reer education is not better regarded among students. There are at least three reasons for
that: career education activities are allowed a short time; they are not evaluated; and finally,
as a transversal subject, career education is not as valued as other disciplines.
3.4 Germany
• Candidates are often confused because of none clarified and expensive offers by
private career counsellors
• None existing of a standardized training for career guidance counsellors (no
certifications)
• None standardized career guidance at schools (matters of the curriculum)3.5 Greece
Nowadays, the biggest problem concerning Career Counselling in Greece is the lack of cer-
tification for the practice of Career Counselling. The National Centre of CareerCounseling
(E.K.E.P.) is responsible for the certification, but the procedure has not been completed yet.
The second problem in Greek education is the poor training of Career Counsellors and of
people who work in Ke.Sy.Ps and GraSeps, and the small number of counsellors in propor-
tion to the number of students. Teachers of secondary education who teach the lesson of
Career Guidance usually want to fill their weekly timetable and they usually have partici-
pated only in few seminars of Career Counselling. Moreover, the way in which the lesson of
Career Guidance is carried out, without examinations and marks, makes the lesson ineffec-
tive. This is caused by the above lack of education/training of teachers and generally by the
Greek attitude, which imposes that some lessons are more significant than others.
3.6 Lithuania
There are no limitations that could be connected with career information in Lithuania.
All the information on CG in post- secondary planning is provided in web sites of official
bodies, universities and colleges. Most universities in Lithuania take part in Association of
Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions (LAMA- http://www.lamabpo.lt/foreign.html ) work.
This association started a centralized procedure on entering Lithuanian universities. Other
resource systems are also working in this field and provide all the necessary information
concerning CG policy, perspectives, training and job market. The limitation is when it comes
to special methodologies that could be applied in schools.