers– Course in guidance and
counselling
Secondary level education
• Vocational education and training– Guidance counsellors at schools,
teachers and workplace instructors– On-the-job learning and skills
demonstrations– Special needs education
Higher education• Tertiary education divided into - Universities (academic, theoretical)
– Polytechnics/Universities of applied sciences with strong labour market focus
• Student counselling services• Study affairs secretaries or
counsellors• Careers and recruitment services:
Employment advisers and counsellors
Adult education
• Liberal adult education
• General adult education
• Vocational education and training for adults
• Competence-based qualification
• Work trials/try-outs
Guidance and counselling at Public Employment
Services (PES)
• Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
• Employment and Economic Development Offices
• Labour force service centres
In charge of guidance and counselling at PES• Employment advisers and
counsellors
• Education advisers
• Vocational guidance psychologists
• Higher education advisers
• Rehabilitation advisers
Training of guidance practitioners at PES
• Vocational guidance psychologist needs a grade in psychology
• Other practitioners have no formal qualification requirements
• In-service training provided within the field
Training of guidance practitioners at schools• Master in Education, major in
guidance and counselling + teacher qualification
• Teacher qualification + 60 credits of guidance and counselling
• Vocational teacher qualification + 60 credits of guidance and counselling
• Multiform training available• In-service training provided within the
field
What lies ahead?
• Information and communication networks will become more important
• Significance of guidance and counselling will grow
• Ways and methods to give guidance and counselling will become more varied
• Special focus on groups with special needs