This manual is part of Cedefops contribution to supporting Member States in establishingand strengthening structures for more effective guidance policy formulation andimplementation.
It not only identifies outstanding initiatives and good practices, but also gives insights into strategic choices and experimental approaches that Member States have taken in setting up their national guidance forums.

By providing the reader with concrete examples, this publication is an ideal tool for policyand decision-makers with responsibility for national and regional guidance policies, systems and practices in the education and employment sectors.

It is especially valuable for the European lifelong guidance policy network that supports implementation of the 2004 resolution, as well as continuing the development work carried out by the European Expert Group for Lifelong Guidance (2002-07) to which Cedefop actively contributed.