In the process of choosing the field of study and the future occupation the pupils on primary and secondary schools need often a help. This kind of help the consulting workers at schools, consulting facilities (pedagogic-psychological conculting facility, special educational counselling centre) or centres for information and consulting working in labour market offices can offer. In foreign countries there are also possibilities of counselling and assistance helping pupils in this area, we can find clearing or assistance for vocational education in Austria, there are intergative special services (Integrationsfachdienste) in Germany. In this text there are results from researches in these three countries.