Relevant partners include youth education and higher education institutions, the social partners and industry and commerce.ĮGuidance provides individual and personal guidance to all citizens via various virtual communication channels: chat, telephone, E-mail, webinars and social media.ĮGuidance is for everyone who wants information and guidance about education and employment and may also refer users to the digital guidance tools on the national portal, The Education Guide UG.dk. Study and Career Guidance Denmark cooperates with relevant partners at the national, regional and local levels to ensure a coherent guidance system and a regular exchange of experiences, knowledge and best practice. The main objective is to put the students in a position to be able to make qualified decisions about their choice of higher education and career. Study and Career Guidance Denmark meets the target group in their local environment guidance in upper secondary education is mostly offered as individual conversations, in small groups or through common activities. The guidance offered is independent of sectional interests. Study and Career Guidance Denmark provides guidance to young people and adults about the choice of higher education and prospective career opportunities. The organisation consists of a main office (secretariat) and seven regional centres covering all parts of the country. Study and Career Guidance Denmark was established on Augas a new national guidance institution in the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Study and Career Guidance Denmark ( ”Studievalg Danmark” ).Teachers are responsible for the provision of general career education from form 1 to form 9, but the youth guidance units serve as a source of coordination, inspiration and further development in this area. In cooperation with school principals, the youth guidance units organise guidance activities at schools – close to the pupils. This is a diverse target group of young people with various problems related to the continuation or completion of an education programme. Young people with a special need for guidance concerning the choice of education, vocation and career.Other young people under the age of 25 who are seeking guidance in relation to youth education programmes or employment.Young people under the age of 25 who are not attending or have not completed a youth education programme, and are not attached to the labour market.Pupils in lower secondary school (forms 7 to 9) and pupils attending the optional form 10.The municipal youth guidance units provide guidance services for young people up to the age of 25 years, focusing on the transition from compulsory to youth education, or, alternatively, to the labour market. Youth guidance units ( ”Den kommunale Ungeindsats ).Key elements of the Danish guidance system are: The Danish guidance system - and changes made since the reform in 2004 - should be seen in this perspective. The Government wishes to make it easier for citizens to make realistic decisions about learning opportunities and careers - for the individual’s own sake and for the good of society as a whole. Guidance in relation to the transition to higher education is regulated in the Act on Study and Career Guidance Denmark ( Lov om Studievalg Danmark). It supports the Danish Government’s declared goal that by 2030 90% of all young people should be completing a youth education programme before their 25 th birthday. The Danish Consolidation Act on municipal provision for young people under 25 ( Lov om Kommunal indsats for unge under 25 år) covers among other things educational guidance in relation to the choice of youth education. In Denmark, guidance within the education system is regulated by a specific act of parliament. These types include municipal youth guidance units, regional guidance centres, online platforms such as UddannelsesGuiden (the Education Guide) and eGuidance. In order to ensure that all citizens have access to quality information about education and professions, different types of guidance centres work independently from sectoral and institutional interests. Guidance is regarded as a continuous process that should help young people become more conscious of their abilities, interests and possibilities, thus enabling them to make decisions regarding education and employment on a qualified basis. The Danish guidance system aims to give easy access to high quality guidance services. Provision of educational and vocational guidance for young people is given high priority in Denmark.