Career Education for Young People: Rationale and Provision in the UK and Other European Countries

The rationale for career education is linked to the current transformations in the concepts and structures of work and of career, and the need to enable individuals not to choose but to construct their career. Current career education provision in the UK and in other European countries is described. A number of key issues are addressed: timing, content, method, models of delivery, progression and assessment. It is argued that clearer evidence on these issues, based on cross-national studies, is required. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.