THE RECENT LEGISLATION ON ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOOL MEDIAISTITUTO SUPERIORE ISTITUTO SUPERIOREUNIVERSITA HAS STRENGTHENED THE CONCEPT OF ORIENTATION BY PORTRAYING IT AS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IN THE TRAINING PROCESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE APPROACHING A CHOICE REGARDING THEIR OWN STUDY AND PROFESSIONAL PATH. THE IMPORTANCE OF ORIENTATION FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IMPLIES THAT IT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED SECONDARY ACTIVITY COMPARED TO OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. IN THE CURRENT HISTORICAL CULTURAL CONTEXT, GREATER IMPORTANCE ASSUMES THE PATHS OF AUTOORIENTATION THROUGH WHICH CHILDREN CAN MAKE AUTONOMOUS CHOICES ACQUIRE MATURITY OF JUDGMENT ON THE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL LEVEL. THEREFORE, THE ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES IN A LIFE LONG LEARNING PERSPECTIVE AIM TO TRAIN AND STRENGTHEN THE STUDENTS’ ABILITIES TO KNOW THEMSELVES AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME PROTAGONISTS OF A PERSONAL LIFE PROJECT. THE F