Management of experience activities and career guidance according to competence-based approach for high school pupils in Ho Chi Minh City

In the context of fundamental and comprehensive innovation of general education according to the 2018 General Education Program, experiential activities and career guidance are identified as one of the important components to develop students' capacity comprehensively. This article focuses on examining the current situation and proposing solutions for managing experiential activities and career guidance based on a competency-based approach in high schools in Ho Chi Minh City. A mixed research method was used, combining a quantitative survey of 121 subjects, including teachers, managers and parents, with semi-structured interviews with 10 individuals representing schools, businesses and education management agencies. The research results show that, although the majority of the surveyed subjects acknowledge the important role of career guidance activities, the organization is still formal, lacking clear capacity orientation and lacking effective coordination among stakeholders. The main barriers identified include: inadequate awareness, lack of specialized human resources, activity content not linked to practice, lack of assessment tools and unsustainable inter-sectoral linkage mechanisms. On that basis, the article proposes 05 groups of solutions, including: raising awareness, establishing a specialized department, innovating activity content, building a career guidance capacity framework, and promoting a multi-sectoral linkage model. The article not only has practical significance in educational innovation in Ho Chi Minh City but also contributes theoretically to competency-oriented educational management in the context of digital transformation and integration.