Learning Path is the mode to reach for first. It works entirely from the participant's assessment results and from education routes — it does not filter by the job market, which makes it right for someone whose next step is study.
The four steps
1. Industries. Choose the industries worth looking at. The participant's results suggest which fit; you narrow from there.
You can also set the preparation level — how much training an occupation demands. Leaving all levels selected keeps everything in view; narrowing it is how you keep the list honest when someone is not going to spend six years in education.
2. Occupations. The occupations themselves, ranked by fit. Add the ones worth discussing.
Adding is immediate. There is no save button — the moment you add an occupation it appears in Suggestions on the Planning Board. Removing it takes it back off.
3. Analysis. For the occupations you have gathered: the skills they need, where the participant's gaps are, and study directions that close them.
This is also where you pick a destination country and see real education programmes — with tuition fees, teaching languages, providers and application deadlines.
4. Compare and decide. The same few facts for every shortlisted occupation, side by side. This step is the point of the mode: it is where a long list becomes a short one you can actually talk about.
Working with it in session
Two habits make it useful rather than overwhelming:
Add generously in step 2, decide in step 4. Suggestions is not a commitment. It is cheaper to add six and reject four in conversation than to prejudge in the wizard.
Set the destination country before the analysis step matters. Education routes are country-specific. Coverage is strongest in Finland; other countries vary, and the programme list will show you what exists rather than pretending.
Related
- The NexPlanner wizards — choosing between the modes
- Job Hunt — when they need work now, not study
- Working on the Planning Board — where the results land