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Youth Guidance Centres

The 52 youth guidance centres The municipal youth guidance and career. This is a diverse
are distributed among the 98 centres (UU) provide guidance target group of young people
municipalities in Denmark. Each services for young people up to with various problems related
centre covers a “sustainable” the age of 25 years, focusing on to the continuation or com-
area in terms of geographical the transition from compulsory pletion of an education pro-
distance and quality; quality to youth education, or, alter- gramme.
referring to number and variety natively, to the labour market.
of youth education institutions in Their main target groups are: In cooperation with the school
the area as well as the manage- • Pupils in lower secondary principals, the youth guid-
ment structure of the centres. school (forms 7 to 9) and ance centres organise guidance
pupils attending the optional activities at schools – close to the
According to the Act on form 10. pupils. Teachers are responsible
Guidance, all 15-17 year-olds • Young people under the age for the provision of general
have an obligation to be enrolled of 25 who are not attend- careers education from form 1 to
in an education, employment ing or have not completed a form 9, but the youth guidance
or other activities designed to youth education programme. centres serve as a source of coor-
ensure that they will get an • Other young people under dination, inspiration and further
education. The youth guidance the age of 25 who seek out development in this area.
centres also assess the extent to guidance in relation to youth
which young people have the education programmes or Guidance specifically related
academic/vocational, personal employment. to the transition from com-
and social competencies to begin • Young people with a special pulsory to youth education is
and complete an upper second- need for guidance concerning the responsibility of the youth
ary education. choice of education, vocation guidance centres – but it is
provided at the pupils’ schools.
The aim of the guidance process
is to develop the pupils’ self-
knowledge and ability to make
decisions regarding their educa-
tion and career. It is concluded
with the drawing-up of an indi-
vidual transition plan in form 9,
describing plans and objectives
after compulsory school.

Introduction courses to youth
education must take place in
form 8. Bridge building and
mentor schemes are important
tools in form 9 and bridge build-
ing also in form 10.

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