RESEARCH OF PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATIONS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS

Ketevan Beridze Email:k.beridze@bsu.edu.ge Associate Professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Batumi, Georgia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6268-7037   Shorena Meskhidze Email:shorena.meskhidze@bsu.edu.ge  Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Assistant Batumi, Georgia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-5347   Rusudan Ketchakmadze Email:r.kechakmadze@bsu.edu.ge  Associate Professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Batumi, Georgia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1046-7264   Rusudan Beridze  Email:r.beridze@bsu.edu.ge  Associate Professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Batumi, Georgia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5374-2815   Eteri Varshanidze Email:eteri.varshanize@bsu.edu.ge  Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Assistant Batumi, Georgia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-2733 Abstract. The choice of a profession is one of the important stages in a person's life, it can be said that it determines most of the future life. The choice of profession is, first of all, the choice of a person. When choosing a profession, a person chooses not only the necessary means to meet material needs, but also a way of life. A choice made without regard to the profession, or only taking into account external circumstances or the interests of others, is an experiment that can cost a person and the people around him dearly.             The purpose of our study was to study the professional interests and professional orientation of the students of the pilot schools, to determine how well they are informed about the issues of vocational education and what factors influence the choice of a profession. We should also conduct a training on the topic: "Choose a profession." According to the hypothesis, the students of our school are less informed about the issues of vocation, and are also insufficiently prepared for the right choice of profession.             The results of the study confirmed our assumption. In particular, it was found that the students of our school are less informed in matters of vocational training, and are also insufficiently prepared for the right choice of profession, which means taking into account their own interests, skills and abilities when choosing a profession. Pupils experience a lack of information on issues related to professions.             In addition, respondents believe that the school needs the work of a psychologist who will provide qualified advice on issues related to the choice of profession. It is noteworthy that it is important that pupils are better informed about what skills and abilities are necessary for mastering different professions. Therefore, at each stage of the study, it was important to determine the correspondence of skills and abilities to the chosen profession.