CAREER GUIDANCE AS A FACTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION OF STUDENTS

Abstract

The article justifies the relevance of introduction of effective career guidance models into the school education, which are aimed at child personality development from the standpoint of his or her readiness for successful professional and civil self-determination in the society. This is fully determined by the direction of career guidance work in educational institutions and, in particular, clearly demonstrates the experience of introduction of an innovative educational program “The Complex model of professional self-determination “Steps to a profession” at the School № 291 of Krasnoselsky District of the city of Saint-Petersburg. Career guidance work at this school is carried out taking into account the age and individual characteristics of schoolchildren. So basic school students try themselves in different professions (mini-practice) and senior classes are offered with elective courses on the basis of an educational institutions. Therefore, career guidance among schoolchildren is not the only way to solve today’s problems but also a contribution for tomorrow.