Schools play a critical role in supporting adolescents' career development, with classroom-based interventions serving as crucial catalysts. This paper investigates the effectiveness of the "Career Path" intervention, a novel program tailored for adolescents, through empirical analysis of its impact on career readiness. The intervention comprises four workshops designed to address challenges in career decision-making, enhance understanding of the labour market, explore vocational interests and values, and foster career adaptability. Each workshop integrates online self-directed questionnaires with interactive classroom activities and discussions, aiming to deepen participants' comprehension of personal feedback and career-related insights. A quasi-experimental research design involved approximately 300 adolescents in the experimental group and 150 in the control group. Pre- and post-intervention assessments of career readiness were exclusively conducted with the experimental group, allowing for a quantitative examination of the workshops' effects. Additionally, a qualitative approach was employed to identify specific strengths and weaknesses of this school-based counselling approach. The findings suggest a moderate but positive effect of the "Career Path" intervention. Furthermore, insights from focus groups shed light on potential enhancements for future interventions, contributing to ongoing discussions on effective career development strategies in educational settings.

Authors:
Iva Sverko, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia
Toni Babarovic, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia
Ivan Devic, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia
Mirta Blazev, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Croatia

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Iva Sverko is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences in Croatia

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