This classic essay—‘Berufsberatung und Berufsberater’ by Aloys Fischer (1880–1937) is here published for the first time in English, in a translation by Christopher Winch. Fischer discusses the vocational situation after the end of the First World War and considers the needs of young people seeking to choose an occupation in difficult circumstances. He emphasises that vocational choice is difficult and requires specialist help. To this end he describes what he takes to be the aims and duties of the role of vocational counsellor and describes that kind of preparation that such a counsellor needs in order to properly fulfil his/her role. Much turns in the discussion on differences between German and English expressions, and these are discussed in the complementary essay, ‘Aloys Fischer: Vocational Orientation and Vocational Choice as Fundamental Prerequisite for Vocational Education’ by Erika Gericke, which also explores Fischer's significance in the light of contemporary German VET. An introduction to the broader context is provided in ‘Founding German Vocational Education: Kerschensteiner, Spranger and Fischer as key figures in the classical German VET Theory’ by Christian Steibe, Dina Kuhlee and Christopher Winch, the Editors of this Special Issue.

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职业指导和职业顾问（1920）

这篇由 Aloys Fischer (1880–1937) 撰写的经典文章——“Berufsberatung und Berufsberater”首次以英文出版，由 Christopher Winch 翻译。Fischer 讨论了第一次世界大战结束后的职业状况，并考虑了在困难环境中寻求选择职业的年轻人的需求。他强调职业选择很困难，需要专家的帮助。为此，他描述了他所认为的职业顾问角色的目标和职责，并描述了这样的顾问为了适当地履行他/她的角色而需要的那种准备。关于德语和英语表达之间差异的讨论发生了很多变化，这些在补充文章“Aloys Fischer”中进行了讨论：Erika Gericke 的《职业方向和职业选择作为职业教育的基本前提》，也探讨了 Fischer 在当代德国 VET 中的意义。本期特刊的编辑 Christian Steibe、Dina Kuhlee 和 Christopher Winch 在“创立德国职业教育：Kerschensteiner、Spranger 和 Fischer 作为经典德国 VET 理论的关键人物”中提供了对更广泛背景的介绍。