Modelo de habilidades de las TICs y nuevo perfil profesional de los Consejeros de Orientación en algunos países europeos

the article analyzes the using of the information and communication technologies (ict) in the scene of some european countries in the educational and vocational guidance area. the design of the realized research has a main goals to diagnose the general and specific ict skills in the guidance practitioner′s profile and to know diverse guidance variables. the guidance practitioners′total sample was constituded initially by 600 guidance practitioners (120 for each of five countries participants in the project: germany, spain, italy, united kingdom and romania) and the definitive one belonged 578 participants. as variables of the study, there is contemplated the age, training, professional experience and professional dedication of the guidance agents. also, there was carried out an analysis detailed of the general and specific ict skills and its using by the guidance practitioner and also a description of some analyzed variables. the most relevant conclusions attended users refer to the guidance agent′s age, their training, professional experience and the general and specific ict skills.