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Vocational Counselling in The Context of Human Resource Development
Vocational Counselling in The Context of Human Resource Development

Author(s): Ramutė Orenienė, Tomas Jovaiša
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Vocational information; vocational orientation; vocational counselling; lifelong learning; career planning; core work and social skills; professional and psychological rehabilitation; integration to the labour market.

Summary/Abstract: A new outlook on vocational counselling as a permanent, lifelong process encourages the search for new opportunities in the whole contemporary system of vocational counselling. Labour market training institutions in Lithuania have been providing services of vocational guidance and counselling for more than ten years inviting people to study, helping to make information based, realistic decisions for vocational growth, developing core work and social skills. The article presents Lithuanian labour market training institution experience acquired in the process of providing services to different target groups irrespective of their age, education, work experience or social situation and striving to ensure optimal skills, needs and interests development, adapting to present learning and employment opportunities.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 48-61
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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