A Study on the Actual Condition on Utilization and Improvements of Career Information

Career information is in a very important position in information and knowledge based society. This research is meaningful as it provides the baseline data that can be utilized for making holistic policy on generation, distribution and utilization of career information through the analysis of actual condition and feedback. Also this research looked at the effectiveness of careers information generation and delivery process by reviewing some issues, amount, quality, content, and delivery system of careers information from the perspective of students, parents, and teachers or career counselors. The first chapter describes the purpose, necessity, contents, range and the method of the study. The second chapter suggests the direction of careers information generation through literature review and the analysis of“Myfuture”, the careers information portal site in Australia. The changed concept due to the information and communication technology revolution is arousing changes in the paradigm of career development. MyFuture gathers and provides occupational information that developed for public purpose. Therefore career information needs to reflect the reality of career world and to be efficiently accessible. Also career information should have the proper delivery system and support the self-directedness of information consumer. The third chapter identifies the problems by reviewing the actual condition of generation and delivery of career information in both regional and state level. In the state level, it provides information on college entrance examination and departments, employment and recruitment, and standardization test. However, most of the information is not up to date and not customized for parents. Moreover, the search function is very uncomfortable to use. In the regional level, it collects and reproduces the information gathered by the states level. Yet, there is no standardized classification and no clear delivery function. Also career information is produced and delivered mostly by supply side. ..