Educational and Vocational Guidance in Denmark

• Guidance at the open youth education (FUU)Target groupThe service is aimed at young people who do notattend one of the above-mentioned types of youtheducation.TasksEach pupil/trainee at the open youth education programmehas individually selected courses and is connectedwith a guidance counsellor at the responsibleinstitution. Generally speaking, the guidance counsellorsupports the pupils/trainees in drawing up realisticobjectives for their individual education plans, in additionto offering support to the trainees in achievingtheir goals. More specifically this means:* Orientation about open youth education andpossible educational institutions* Guidance about credit transfer to other educationprogrammes* Orientation about admission criteria to highereducation* Vocational guidance.Group Services Legal Authority Types of guidance Number of guidanceWorking hours spent onregulation responsible counsellors counsellorsguidance-related tasksYouth Guidance at the open Yes The individual Guidance counsellors Approx. 700 in 1999From a few hours per week to full-time.education, youth education (FUU) educational(for FUU)16% work full-time as guidance counsellorscontinuedinstitution wherethe pupil/trainee isbased26