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Qualifications for guidance

counsellors in Sweden

Most guidance counsellors within the school system, and
many in municipal adult education, hold a Bachelor of Arts
in Study and Career Guidance.

Guidance staff in higher education The focus of the degree is the theory and
sometimes have this degree, but study practice of career counselling. It also
counsellors in departments often have includes:
a degree in the subject taught at that
department. Many HEIs organise in- • Social sciences. Knowledge of how
service training for their guidance staff society, working life and education
in the theories and methods of study and are organised and function.
career counselling. • Behavioural sciences. Knowledge
of psychology, education and
The situation is the same at employment sociology.
offices – PES officers with a counselling • Placements, mainly in schools and
role sometimes have a degree in career colleges, but also in other fields.
guidance, but more often they have
completed PES’ in-service training. On completing the course, students will
have the skills required to provide young
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN STUDY AND people and adults with guidance and
CAREER GUIDANCE information on issues pertaining to their
The Swedish Bachelor of Arts in Study choice of studies and/or occupation.
and Career Guidance is a three-year full-
time university programme (180 ECTS MASTER OF EDUCATION IN
credits). It is offered by three higher CAREER COUNSELLING
education institutions, Malmö University, A Master’s in Career Development and
Stockholm University and Umeå Career Counselling (120 ECTS credits)
University, as well as being available via is offered by Stockholm University. It
distance learning. aims to provide deeper knowledge of how
individuals construct their careers, both
from individual and societal perspectives.
Special attention is given to developing
the ability to independently integrate and

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