Vocational guidance at the level of grammar school in the light of selected legal regulations (comparative analysis)

Abstract

The role of occupational counselling at the level of grammar school is crucial, especially in the face of the changeability and competitiveness of the present-day educational and occupational market. The consequential decision-making difficulties result in a need to provide appropriate assistance, particularly for grammar school students. This article represents a comparative analysis of selected legal documents (both the currents ones and those which were binding previously – until 31 January 2011), based on which tasks should be managed by grammar school employees concerning occupational counselling. A review of key regulation in this respect indicates that the most important issue today is being neglected, that is the need to introduce a separate school subject aimed to deal with occupational counselling contents. The prevailing trends concerning counselling activities, as executed, show inconsistency between the guidelines and the potential of grammar schools.