Career guidance and counselling in european documents

Abstract

Traditionally understood careers, are now being opposed to the concept of modern careers which brings along a great number of changes in the process of carrer guidance and counseling. Career guidance and counseling thus becomes recognized as an instrument of change on a personal and social level. Also, the process is recognized as a lifelong process. The paper discusses the career guidance and counseling. in the terms of European documents. Research of European documents was conducted to examine the main characteristics of carrer guidance an counseling for adults, which are listed in these documents, more accurately, identification of the activies and the holders of career guidance and counseling, and also identification of the target groups which are included in the process. Identification of these aspects is recognized as an important resource in the understanding of the new tendencies in this area.