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In form 9, bridge building is
an obligatory activity targeted
at pupils who in form 8 are
assessed not to be ready for a
youth education. In form 10,
bridge building is an obligatory
activity for all pupils.

The centres are obliged to estab-
lish contact with young people
under the age of 25 who have
not completed a youth educa-
tion programme and are outside
the education system or the
labour market. Together with
the individual young person,
the guidance counsellors discuss
different opportunities and
schemes that may help them get
back into education, training or
employment.

The youth guidance centres are
funded by the municipalities. ties and results are important ation of the centres by means of
The municipal councils in a par- in order to assure a high level user and employee surveys.
ticular area define the overall of quality. Objectives, methods,
framework for their centre’s planned activities as well as the Cooperation across sectors is
activities within the scope of performance of each centre a key issue in the act on guid-
the act on guidance. The daily are thus to be published on ance. The aim is to ensure a
management and responsibility the Internet. Furthermore, the coherent guidance system and a
for the provision of guidance Ministry of Education has devel- regular exchange of experiences,
activities is ensured by the man- oped a set of guidelines that the knowledge and best practice.
agers of the centres, whose sole centres have to use when they The youth guidance centres are
focus is provision and continuous set up their own quality assur- thus obliged to cooperate closely
development of youth guidance ance system. with primary and lower second-
services in their area. ary schools and youth education
As a minimum, this system has institutions in the area, as well
Quality assurance is empha- to include figures concerning the as with local businesses and
sised in the guidance reform. scope, results and effect of the public employment services.
Transparency in relation to the guidance provided, as well as
youth guidance centres’ activi- procedures for annual self-evalu-

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