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This chapter considers the origins, development, and current state of career education and guidance services in Malta, as well as prospects for the field’s future. Career guidance and counselling trace their roots to the late 1960s, when an Educational Guidance Unit was set up within the government’s Department of Education.
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Debono, M. (2017). Career Education and Guidance in Malta. In: Sultana, R.G. (eds) Career Guidance and Livelihood Planning across the Mediterranean. EMCER. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-992-8_21
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