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The characteristics of
Finnish guidance and
counselling services
• Education and training of
guidance professionals
• Strong research base
• Support from the policy-makers
• PES and school system
complement each other
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
• A dual system
– Universities
– Polytechnics (Universities of applied
sciences
• 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
• Labour market training for adults
Guidance and counselling
at Public Employment
Services (PES)
• Centres for Economic
Development, Transport and
the Environment (15)
• Employment and Economic
Development Offices (74)
• Labour force service centres
(35)
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
• Common challenges in all countries
• Ways and methods to give guidance
and counselling will become more
varied