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Occupational Profiles of Vocational Counselors in Europe
Author(s) -
Watts A. G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb01708.x
Subject(s) - vocational education , competence (human resources) , psychology , political science , pedagogy , social psychology
The author presents the findings of a study on the occupation & profiles of vocational counselors in the 12 Member‐States of the European Community (EC). The author identities 113 guidance occupations and divides them into five clusters and nine subclusters. Then the author analyzes the different patterns of tasks carried out by these clusters and subclusters. The models and patterns of training vary considerably between the occupations. The moves in the United Kingdom toward a competence‐based approach are given particular attention. Finally, the author identifies some trends in the nature of guidance occupations in Europe and in their training structures.