School Counselling & Career Guidance Handbook 2026
The handbook was published by the Co-Curricular, Guidance and Counselling Branch of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education in collaboration with Room to Read Sri Lanka. It is useful for principals, school counsellors, career guidance teachers, education officers, school management teams and other officers involved in student guidance and wellbeing.
School Counselling & Career Guidance Handbook 2026
| Conducted by | Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (in collaboration with Room to Read Sri Lanka) |
| Location | Sri Lanka (School-based) |
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| Instructions to Guidelines |
Formal subject introduction starting from 2027 for secondary grades (Grades 6 to 13) |
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This handbook provides official instructions for the effective management of school counselling and career guidance centres. It includes centre management procedures, teacher responsibilities, ethical standards, monitoring tools, sample forms, external referral procedures, psychometric assessments and career counselling techniques.