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Independent Guidance Centres

There are three types of centres which are inde- • 7 regional guidance centres (“Studievalg”) pro-
pendent from sectoral and institutional interests: vide guidance in relation to the transition from
• 52 municipal youth guidance centres youth education to higher education.
(“Ungdommens Uddannelsesvejledning”, UU) • eGuidance provides guidance to all citizens via
provide guidance in relation to the transition various virtual communication channels: chat,
from compulsory education to youth education. telephone, text message, e-mail and Facebook.

No. of years Compulsory education begins at the age of 7 (form 1) and ends
after form 9 (age 15). The 10th year is optional.
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19 PhD The term "youth education" is used as an umbrella term for
all upper secondary and vocational education and training
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programmes (age 16-19).
17 Candidatus *)
16 MSc/MA
15 Professional
14 BSc/BA bachelor degrees Academy
13 profession degrees
Long-cycle higher education Medium-cycle Short-cycle
higher education higher education Regional
guidance centres
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11 Vocational basic
10 training
Upper secondary education Vocational education Individual
programmes and training programmes programme
Youth
guidance centres
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9
8
7
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5 Compulsory education
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3
2
1
Primary and lower secondary school
*) Some programmes last more than 2 years

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