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Guidance and counselling in a lifelong learning approach
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12.Educational Support and Guidance

12.8Guidance and counselling in a lifelong learning approach

Last update: 10 April 2025
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For most services of guidance on education and training, as well as career and psychosocial guidance, the House of guidance (Maison de l’orientation) is the main hub designed to address each individual’s needs in matters of schooling, and educational and work opportunities. As defined by the law of 17 June 2017, this structure includes relevant services active in guidance, from different institutions, for the purpose of their most flexible and efficient cooperation.

The House of guidance includes the following services:

  • The psycho-social support and guidance services for secondary school students (CePAS; Centre psycho-social et d’accompagnement scolaires), a substructure of the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth
  • National Youth service’s information desk (SNJ) on voluntary service, such as the SVO (Service volontaire d’orientation) and other programmes and its local branches, a support service for young people in transition from school to active life
  • Information service on professions from the administration of Employment, in cooperation with the National Youth Service.

Academic guidance

Information and counselling in adult education are provided by the following guidance and information services:

1. For higher education

  • The website 'MengStudien' of the Ministry of Research and Higher Education
  • The Student Department (SEVE) of the University of Luxembourg

2. At the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth (MENJE):

  • Department of Adult Education (SFA) for information and counselling on the provision of adult secondary and general education
  • The Cellule VAE (VAE, accreditation of prior learning and experience) organizes information sessions and provides support to persons preparing a request for the validation of previous learning.

For more information: 12.4 Guidance and Counselling in Early Childhood and School Education and 12.6 Guidance and Counselling in Higher Education.

Psychological counselling

As described above, the House of guidance includes structures providing psychological counselling.

Psychological counselling to help adult learners overcome academic, personal and social problems is offered to certain target groups:

  • Psychological counselling and accompaniment for young adults is provided by the Centre for educational psychology and support (CePAS)
  • Psychological counselling for job seekers is provided by non-profit organisations operating in cooperation with the Administration for the Development of Employment (ADEM)
  • Psychological counselling for other special target groups may be provided by organisations supporting these target groups and benefitting from public grants on the basis of individual grant agreements.

Career guidance

The House of guidance includes structures providing career guidance.

All adults, regardless of their professional status, can consult the Service for vocational guidance of the Administration for the Development of Employment (ADEM). They are offered advice by a professional counsellor, who provides vocational guidance and information considering the person’s specific interests and competences. The counsellor takes the current job situation into account, its evolution and the individual’s future employment perspectives. 

The local branches of the National Youth Service provide guidance and information on informal learning projects.

Competence asbl is a non-profit organisation that helps jobseekers under the age of 25 years or over 45 develop their competences with a view to new employment. The association holds a ministerial agreement as CVET organisation since 2015.