ECGC builds on MEVOC: MEVOC – the quality manual for educational and vocational counselling – is a practice-oriented, interactive online tool to identify and promote high-quality counselling (www.mevoc.net ). It was developed within the framework of a Leonardo da Vinci pilot project (2003-2006) on the basis of all relevant international standards for career guidance counsellors. The MEVOC standards will be transferred into an ECGC exam.Furthermore a praxis-oriented exam preparation package for ECGC exam-takers to prepare for the exam individually and a ECGC-examinee’s handbook and preparation materials will be elaborated.