LTLietuvos kontekste profesinis konsultavimas, informavimas ir ugdymas karjerai laikomas vienu svarbiausiu veiksniu, skatinančiu užimtumą, darbo jėgos prisitaikymą prie rinkos sąlygų, verslumą bei lygias galimybes. Jis pastaruoju metu vis labiau siejamas su ekonomine ir socialine politika. Šalies ekonominė sėkmė priklauso ne tik nuo to, kiek jaunimo baigia aukštojo mokslo studijas, bet ir nuo to, ar kiekvienas jų veiklos ir darbo pasaulyje suranda vietą, labiausiai atitinkančią jų poreikius bei gebėjimus. Todėl veiksmingai teikiamos profesinio orientavimo, informavimo, konsultavimo bei ugdymo karjerai paslaugos tampa svarbios tiek švietimo sistemai, tiek darbo rinkai bei jų tarpusavio sąveikai. Būtent šios paslaugos padeda geriau panaudoti žmogiškuosius išteklius, nes sudaromos palankios sąlygos žmonių gebėjimų ir interesų dermei su esamomis mokymosi ir užimtumo galimybėmis [p. 102].
ENIn Lithuanian context, professional consultation, information and career education is considered one of the most important factors, encouraging occupation, labour force adaptation to market conditions, entrepreneurship and equal possibilities. Lately, it is more and more related to social and economic policy. General education school and the subjects functioning in it: the students themselves, class teachers, subject teachers, administration play the main role in career education process. A special role in students’ career education have career specialists. School career specialist helps the student to cognise his professional calling, personal abilities, interests, to acquire career planning and its management abilities, to accumulate necessary knowledge and skills, general competencies for career goal implementation, to learn flexibly react to changes, to be able to make appropriate decisions, to acquire lifelong learning motivation, to solve personal life questions. School has to assure effective development of career competencies, which are necessary to consciously and successfully create and manage your career, and respecting student’s inclinations, values and abilities, to help him cognise himself, the activity world, and to choose future career. Keywords: career education, future career, general education, educational process.