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Continuous professional training is the basic condition for a good counselling process
Vera Nuhijev Galičič, TIN Ljubljana
In formal education, there is no programme dealing with career guidance issues. Professional training is very important, as it often happens that career guidance is left upon the individual counsellor as one of his numerous tasks. The consequence of an insufficient or improper counselling is a high drop-out rate in Slovenian secondary education. Every counsellor in this field should undergo thorough training. Permanent professional training is the basic condition for a good counselling process.
Reasons:
- Public services are not interested enough in this issue;
- Lack of quality control;
- Negative attitude towards the whole field;
- No formal education provision for guidance pracitioners;
- Insufficient education in the field of career guidance (lack of familiarity with appropriate methods and new trends);
- Changes in the system of values.
Consequences:
- Wrong decisions on the professional career of an individual;
- Dissatisfaction of counsellors and their clients;
- The supply does not follow sociological changes and demands;
- Users receive a low quality service.
Possible solutions:
- A more positive attitude of competent services towards this field (education institutions, public services);
- Continuing education for counsellors;
- Public promotion on the importance of career management.
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2007-08-05 05:03 PM
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