Problematic aspects of career development possibilities in statutory institutions

ENCareer is very important in the life of every person. Constant improvement and novelties force us to constantly adapt in today’s changing world. In this environment, the development process of person’s career continues all life of a person in organization and outside it. Thanks to these goals achievement, career development - learning process is continuous. Career development possibilities depend not only on manager of organization, but on employee’s attitude to career as well. Career in statutory institutions differ from career in institutions operating in other fields, since here career processes are strictly regulated by legislation, and the employment order here is also different. Issues of career development possibilities are relatively poorly analysed in statutory institutions in Lithuania, new researches, reflecting career development possibilities, have not been performed. With analysis of legislation and documents in this article as well as by performing a research, it was aimed to determine career development possibilities in statutory institutions. Works of A. Laurinavicius, R. Korsakiene, R. Smaliukiene, A. Valickas, A. Dromantaite, V. Stanisauskiene, A. Urboniene, N. Petkeviciute and other authors as well as normative legislation are analysed in a research. While aiming to determine and reason career development possibilities in a statutory institution, case analysis has been chosen in a research, by questioning officers of Alytus District Police Headquarters as well as by determining factors, influencing career in the above mentioned institution. Sufficiency of legal measures and suitability of the applied management models to qualitative career development in statutory institution have also been determined by a research as well as main career influencing factors have been identified.The main goal of a research is to analyse management and legal problematic aspects of career development possibilities in a statutory institution and to provide a model of career development possibilities in a statutory institution.