Abstract:
The importance of occupational guidance for individuals has been highlighted in the
article. Modern tasks and challenges of occupational guidance have been presented and
conditions of a personality’s successful self-realization have also been analysed. The article
deals with the application of modern methods and forms of occupational guidance for students.
The authors present the results of approbation of the computer-based testing complex
“Profvybir”, performed during 2015-2019 for the diagnostics of occupational interests and
inclinations. It is used as a separate information service for students of 8-11 grades. The
complex was created in Centre of Psychological Diagnostics and Training Technologies
“Insight” of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University. During the mentioned period
780 students took part in occupational diagnostics. The following algorithm of work with the
computer-based testing complex consisting of three blocks is presented. The article defines that
the method of occupational guidance can be used to implement the policy of the Ministry of
Education and Science in the development of occupational guidance, can be applied by a career
advisor at school, while the computer-based testing complex may be an additional component
of the occupational training program.
