The modern world is becoming more and more complex; everyday there appears and disappears a number of different professions, the employability possibilities change and the role of career education increases because it influences the person's ability to manage successfully the personal life, to learn continuously, to acquire new skills that are necessary in the personal life and professional development. Career development at present is considered a lifelong process not a single concrete episode of choosing the career because the person has to develop creativity and critical thinking, understanding of values and culture, humanism and citizenship, decision-making and problem-solving skills, entrepreneurship and communication skills along with the knowledge, skills needed in the profession and the professional competencies. The development of career management skills becomes more significant. The aim of the study is to explore the development of career management skills in the study process as the basis of career education which is implemented as a set of integrated actions. The study employs the analysis of pedagogical, psychological and career management theories and the results of the empirical research. Empirical research data have been obtained from surveying students and graduates about factors promoting the development of podologists' career management skills and the actions integrated in the study process at the University of Latvia P. Stradins Medical College. The research findings prove that career education is a set of planned actions, which is closely connected with the development of students' professional skills and the formation of sustainable awareness, which is integrated in the study process.