Beratungsspezifische Professionalitätsentwicklung: Aktuelle empirische Ergebnisse zu ProfilPASS-BeraterInnen in Deutschland und Österreich

Abstract

What kind of continuing education is appropriate for me? More and more potential continuing education participants are turning to adult education institutions with this question. They often expect help in planning their educational and/or professional career. The ProfilPASS is the best known qualitative approach to educational and professional counselling in Germany; it is also used in some parts of Austria. The ProfilPASS is a portfolio used exclusively by qualified ProfilPASS counsellors to help people increase the visibility of their competences. Yet who are these counsellors, which personal qualifications do they have and under which professional and financial circumstances do they provide counselling? Like in Austria, current and reliable data is rare. This article presents findings from a survey of more than 700 German and Austrian ProfilPASS counsellors. The focus is on their professional development as counsellors. (Ed.)