Our aim was to develop 1) selected key (career) competences of pupils, 2) within the framework of the school´s career education system as a result of the cooperation of the teachers involved in the project, and 3) last but not least, to write methodological manuals a) in general about the career education system at primary and lower secondary school, b) about its possible development as a result of our work and c) about selected activities used to implement elements of career education into teaching. We disseminated the results to career practitioners, school psychologists and other professionals via social networks (FB, LinkedIn). In addition to strengthening career education at the participating schools, we also indirectly supported other relevant actors in the school system.
The idea to apply for an Erasmusplus grant comes from our experience of working directly with schools - with their management, teachers - careers practitioners and other school staff - in the field of career guidance and education. Our experience confirms the lack of awareness of actors in education about what career guidance and career education is, what is the difference between them, and why it is important to develop a career education system with the aim of supporting the development of pupils' career competences from the time they enter their formal education. The stated deficiency led (and actually it continues to lead) us to apply for Erasmusplus grants and contribute to the education of all actors in this area and thus to the development of selected career competencies of all students at the participating schools. We wanted to contribute to education, enlightenment and the sharing of examples of good practice in the Czech Republic and Slovakia through high-quality publications that were created as outputs of the project.