The aim of this thesis is to find out what motivation career counsellors have for further professional education. Based on these findings, recommendations have been formulated to overcome obstacles or barriers to such motivation. The theoretical part presents the importance of adult education, which has an impact on the quality of counselling services offered by schools. This thesis also represents the main strategic documents of the Czech Republic, which are related to career counselling. Thesis defines the position of a career counsellor in school and educational counsellor, the qualification exam according to the National qualifications system, a study of an educational counsellor and a new university study program for career counsellors. It also introduces the possibilities and forms of further education in the field of career counselling. The empirical part is based on qualitative data in the form of controlled interviews with thirteen counsellors at schools located in the Ústí and Labem region. The results of the research survey based on respondents' answers pointed out that school counsellors were motivated to further their education by the directors of schools and that they had their own internal motivation to provide professional services.

Att studera på vuxenutbildningen kan innebära att du som studerande inte har möjlighet närvara fysiskt för vägledning på skolan. Orsaken kan exempelvis vara att du som studerande inte bor nära skolan, du arbetar eller har någon diagnos (exempelvis social fobi).  Syftet i studien är att undersöka vilken typ av kommunikativa medel som erbjuds sådana studerande. Examensarbetet är en kvantitativ studie, där 26 enkäter skickades via e-post till studie- och yrkesvägledarna hos utbildningsanordnare inom vuxenutbildningen. Resultatet visar att 18 utbildningsanordnare av 22 erbjuder vägledning för dessa studerande, samt att det finns variation i de kommunikativa medel som används för vägledning. Den webbaserade vägledningen visade sig vara begränsad, endast tre av 18 respondenter svarade att de använde Facebook och kamera/videosamtal (som exempelvis Skype eller Adobe Connect). Ett konstaterande är att vägledning erbjuds främst via e-post och via telefon till största delen av de flesta av de svarande utbildningsanordnarna, men att kommunikativt webbaserade medel (som Chat, Facebook och Skype) för vägledning inte används i så stor utsträckning. Att vägleda på annat sätt än fysiskt på plats, är en möjlighet för fler studerande att få vägledning. Vägledning kan ge bra karriärval, vilket i sin tur kan minska avhopp och därmed också öka anställningsbarheten.  Med teknikens frammarsch och vägledningens utveckling så kanske vägledning via kommunikativa webbaserade medel kan vara något som alla studerande kan få tillgång till i framtiden. Slutsatsen som dragits är, att orsakerna till att studerande inte har vägledning, hur distansvägledningen sker samt när den sker – varierar kraftigt. / The study of adult education can mean that you as a student is unable to attend physically for guidance at school. The reason could be that you as students do not live near the school, you work or have a diagnosis (eg, social phobia). The purpose of this study is to examine the nature of communicative resources offered to students. The thesis is a quantitative study, where 26 questionnaires sent by email to the academic and professional counselors with training in adult education. The results show that 18 out of 22 education providers offering guidance to these students, and that there is variation in the communicative means used for guidance. The web-based guidance proved to be limited; only three out of 18 respondents said they used Facebook, and camera / video calls (such as Skype or Adobe Connect). A finding is that the guidance offered primarily via email and over the phone for the most part by most of the respondents the training, but that communicative web-based resources (like Chat, Facebook and Skype) for guidance is not used as much. To guide other than physically in place, is an opportunity for more students to get guidance. Guidance can provide good career choice, which in turn could reduce early and therefore increase employability. With technology advancing and guidance development, perhaps guidance via the web-based communication medium can be something that all students can have access to in the future. The conclusion drawn is that the reasons why students do not have guidance, how remote guidance occurs and when it occurs - varies widely.