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The Guidance Room - The Adult Edition
The Adult Edition is designed for career guidance practitioners working with adults across diverse life situations. It supports reflection on how competence areas are used when guiding adults navigating transitions, complex life circumstances, and career-related decisions. The cases demonstrate how practitioners apply professional judgement, facilitate career learning, and adapt guidance to individual needs, contexts, and levels of readiness.
What the Adult Edition Offers
The Adult Edition includes cases featuring adults with different backgrounds, motivations, and challenges. The film excerpts highlight:
- guidance processes and relational work
- ethical considerations
- use of career-related theories and methods in complex situations
- career learning for adults in transition
- navigating system-level structures such as social services, labour market measures, and education pathways
- the practitioner’s role and professional judgement
The cases provide a shared foundation for reflection and discussion for practitioners working in career centres, labour market services, adult education, integration services, higher education, and other contexts.
How the Cases Were Developed
All guidance seekers in the films are portrayed by actors. Scenarios were developed by the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir) together with experienced practitioners. The cases are fictional but inspired by real situations drawn from practice across adult guidance settings. They are not intended to show best practice, but to foster reflection on professional judgement, competence, and the use of relevant guidance approaches.
Hasan
Meet Hasan
Hasan is 22 years old. He has started several different educational paths but isn’t sure what to do next. Step into the guidance room with Hasan and observe the competencies the career counselor applies in practice.
Nora
Meet Nora
Nora has completed a master’s degree in sociology, but she’s uncertain about her career path and is looking for clear, practical answers. Join Nora in the guidance room and explore the knowledge and skills a career counselor brings to the table. Reflect and exchange insights with your colleagues.
Markus
Meet Markus
Markus, 27 years old, has been out of the workforce for a long time and has no formal education. Join Markus in the guidance room and see what competencies the career counselor uses in their practice.
Hilde
Meet Hilde
Hilde is 45 years old and has worked as an environmental therapist for many years. She is currently on sick leave and experiencing burnout, and she does not want to return to the same job. Step into the guidance room with Hilde. What knowledge and skills does the career counselor apply?
Arne
Meet Arne
Arne has lost his job as a forestry worker and is struggling to see relevant job opportunities. Step into the guidance room with Arne and observe what competencies the career counselor applies in their practice.
The competence standards
The competence standards consist of seven areas of competence and provide an overview of what career guidance entails and what competence a professional career guidance practitioner should have.
