The Guidance in VTOS Resource Handbook was officially launched by Deirdre Liddy, (Inspector, DES) on behalf of the Minister for State, Willie O'Dea, TD in Limerick in October 2001. Chief Executive Officers and Adult Education Officers from the VECs attended along with VTOS co-ordinators and adult education guidance practitioners working under the Adult Educational Guidance Initiative. The Handbook is jointly produced by the National Co-ordinator of VTOS and NCGE, and is intended to support the guidance roles of the VTOS coordinators and tutors.

The Handbook aims to clarify the nature of guidance provision in VTOS, the planning of such provision and the role of the adult education guidance worker within AEGI. The publication is broken into a number of sections:

• Background
• Guidance in VTOS
• Encouraging Adults to Join VTOS
• The Induction Stage of VTOS
• Guidance Throughout VTOS
• Progression from VTOS
• VTOS Staff Development in Guidance
• Resources

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