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VALA – MORE TO COME!

The VALA network is an excellent example of how networking can support innovation. Some of the
highlights of VALA cooperation include:
∠ Mobility network for students of career guidance programmes
∠ Jointly developed and delivered International Summer School on ICT in guidance and
counselling (next session: https://tinyurl.com/ictinguidance2020)
∠ Research on career counsellor training in the Nordic Countries

∠ Exchange of experience on development of counsellor training

The VALA network is currently developing a new course on Social Justice.

Norway: Inland Norway and Western Norway
Universities of Applied Sciences

In 2014 a new Master’s programme in guidance
was developed in Norway, at the Inland Norway
University of Applied Sciences. Based on previous
programmes, it is structured in a new way to
highlight links with contemporary trends, such as
context of careers and management of services,
and employing action learning methods. A new
training module titled “Integrated guidance –
integrating technology into career guidance” will be Iceland: University of Iceland
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delivered from 2019 . The programme takes into
account OECD feedback on digital career
A two-year Master’s degree programme has been
information and services and builds on concepts
developed through the VALA summer school on ICT offered since 2010, comprising 120 ECTS.
Students with a variety of Bachelor’s level
in guidance, but places them in the Norwegian
tradition of career learning. qualifications are admitted. As in Denmark and
Norway, no specific standards for Career Guidance
Careers education has been a compulsory subject Counselling education programmes exist in
in grades 8-10 at Norwegian schools since 2009. At Iceland. Programmes are evaluated through the
the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, national accreditation procedures for higher
a new course on careers education for 3rd and 4th education. According to the Act on Study and
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year teaching students started in August of this Career Counsellors of 2009 , a degree in Career
year. The content of curriculum for teacher trainees Guidance Counselling from a recognized university
is based on the school curriculum in career is required in order to receive a licence to practice
education and on the NICE Tuning Framework. from the Ministry of Education.

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Bakke, I.B., Hagaseth Haug, E. and Hooley, T., 2018. Moving from information provision to co-careering: Integrated guidance as a new approach to e-guidance in
Norway. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 41(1), pp.48-55.
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(Lög um náms- og starfsráðgjafa, 35/2009)