The purpose of the training is to train highly qualified Buddhist lifestyle counseling assistants who provide religious education, spiritual guidance and moral support to individuals and communities in order to develop and maintain a Buddhist lifestyle under the guidance of a certified or basic Buddhist teacher. The course has a short cycle and is particularly practical-demanding, which, in view of this, only starts as part of full-time training. The job position that can most typically be filled with higher education vocational training is other religious occupations (FEOR 3730)