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                The Icelandic education and training system

         PhD                                                                     3                              1.   Overview  ...................................6
       programmes                                                    »           2
                                                                                 1
        Master                        Tertiary education             »           2                              2.   Guidance in compulsory schools  ....................9
       programmes                                                                1
                                                                           Post   3                             3.   Guidance in upper secondary schools  .................2
        Bachelor                                                     »   secondary   2
       programmes                                                        non-tertiary   1                       4.   Guidance at post-secondary non-tertiary level  .......... 17
                                                            ↑                 ↑               Adult education
                                                        Bridging courses
                                                            ↑                                                   5.   Guidance in universities ......................... 18
                 19     Open Access                                              14
                 18     Grammar       Upper secondary     Vocational             13                             6.   Guidance for adults ............................ 20
                 17      schools         education    education and training     12
                 16                                                              11                                 6.1. Employed adults  ........................... 20
                           ↑         Open Access     Open Access     ↑        ↑
                 15                                                              10      Special education
                 14                                                              9                                  6.2. Unemployed adults  ......................... 22
                 13                                                              8
                 12                                                              7                              7.   Other guidance services  ........................ 24
                 11                        Compulsory education -                6
                 10                                                              5
                 9                       primary and lower secondary             4                              8.   Trends and perspectives  ........................ 25
                 8                                                               3
                 7                                                               2                              9.   Sources ................................... 27
                 6                                                               1
                           ↑         Open Access     Open Access              ↑
                 5                                                                                             10.   Annex: Detailed working guidelines for Icelandic
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                 3                          Pre-primary education                    School year                    educational and vocational counsellors  ............... 29
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