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The Use of ICT in Guidance
for selected careers. It enables • students’ plans for the follow- the most popular vocational ed-
guidance counsellors to see ing school year (whether they ucation programmes for career
which students are ready for ca- will enrol in upper secondary choices of Slovenian young
reer decision making and which education, which school and people are: hairdresser, nurse,
of them will need additional ca- educational programme they carpenter, confectioner, elec-
reer guidance. will choose and also if they trician, car mechanic, catering
plan to study abroad or per- hotel services, chemical techni-
The questions are focussed on: haps not study at all cian, electrician, computer tech-
nician, mechanical engineering
• Students’ career expec- The results are analysed and inter- technician, media technician,
tations (a lot of learning preted by Euroguidance Slovenia veterinary technician and beau-
practical work, patience for and presented to The Ministry of ty therapist. Even more interest-
working with people, good Education, Science and Sport as ing to see, is that contrary to oth-
organiser, etc.), well as to school counsellors in pri- er European trends, more young
• Favourite school subjects, mary and upper secondary schools people in Slovenia choose vo-
school activities and extra- and career counsellors at The Em- cational and technical education
curricular activities, ployment Service of Slovenia in or- programmes. In addition, 1 %
• Favourite careers and pos- der to inform them about general of the students asked who are
sible obstacles for following interest for selected schools before already in lower secondary edu-
these careers, the enrolment call for admission to cation know that they will contin-
• Why they wish to choose (upper) secondary education. ue their education abroad.
their desired career (respect,
creativity, peers, salary, According to the career path sur- Sabina Škarja,
etc.), vey for the school year 2017/2018, Euroguidance Slovenia
Swedish focus on digitalization in guidance service delivery
Sweden is a highly digitalized coun- guidance tool for individual use
try. Almost all Swedes (91%) are that can also be used together
online and three quarters of them with a guidance counsellor. It tar-
have basic digital skills. Digital tools gets pupils at the end of compul-
are currently under development sory and upper secondary school
and new ones are invented, both as well as adults in need of tran-
for the purpose of guidance service sitions. The data which is put into
delivery and to offer relevant work the portal can then be part of what
material for guidance professionals is called a personal action plan.
and teachers, but above all, to im- The tool can work as a starting
prove services for the clients. point to help structure thoughts
and assumptions based on the
user’s individual situation. The
New guidance tool for individuals
prototype is currently being test-
“Choose and plan” is a digital career ed among guidance counsellors. 
