"In the focus of the project ""BOQua"", which was implemented by 5 partners from 5 EU countries (DE, AT, UK, ES, SI) - which implement and create vocational orientation - stand the development of a new EU qualification concept ""specialist for vocational orientation"" and the sustainable implementation in Europe. The lack of competence of the actors of vocational orientation (VO) because of the fast changes in the working world can be i.a. a reason for an increased number of training abortions. Because of that the risk of future youth unemployment and social exclusion for young people in Europe will grow. The basis for a high-quality VO, that gains in importance because of the increasing cross-border education and training market mobility for both potential trainees, as well as the companies, is an EU-wide, on quality standards basing qualification of the VO measures implementing staff (e.g. teachers, professionals of youth work , trainers, career counselors). The need to develop a specific EU qualification for VO results from the following reasons: 1. Beside to numerous different measures with cooperating companies, an inadequate integration of vocational orientation e.g. in the school education and various consulting offers of different institutions, the implementation methods and priorities of vocational orientation in the EU are very versatile, non-transparent and non-uniform. That is attributable to a different degree of implementation of the VO in Europe as well as different qualifications of the specialist staff. 2. Especially the service, industrial-technical and handicrafts fields with its diverse training opportunities offers young people with a low/middle school leaving certificate and disadvantaged young people numerous job opportunities. 3. The specialised staff (i.a. in schools, institutions of independent youth work, education providers, chambers, consulting intuitions, job agencies) has often only informally acquired professional / methodological knowledge and there is also often a lack regarding to the knowledge and their trainings are also not transparent. 4. Because the requirements of the working world are often not known, companies complain an inadequate professional supporting and counseling for young people in the process of career choice. The aim of the project on one hand is to promote the professionalization of the specialists / actors of VO by the above-mentioned EU qualification concept and the supplementary VET products contributes. On the other hand young people should be supported and advised in a better quality in their process of career choice, with the result that the next generation of skilled worker is sustainable ensured for companies. To make the EU-concept transferable in all countries and regions and cross-border comparable, also quality standards for the EU concept to ensure the quality were developed. Furthermore, a good practice guideline for the implementation of VO measures/activities that supports the practical implementation were developed as well as 5 qualification modules to promote the implementation of VO and unknown measures/ activities/models/teaching materials for the actors have been prepared and made accessible. Furthermore an assessment instrument was developed that allows training institutions / companies to identify whether potential trainees have run through a suitable, aim-oriented vocational training and whether they have made the right career choice. So for them should be ensured that the trainees don’t cancel the training due to lack of professional ideas and aptitute. With the aim of a sustainable implementation of the EU concept in the EU a guideline for implementing the EU concept for implementation on the national and EU level was developed as well as a webplattform to download all the products and further instruments / tools for the work in the field of VO. The development of the different products bases on a VET scientific analysis (actual/ target analysis, case studies, expert interviews) in all participating countries on the current status of VO and the level of implementation of VO and the requirements of all stakeholders to a VO. The developed products should be sustainable contribute to initiated a professional future orientation support process, which enables young people to establish their own career choice competence. Young people should be able on the basis of an acquired overview knowledge and specific knowledge that they get from the specialists of VO to make the right career choice and to reflect their choice according to their interests, abilities and skills."