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Framework for career guidance for young people

Euroguidance Netherlands developed a Framework for career guidance for young people to
support and coordinate career education and guidance.

The framework contributes to the The framework has been devel-
professionalization of careers 1. Vision & policy advice; oped for secondary school and
professionals and ensures better 2. Education & guidance; upper secondary vocational ed-
coordination and alignment be- 3. Organisation; ucation, but can also be used in
tween education and the labour 4. Cooperation. higher education.
market. The framework supports
the efforts of careers profession- The target groups are super- The framework is a service doc-
als in improving the quality of ca- visors of young people during ument for careers professionals
reer education and guidance for the primary education process that offers guidelines for shap-
young people in school. (teachers/tutors/coaches); spe- ing and implementing career
cialist guidance counsellors (ca- education and guidance policy
It promotes internal discussions reer education and guidance at educational institutions. This
at educational institutions and im- counsellors/study careers advis- year the framework will be test-
proves coordination between the ers/career teachers); and career ed. The results will be used to
training offered by career edu- education and guidance coordi- optimise the framework. In addi-
cation and guidance institutions. nators and policymakers (career tion an online tool regarding this
The framework also supports the teachers/career education and framework will be developed.
HR policy of educational institu- guidance counsellors/manag-
tions and the professional devel- ers). The framework for career Read more about the framework
opment of careers professionals. development and guidance pro- (pdf)
fessionals has been elaborated
The framework provides a de- for each of these three target Eva-Maria Ternité
scription of the roles and exper- groups in terms of the description Euroguidance Netherlands
tise for different target groups, of expected roles and expected www.euroguidance.nl
specified by four focus areas. expertise. [email protected]

High demands for guidance services in Sweden

Trade unions, ministries and national agencies are guidance, one would think that the supply of guid-
currently discussing the shortages and needed de- ance services is well catered for in Sweden. How-
velopments in Swedish guidance service delivery. ever, even if the system is well established, several
reports now show that the guidance services on
With a mission to offer guidance services regulated offer are insufficient and that some improvements
by law and a 3-year bachelor programme in career are needed. 