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l Lifelong guidance for studies and work;
l Lifelong career management;
l Easy access to guidance;
l Constant development of guidance services and assessments of their quality;
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l Co-operation between all partners in the field .

Counsellors have for many years asked for a database on educational offers. Three different
projects are now in different stages of implementation to meet this request:
l The Education and Training Service Centre has opened a website called “The Next Step”
(http://www.naestaskref.is/frontend/heim.aspx). It offers brief descriptions of over 200 jobs
and what education and training is necessary to be able to apply for them. Possibilities
on Validation of Prior Learning are made visible on the website as well as contacts for
further career counselling and guidance. The website is seen as a first phase and the plan
is to add elements such as e-guidance and surveys on interest and skills.
l Framabraut (http://framabraut.is/) is a web on educational offers for adults. It is based on
input from course providers.
l Rannís is developing a database on educational opportunities (partly funded by the EU) 9. Sources
which will be linked to the Ploteus portal (operated by the EU). Each pathway in upper
secondary and tertiary education will get their own field with relevant information. Later in
2015, the EU plans to call for proposals for another database, this time on qualifications Legislation (http://eng.menntamalaraduneyti.is/Acts/):
and Rannís will apply for this funding. l the Pre-primary School Act 90/2008;
l the Compulsory School Act 91/2008;
l the Upper-Secondary School Act 92/2008;
l the Adult Education Act 27/2010
l the Act on education and training (pre-primary, compulsory, upper secondary and
the protection of the professional titles and rights of compulsory school teachers, upper
secondary school teachers and compulsory school head teachers) 87/2008.
l Lög um náms og starfsráðgjafa (Act on educational and vocational counsellors) http://
www.althingi.is/lagas/143b/2009035.html.
4 The report is available in Icelandic at http://www.menntamalaraduneyti.is/utgafuskra/.
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