Poradenský systém pre voľbu povolania v období socializmu na území Čiech a Slovenska

In the period of socialism, career guidance is an important policy tool in meeting government policy goals. The state systematically intervenes in the choice of profession by determining the indicative numbers that is needed to be met when placing young people in individual spheres of the economy. The choice of profession is thus no longer part of the individual’s free private choice, but becomes a social obligation. The main mean in the professional orientation of the pupil should be the school and the counseling system serving for the right choice of profession. It is characterized by a sophisticated organization and synergy of services provided, the aim of which is to systematically influence the professional orientation and choice of profession in accordance with the needs of society.