unemployment rates in were especially high for those with less than upper secondary education compared to the oecd average of while they were lower for individuals with upper secondary education compared to the oecd average of and those with tertiary education compared to the oecd average of teachers working as parttime education counsellors offer students information on educational pathways as well as study and behavioural counselling a broader approach to career guidance linked to the curriculum can better meet student needs and help develop selfmanagement skills disadvantaged students such as roma students have difficulty attaining this level and could benefit from targeted initiatives