European Policies and Practices for the Development of Career Management Skills

The article analyzes the development of European and national career management skills frameworks. European practices for career development skills are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the "lessons" of applying career management skills, the challenges of developing them and ways to overcome them. The analysis of European policies and practices for the development of career management skills allows to formulate two groups of conclusions: (1) Conceptual frameworks for career development and (2) European practices for career development skills development. The first group of conclusions relates to how people develop the skills and qualities needed for career planning and management, the implementation of the Framework for supporting career learning and career skills development, their implementation and available international resources, and the second to the challenges facing EU member states, the involvement of many stakeholders in the implementation of policies, directions of action and quality criteria in the acquisition of career management skills.