New Paradigm for the System of Professional Focus of Young People in Accordance With Trends in the Labour Market
Švarcová Jena, Chochoľáková Anna, Dobeš Kamil
Keywords:
professional focus, career developmental theories, career education, career decision-making, labour
market
Abstract:
Abstract
In recent years, the Czech labour sector has encountered a number of specific problems, particularly
in relation to the impact of the recent economic crisis. In 2007, there was an enormous
gap between demand and supply in the labour market in the manufacturing sector, especially
the manufacturing of machinery and equipment and machinery of vehicles, which are the most
important constituent of the Czech economy. The deficit for qualified labour force caused a
situation where all enterprises required new staff from the secondary schools and universities,
especially graduates with technical qualification. The economic crisis in 2008 curtailed the
demand for labour, currently, most enterprises have overcome the crisis and the demand for
qualified technical and research staff is growing again. This research was conducted by Faculty
of Management and Economics of the Thomas Bata University in Zlin (FaME TBU). From
the 854 students selected from Czech secondary schools and 171 university students, it was revealed
that students do not follow the employment demand of companies. The Czech economy
also faces a problematic demographical trends and structural problems in the labour market.
This problem is further compounded with the trends in students’ professional focus. This
research paper uses Roe’s classification of occupations and theoretical conclusions. According
to Roe’s theory, people usually focus their career choice in one of eight groups of occupations.
The research confirmed that only 9 percent of students have some career focus. Furthermore,
the average Czech student chooses professions from 5 groups and there are huge gaps between
the student’s choice and the demands of the labour market, especially in the fourth group of
occupations - technologies, which is still the most important economic output for the Czech
Republic.
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