This study aims to get necessary information for designing the systematic and practical
career preparation education program by checking the relationships among core
competency of collegiate and career variables. In order to do that, the core competence
of collegiate was identified through Korea collegiate essential skills assessment(K-CESA),
and the survey results about career preparation behavior, career decision-making self
efficacy and career barriers were collected. And then the data were compared and
analyzed to differentiate relationships among core competency of collegiate and career
variables, based on the university types and the locations.
The research result showed that, firstly, in the categories of the core competency
like self-management competence, personal relations competence and communication
competence, the students at local colleges had higher competency than the students
at universities, and in the category of the core competency like resource・information・
technology utilization competence and global competence, the students at four-year
universities had higher competency than the others. Therefore, it reveals that
competency difference arises from the characteristics of schools. Secondly, although
there was not a clear difference on the matter of career variables among universities,
the students at metropolitan four-year universities feel more difficulties primarily in
the variable of career barriers than the students at local universities and students at
colleges. Thirdly, the students of high rank at core competence showed higher career
decision-making self-efficacy and career preparation behavior than the students of
low rank, and they feel less difficulties in the matter of career barrier.
This study shows that in order to support students' career efficiently, it is necessary
for each college and university to design career program by considering the core
competency and the level of career development of students, insead of providing them
with a unified and fractional program.