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1 - Career Guidance: Helping Students Choose Their Future (ITMO News 07.04.17)

Russian Federation
The Russian National Research University for Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics in Saint Petersburg (ITMO) published an article on career guidance in its online magazine. The article was written on the occasion of the publication of a study that found out that a great number of university graduates in Russia later on didn't work in the field they had actually [...]

Glossary Educational and Vocational Guidance (English, German, French, Spanish)

international
Together with the French Onisep, the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) provides a multilingual glossary with the most important terms in educational and vocational guidance in English, German, French, and Spanish. There are four documents that only differ in their "lead language", that is the language according to which they are sorted [...]

3 - National Guidance Systems (the Euroguidance database)

Europe
This interactive map provides short information on guidance and counselling in European countries. The texts also contain links to further information on the subject of guidance in the respective country. Euroguidance is a European network of national resource and information centres for guidance and counselling in the educational and employment sector. The website is [...]

[ended since about 2019] Canadian Research Working Group on Evidence Based Practice in Career Development (CRWG) / Groupe canadien de recherche sur la pratique en développement de carrière fondée sur les données probantes (GDRC)

international; Canada
The CRWG had a focus on evaluation and assessment of the counselling profession and guidance activities. The website provided a lot of information, fulltexts and instruments from different projects. For example, you could find tools for self-evaluation, as well for counselling professionals (e.g. assessment of competencies) as for people seeking guidance (e.g. "My Career [...]

5 - OECD Career Guidance Policy Review Home Page

international
OECD website on the policy framework for educational and vocational guidance and counselling in OECD member states. The website provides two comprehensive publications: "Career Guidance: A Handbook for Policy Makers" (fulltext in Engl. / French and summaries in several other languages) and "Career Guidance and Public Policy: Bridging the Gap" (fulltext in Engl., French, [...]

6 - European Doctoral Program in Career Guidance and Counselling (ECADOC)

Europe
ECADOC was created as a project of the Network for Innovation in Career Guidance & Counselling in Europe (NICE). It was supported financially by the European Union from 2003 till 2006. ECADOC is aiming at promoting exchange and communication on research in the field of career guidance and counselling at a European level, as well as training young researchers in this field. [...]

7 - Red Latinoamericana de Profesionales de la Orientación (RELAPRO)

Latin America; Mexico
The website of the Latin American network for professionals in counselling and guidance provides the newsletter "Boletín Tiempo Latinoamericano", annoucements of events and links to journals from different Latin American countries including Spain and the network's own journal "Revista Latinoamericana de Orientación y Desarrollo Humano 'OrientAcción'". [Abstract: Editors [...]

8 - Guidance, Counselling and Youth Development Centre for Africa (GCYDCA)

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
The GCYDCA aims at developping and institutionalising guidance, counseling and youth development in Africa. The centre was founded in 1994 by the education ministers of almost all African states (49 out of 54). It is located in Malawi. The website seems to have been updated in 2016 for the last time. It provides some information on GCYDCA goals, activities and programmes which [...]

9 - International Association for Counselling (IAC)

international
The International Association for Counselling (IAC) was created in 1966 as the "International Round Table for the Advancement of Counselling (IRTAC)". It provides a platform for communication for researchers and professionals in counselling and guidance. IAC awards certifications to education programmes and courses in counselling, organises an annual conference with [...]

10 - NBCC International (National Board for Certified Counselors)

international
NBCC International is the international branch of the US American National Board for Certified Counselors. Its main aim is the certification of counsellors and quality assurance in the couselling profession. NBCC has a focus on counselling in the health sector, but it also provides certificates for educational and career guidance and counselling. The website contains [...]

11 - European Association of Career Guidance (EACG)

Europe
EACG mainly organises training courses for career guidance counsellors at the European level, as well as an annual conference. Moreover, the website has a newsletter (last issue as of July 2016) and some information on EU projects. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

12 - European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling (ESVDC)

Europe
The European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling (ESVDC) focusses on research. It has created several awards for professors, PhD researchers and for special merits, organises conferences, provides a bibliographic list (no fulltext), a newsletter, information for members, and under "collaborations" you can find a list of similar international and national [...]

13 - Network for Innovation in Career Guidance & Counselling in Europe (NICE)

Europe
The Network for Innovation in Career Guidance & Counselling in Europe (NICE) began in 2009 with two European projects and was transformed into a foundation in 2017. NICE is a "European network for the academic training of people who practice career guidance and counselling (career practitioners)". Information is provided on three projects run by NICE: "Peer Learning", [...]

14 - Euroguidance Network

Europe
Euroguidance is a European network of national resource and information centres for guidance and counselling in the educational and employment sector. The website provides a lot of information, fulltexts, links and tools: texts on national counselling systems in the EU, best practice examples, links to European and international associations and networks dealing with [...]

15 - Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA)

Asia; Pacific Rim; Australia; New Zealand; Canada; United States of America (USA); China, People's Republic of; India; Indonesia; Japan; Cambodia; Guam; Kazakhstan; Korea, Republic of (South Korea); Malaysia; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Vietnam
The Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA) provides a forum for professionals working in career guidance and counselling in our about Asia and the Pacific - from early to adult education. Its website provides information about APCDA, about regional country members, about the annual APCDA conference, webinars, and publications (a newsletter and the Asia Pacific [...]

16 - European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN)

Europe
The European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN) existed from 2007 till 2015. It was meant to support the EU member states and the European Commission in cooperating in lifelong guidance policy in education and the employment sector. In meetings, webinars and others, comprehensive material was elaborated to inform policy and decision makers. The website provides a [...]

17 - International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP)

international
Established in 2004, the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) is rather a virtual network providing a forum, a virtual pinboard for all kinds of announcements and a reservoir for collecting literature, guidelines, frameworks, best practice examples, and many other documents concerning career development and guidance. All content can be [...]

18 - Vamlas Foundation - learning and working opportunities for children and youths with disabilities (Vammaisten lasten ja nuorten tukisäätiö)

Finland
The English site provides a short introduction to the work of the Foundation and their English language publications. "The Vamlas Foundation is the one of the oldest disability organizations in Finland, founded in 1889 by a teacher, Vera Hjelt. She and her colleagues wanted to promote learning and working opportunities of children and youth with disabilities and the Foundation [...]

Austrian Umbrella Association of the Professional Groups of Kindergarten and Nursery Educators

Austria
The Austrian Umbrella Association of the Professional Groups of Kindergarten and Nursery Educators was founded in 1994. It is a non-profit society originated by the fusion of the professional groups of kindergarten and nursery educators of Austria. The aim is a non-political and non-religious professional group of educators for kindergartens and nurseries in Austria. On the [...]

20 - Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training Department (BTVET) Portal

Uganda
The Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training Department (BTVET) Portal establishes an entry point for Uganda’s vocational training system and operates as a directory of individuals and organisations participating in or with an interest in the training of persons for jobs. Furthermore, the portal provides a means of disseminating cross cutting information [...]

21 - Bundesinstitut für Erwachsenenbildung (bifeb)

Austria
The Austrian Federal Institute for Adult Education (bifeb) is part of the Ministry of Education, Art and Culture and is dedicated to the principles of lifelong learning and the equal access to education. The close national and international cooperation with affiliate organisations of adult education and other research institutions ensures the professionalisation of continuing [...]

Adult education

Austria
The offers of the Internet portal erwachsenenbildung.at are amongst others a search in and after libraries, journals, data bases and online literature concerning adult education, information about promotion possibilities, links to job fairs and publications of the bm:ukk. Shortly (state: 12.2010), this offer is extended by a database unique in Austria which provides different [...]

berufsberatung.ch - the portal for career choice, studies and related issues

Switzerland
This Swiss internet portal offers information and assistance regarding career choice (for example a list of interests with the corresponding career suggestions, a calendar for information events etc.), a list of the Swiss university environment including link lists for courses of studies of the different types of higher education as well as information to diverse higher [...]

24 - Schweizerisches Dienstleistungszentrum Berufsbildung | Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (SDBB)

Switzerland
The SDBB, a Swiss service centre for vocational education, study and career advice, is a special agency founded by the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK). It offers services on national level and for the language regions in the fields of vocational education and training and career and study advice.

25 - Aimhigher - Helping you into higher education (UK)

United Kingdom
As a programme that is designed to facilitate access to higher education and make HE accessible for a large number of students, Aimhigher conducts events and projects in schools and universities, local communities throughout Britain, e.g. visits to university campuses, residential summer schools .

26 - Uddannelsesguiden

Denmark
Guide to more than 2.000 education programmes and jobs in Denmark. You will find special sub-sites for youth education, higher education, adult education and infirmation for parents.

27 - Academia Programme européen d'échangede praticiens de l'orientation

Europe
The European exchange programme offers courses for European vocational-guidance counsellors, designed to enhance their skills through professional experience in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Romania, and the United Kingdom.

28 - Education in Oregon

United States of America (USA)
The graph on the homepage symbolizes a one-stop educational mall with "doorways" to Oregon's educational institutions, programmes, and services: Colleges/Universities, Distance Education, Employee Development Opportunities, Online Libraries, K-12 Schools, Finances Career INFO and Transfers, General Oregon Information.

29 - UNESCO - UNEVOC Centre India

India
The UNEVOC portal is provided by the UNESCO in order to promote and sustain vocational education and training, particularly in countries in transition, and post- conflict regions. The programme TVET ( Technical vocational education and training) aims to improve opportunities for girls, youth and less privileged groups, for instance by establishing collaborative networks. This [...]

International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG)

international
The IAEVG is an international association of institutions and organisations active in educational counselling and guidance. Its focus lies on the professional qualification of school and vocational education counsellors. The association provides a list of national organisations worldwide, the e-journal "International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance" (subject to [...]

31 - Mentagatt.is: The Educational Gateway

Iceland
The Education Gateway is am information system for teachers, pupils, and researchers concerned with finding information on the Nordic education system on the net. Although most of the site is in Icelandic only, an English version provides an overview of the objectives and central features (information resources on schools and national curricula, special needs education, and [...]

32 - New Apprenticeships Training Information Service

Australia
New Apprenticeships were introduced in 1998 to establish a single, national, integrated system of training and employment incorporating the previously separate apprenticeship and traineeship systems. This website addresses students to assist them with their career choices as well as employers. It contains information on New Apprenticeships, training packages, job prospects, [...]

33 - Panorama - Zeitschrift für Berufsbildung

Switzerland
The periodical "Panorama" supplies articles on vocational training, vocational education advice, and the labour market. It appears bimonthly, and is available in German and French. Readers can choose between pdf and HTML format.

34 - Wirtschaftskammer Österreichs: Bildung und Wirtschaftsförderungsinstitut

Austria
This webpage yields information on the following topics: further education and the institute for economic promotion, job information and education consulting service, entitlement and additional qualification (e.g. Europass), university and university of applied sciences, school and apprenticeship. Links to e-learning offers and a market for apprenticeship training positions [...]

35 - Employment and Training Corporation (ETC)

Malta
The Employment and Training Corporation is Malta's Public Employment Service. Its objectives are to help employees to find suitable employment and to assist employers to find suitable employees. For this purpose a nation-wide computerised job seekers' database is in use. The ETC provides vocational guidance and training service to clients seeking new jobs and to clients [...]

36 - AMS - Berufsinformationssystem

Austria
the The Austrian analogue to the German Federal Agency for Employment is the "Labour market service" (AMS) and the "Vocational information system", a service company under public law outsourced 1994 from the Ministry of economics. In the AMS Vocational information system there are, divided into 24 vocational fields, ca. 600 descriptions of occupations, links from these [...]

37 - Bildungswege für MaturantInnen

Austria
The initiative "key2success" of the Federal Ministry of Education yields information, counselling and orientation for prospective candidates of the school leaving examination at general and vocational education schools. The site offers an internet course supporting the choice of studies or occupation, information about training and further education opportunities after the [...]

38 - Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

Austria
The job market service (AMS) offers plenty of information on options for vocational and further education, vocational trends and tests for disposition. A compass for jobs and one for apprentices as well as the information programme "your choice" shall give vocational orientation. The job information centres (BIZ) yield for free a large variety of information media about [...]

39 - Berufsbildungssysteme in Europa

international; Europe
This information on the vocational education systems and the belonging politics, research and praxis of the EU member countries plus Iceland and Norway are provided by ETV ( European Training Village) and CEDEFOP (reference centre in topics of vocational education). Information is available in German, English and the languages of the EU member countries. A thematic overview on [...]

40 - Formación profesional

Spain
This text provides answers to all questions concerning vocational education in Spain.

41 - Bildung und Wissenschaft Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein
This wetsite is part of the homepage "Portal des Fürstentums Liechtenstein". The website offers links to full texts about the following topics: Overview of the education system, general education, vocational education and training, vocational and academic guidance, scholarships, research.

42 - Bund Türkisch-Deutscher Unternehmer: Bildung und Ausbildung

Turkey
This website of the Union of Turkish-German businesspeople offers full texts dealing with the situation of Turkish migrants in professional education and business in Germany.

43 - Instituto Salvadoreño de Formación Profesional (INSAFORP)

El Salvador
This institut is the governing and coordinating body for the development of Salvadoranian vocational education. It develops and conducts programs for various fields of the labour market, plans the whole system of vocational education and advises employers to use human resources effectively. The web site provides information about the mission, strategic objectives and various [...]

44 - Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports

Saint Lucia
Beside the self-description of the Ministry (organizational structure) the web site provides information about the school field (school system, examinations, admission and transfer, curriculum, teacher information) and human resource development (training opportunities, career guidance); additionally there are: statistical data, scholarship information, policy documents, i.e. [...]

45 - Association Jeunesse et Entreprises (AJE)

France
This association has three objectives: a) to promote knowledge about enterprises among youth and teachers, b) do create knowledge about the development of the vocations in order to match supply and demand and c) to promote the integration of youth in the world of labour. This is done by a national structure and local school-business working groups. The website provides access [...]

46 - The European Education and Employment Fair (ORIENTA)

United States of America (USA)
Since 1988 the European Student Fair has been welcoming many young people looking for quality information and for orientation about their future. Concerned with keeping up with the time, The European Student Fair changed its name and concept in 1999 to become ORIENTA, The European Education and Employment Fair. This website is structured according to this aim providing [...]

47 - Das Portal für Berufsbildung

Switzerland
Offer for professionals involved in vocational education. The portal comprises information from apprentice ship firms, professional associations, charges for vocational education, vocational schools and other related institutions. The links are arranged in these groups: vocational schools and training companies, training of teaching staff, vocational education in Switzerland [...]

48 - myfuture

Australia
"myfuture" (launched in 2002) is a high quality system, covering education, training and employment for all Australians. It is designed to explore skills and interests, identify possible career paths, develop career plan and research options for further study and training. With a guide (password necessary/free of charge) assistance in determining personal carrier can be [...]

49 - KLIKKEN OP NEDERLAND 2006. Der Internetführer zu Allgemeinbildung, Studium, Praktika, Berufsausbildung, Arbeit und Berufsberatung in den Niederlanden

Netherlands
Comprehensive, detailed internet guide (as of August 2003) on general education, studies, practical training, vocational training, work and vocational guidance in the Netherlands. Many links and some fulltexts ( brochures) for download.

50 - National Training Information Service (NTIS)

Australia
NTIS is a database on vocational education and training in Australia. It contains detailed information about courses, qualifications, training packages, competency standards, new projects and a linklist of training organisations.

51 - Vos droits et démarches: formation

France
This website of the French public administration offers an opportunity for all citizens to get information about their rights in vocational education. There is a pre-prepared list of themes which includes VET for specific groups (e.g. handicapped, youth, unemployed), but one may also search for one' s own specific questions.

52 - Training Programmes for Omani Nationals

Oman
This website offers for young Omanis, supported by programmes of the government of the Sultanate Oman, comprehensive information for gaining National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ).- In the former British Protectorate the influence of British education on the education system of the Arab state has remained until today. National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are UK [...]

53 - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR)

Australia
NOOSR is the national expert and coordinating body on overseas skills assessments and recognition. The mission is to help the overseas trained to work and study in Australia by providing information, advice and assistance in relation to the recognition of overseas qualifications and skills. The principal functions include provision of assessment services, information and [...]

54 - ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education

United States of America (USA)
ERIC/ACVE provides comprehensive information services in the areas: Adult and Continuing Education; Career Education - childhood through adult vocational and technical education - including employment and training. - This homepage offers links to full text resources.

55 - New apprenticeships

Australia
This site from the Australian Education Ministry provides comprehensive information about apprenticeship; there are pages for employers, job seekers, careers advisers and school students.

56 - Vocational and Technical Education Lebanon - Institution List (2004)

Lebanon
The link offered is a copy of the web archive as of 2004. Nevertheless, it provides a long list of vocational and technical institutes in Lebanon that will still offer some valuable information.

57 - INTERCARIFOREF. Le réseau des CARIF et des OREF.

France
INTERCARIF is the association of the Centres d'Animation et de Ressources de l`Information sur la Formation (CARIF) and the Observatoires régionaux emploi formation (OREF) which exist in each French region. By clicking the single parts of the map a list of these regional centres is presented which shows the local resources of trainings, documentary sources and other [...]

58 - Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET)

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
KRIVET organizes its activities of vocational education around six main functions: (1) research and development, ( 2) evaluation and accreditation (of vocational qualifications), ( 3) information management, (4) policy consultation, ( 5) public services, ( 6) International cooperation.

59 - National Training Agency (NTA)

Trinidad and Tobago
The National Training Agency is the new umbrella agency for effecting reform in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Trinidad and Tobago. Its role is to co-ordinate and regulate technical and vocational education and training, promoting and facilitating a coherent system of quality TVET, e.g. by developing occupational standards and national vocational [...]

60 - Österreichische Berufsinformation

Austria
This Information offers acces to all Austrian vocational and educational information centres of the chambers of economics and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the vocational and educational information server, to education promotions, to new occupations. Additionally one finds here an extensive collection of interesting links to vocational information, educational [...]

61 - Centre d'Information et de Documentation Jeunesse (CIDJ)

France
The Centre was installed by the Ministry for Youth and Sports and offers information for adolescents about "all topics that may interest them": orientation about vocational training and professions, health, sports, leisure, practical life, youth projects, European information. Via data base search one can find places for practical work.

62 - The Institute of Guidance Counsellors

Ireland
"The Institute of Guidance Counsellors is the professional body representing over 700 practitioners in second level schools and in other settings...It promotes standards for entry into the profession and for the practice of guidance and counselling". The website offers information about the profession and how to become a counsellor, but mainly it is intended as a forum for [...]

63 - Ministry of Education, Singapore

Singapore
The homepage of the Education Ministry is structured in six sections, the links of which lead to full texts about: 1) The Ministry and its missions, 2) the educational system (educational objectives and all levels of education), 3) programs, among others gifted education, career guidance, 4) educational institutions ( schools, statistics), information about schools (including [...]

64 - Liste des centres d'information et d'orientation (CIO)

France
This site is produced by the Education Ministry and shows links to the local information centres which can be searched by département or by community. With the link "l'orientation" a small full text about professional orientation of pupils and full texts about aspects of vocational guidance can be selected, e.g. history, recent conceptions, counsellors, European dimension [...]

65 - Alberta Learning Information Service.

Canada
The site provides information on the following topics: Career (Planning, Occupational Information, Career Resources); Learning ( Places to Learn, Apply On-Line, Educational Links, Apprenticeship and Industry Training, Transfer Information, Alberta Education - Ednet, Financial Information); Employment (Looking for Work, Labour Market Information, Self-Employment, Workplace [...]

66 - Institut national d`étude du travail et d`orientation professionelle (INETOP)

France
The Institute for Work and Vocational Guidance is a branch of the CNAM. Its missions are: 1) initial and continuing education of ( vocational) guidance personnel, 2) research in the area of the psychological foundations of vocational guidance (done in an institute at the university Paris V) and 3) operating an information centre with library and test- library. Furthermore the [...]

67 - Vereinigung der Fachleute für Beratung und Information im Mittel- und Hochschulbereich (AGAB)

Switzerland; Liechtenstein
The objective of the association of counsellors for pupils, students and graduates is to support und promote specialists as well as public and private institutions offering their services in Switzerland or Liechtenstein. It especially fosters counselling and information services by providing opportunities of exchange via conferences, workshops and publications.

68 - Association Nationale pour la Formation Professionelle des Adultes (AFPA)

France
The AFPA is the largest organization in the field of adult professional education in France and Europe. Its tasks are counselling, advice and information for employees and job seekers as well as for State and Territorial administrations and employers in the administration of human resources. The homepage has links to training programs, the various services for employers and [...]

69 - Office National d`Information sur les Enseignements et les Professions (ONISEP)

France
The office, founded unter the protection of the French Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, is the official information centre concerning school issues, studies, professions and vocational training. The information relates to most of the professions for which training is available. An "atlas" describes the school and higher education [...]

70 - Departamento do Ensino Secundário (DES)

Portugal
This web-site presents information about the activities and action fields of this department of the Education Ministry.

71 - Centre d'Animation, de Ressources et d'Information sur les Formations (CARIF)

France
With special reference to the region Ile de France this site offers comprehensive information about vocational training and continuing training opportunities. Additionally, there are full texts about various issues of vocational education: official texts, legal documents and studies, programmes for the introduction of adolescents into the labour market and a special site [...]