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Introduction

Sweden has a long history of offering public guidance
services. The underlying principle has always been that
everyone is entitled to guidance, which should be free of
charge and available to as many groups as possible.

Educational and vocational guidance There are several publicly funded
is offered through the entire websites that offer information
educational system, as well as by the about education and working life
Swedish Public Employment Service to Swedish citizens. These online
(PES). The Swedish Education Act services mainly provide information
states that all school pupils should and advice, rather than eGuidance,
receive guidance before making but online career guidance tools are
choices about their future, and also available.
higher education institutions are
legally obliged to offer students Career fairs are held regularly
study and career guidance. and are often organised by local
Guidance is also part of the PES´s employers and upper secondary
mission, and is regulated in several schools, with the target group being
ordinances; the PES must provide pupils in year nine. The national
guidance to young people, recent SACO and Nolia fairs are organised
immigrants and people outside the annually and provide information
labour market. about opportunities after upper
secondary education.
Private sector guidance is quite
limited in Sweden, but there are
private job agencies and companies
that specialise in career guidance
and coaching.

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