Educational, Vocational and Career Orientation Pathways for High School Students. Percorsi di educazione alla scelta e consulenziale per la scuola secondaria di secondo grado

This paper aims to illustrate the pathways of education to choose making built and implemented by the University of Turin as part of the actions foreseen by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan for Orientation (PNRR Orientamento) (Ministerial Decree No. 934/2022). The theoretical choices underlying the orientation model adopted (Crișan, 2020; Di Fabio & Venceslai, 2021; Savickas, 2015; Savickas & Porfeli, 2012) are made explicit, as well as the outcomes of the survey conducted in Piedmont, Italy in early 2023 on a sample of 2575 high school students. The survey identified emerging orientation needs, which allowed to construct targeted pathways for different student groups. Then, the five educational guidance programs developed are described, which differ from one another in the extent of teacher involvement, in the expression means used and in the fruition modality.