| Abstract [eng] |
Relevance of the Survey: requirements of the contemporary world for the person affect the necessity to have some appropriate skills and features, enabling to meet those requirements as well as to overcome the barriers appearing during the period of social transformations. In other words, the career competence is obligatory in the contemporary labour world (Stanisauskiene, 2004, p.2). Object of the Survey: the career competence of university students. Aim of the Survey: to analyse the career competence of university students. The Survey methodology: the quantitative research was applied in the Work. In order to identify career competences of students from the Faculty of Education, Siauliai University, the questionnaire was applied. The anonymous method was used with an aim to identify the real situation and to get the precise results. Moreover, the descriptive statistics was applied, i.e. Spearman correlation coefficient, chi square (χ2) criterion; calculations were implemented by aids of SPSS 16 software. 279 respondents were interviewed during the Survey. Conclusions: • Respondents understand the conception of career as the development towards the selected activity and the career competence and skills, abilities, features, necessary in seeking the career as well as in personal life. Therefore, respondents understand that the concept of career and career competence is multiple and combined from various aspects. • Education of the career competence in university should be organised from the 1st course as well as should be integrated into subjects of studies. During assessment of the Career Centre, respondents indicated that it prepares information, educational publications. However, respondents assessed every statement rather similarly, and it offers the premise that the Career Centre performs its functions and is an integral component in development of career competences of respondents. • The level of need for career competence of respondents is higher than the level of gaining it. On the other hand, the gap between the need for career competence and gaining it is not big. Therefore, respondents get a part of competences when seeking for career; however more attention should be given for their development. High assessment of the need is given to personal and social competences while the high assessment of gaining – for learning and social competences. |
