Career professionals view lifelong guidance as part of an individual's life planning as well as a part of broader societal context and the service structure of different organisations. The organisation and development of guidance are separately connected to the societal function of guidance, the activities of organisations providing services, the competency of the guidance staff as well as to the guidance processes between individuals, groups, and career professionals. The learning of career professionals and their cooperation networks is based on the joint learning of the network members. In networks, jointly planned activities can bring positive changes to both career professionals and the cooperation networks.

The career professional has knowledge and understanding of

• the principles and significance of systemic thinking for the planning and implementation of guidance services
• the role and significance of strategic learning for the continuous development of their work and their cooperation networks
• the essential approaches to strategic development

The career professional is able to

• identify the drivers of change in the operating environment affecting their work together with the actors and stakeholder groups involved in organising guidance
• view guidance in the context in which it is provided
• take into account the connections between the different features of guidance
• identify the current state of the guidance provision and its key needs for change
• evaluate the guidance service process and use the evaluation findings in guidance systems and policy development