Review article

Education for Career Guidance Professionals: Needed or Not?

Višnja Perin ; Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje, Područni ured Zadar
Matilda Karamatić Brčić ; Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za pedagogiju

Abstract

Personal biographies, today, include common career changes and periods of employment and unemployment, which leads to an increasing need for the career management skills and career guidance. In order to meet this need, there is an increasing number of professionals in the area. Given the importance of their roles, it is necessary to prepare them well so that they can perform in accordance with contemporary scientific knowledge and with the highest ethical standards.
Focus of the paper is on individual who is facing challenges in the development of his career and on the society that has a task for supporting and accompanying him on his path. We also provide policies that have been pursued trough the Europe regarding this mater. Furthermore, we give a brief overview of educations practices in career guidance in Europe. Since the level and quality of vocational guidance services depends on the competence of the service provider, and the professionalization and establishment of a particular practice is largely dependent on the education provided to professionals this activity, it is suggested that the Republic of Croatia should consider introduction of some kind of education for career guidance professionals.

Keywords

career guidance; career development; education of experts

Hrčak ID:

199696

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/199696

Publication date:

16.4.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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