Abstract
The paper addresses the topic of teaching career management, a topic of major importance for the contemporary educational field. In the context of continuous changes in society and educational systems, the efficient management of teachers' careers becomes an essential condition for ensuring the quality of the educational process and for the sustainable professional development of teachers. The purpose of the research paper is to highlight the main factors that support or hinder teachers' efforts in developing their careers, from the perspective of existing policies. Starting from the content analysis of the normative acts in force in the field and supplemented with self-reflection on the process of training in the teaching career, the particularities that are described in the current context of professional development and the construction of the teaching career in pre-university education are identified. The analysis revealed that in Romania, the professional path of teachers is regulated and structured, each stage being intended to validate the acquired skills and to encourage professional and personal development. Still, there are many gaps in the implementation of the normative prescriptions to provide better support in career management and professional development for teachers in pre-university education.