Guidance and Counselling Education and Research Unit

The unit conducts research and develops the field of guidance and counseling, guidance expertise, guidance development, guidance management, and evaluation. Guidance is seen as an interactive process and an opportunity to build more just and sustainable future.

The group trains counsellors through a Master's degree, separate training courses for counsellors and specialised training for career counsellors. Find out more about the training courses here:

https://www.jyu.fi/fi/tule-opiskelemaan/tutustu-aloihimme/kasvatus-koul…

The guidance and counselling can also be studied as continuing education in the form of open university studies. 

https://www.jyu.fi/fi/avoin-yliopisto/opinnot/ohjausalan-opinnot-avoimessa-yliopistossa

Ohjaus ja sivistys- podcast series takes listeners to the fundamental issues of guidance. How does guidance promote inclusion, equality and social cohesion? What is the concept of civilisation of our time and what goals do we want to set for guidance in a rapidly changing society?

The podcast series is free to listen to for anyone interested in governance.

https://peda.net/p/MiraKalalahti/ohjauksen-50-vuotisseminaari/ohjaus-ja-sivisty-podcast