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tres to get information about
higher education opportunities
or to make an appointment for
a guidance session. On a regular
basis, it is also possible to meet
guidance counsellors from the
centres at different neutral local-
ities across the seven regions
– e.g. at a public library – to
ensure that geographical dis-
tance does not prevent people
from getting access to relevant
guidance services.

The seven regional guidance
centres are funded by the
Ministry of Higher Education
and Science and the Ministry has
the overall responsibility for the
centres. The centres have been
selected after a call for tenders.
The centres operate on the basis is part of the quality assurance assurance system in their con-
of a contract with the Ministry, system, in order to create the tract.
in which the financial conditions basis for a user-driven develop-
are also specified. ment parallel to experiences Like the youth guidance centres,
gained. Additionally, the quality the regional guidance centres
An important part of the con- assurance system has to include are obliged to cooperate with
tract concerns the formation figures concerning the scope, relevant partners in their region
of a quality assurance system results and effects of the guid- to ensure a coherent guidance
and the centres are required ance provided. system and a regular exchange
to carry out an annual report of experiences, knowledge and
on the results of each centre’s The performance of the centres best practice. Relevant partners
quality assurance system. The is described in their annual activ- include youth education and
users are involved in the evalu- ity reports, which are approved higher education institutions,
ation of the regional guidance by the Ministry. The centres are the social partners and industry
centres and a typical user survey obliged to develop a quality and commerce.

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