Although there are common elements in vocational guidance wherever practised, there are also important differences in terms of culture, education, employment practices and occupational structures from country to country.

UNESCO: GUIDANCE

Currently there are no internationally accepted standards for guidance counsellors but the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) is in the process of establishing a committee to draft such a standard.

UNESCO: GUIDANCE

Skills-based capacity building and training programs have helped to teach trades and vocational capabilities, and socio-educational organizations have emerged to help provide guidance and extra-curricular activities to individuals and children who may otherwise be at risk of recruitment into extremist groups, be that through lack of other options or economic coercion.

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