INTRODUCTION
Vocational
guidance is a long continues process, which begins in the school. Vocational
guidance is needed throughout the working life of the individual. In guidance
movement, attention was first paid to vocational guidance.
FUNCTIONS
OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR THE SECONDARY STAGE
Some main aims of
functions of vocational guidance for the secondary school stage are as follows:
1. Helping pupils according to their
vocational assets and liabilities
Through a student information service, the guidance
programme should assist the pupils to appraise their abilities, aptitudes,
interests and personality qualities. The pupils should be helped to ‘measure’
themselves, their assets and liabilities.
2.
Helping
pupils to be familiar with vocational implications of different subjects to be
studied in the secondary school.
3.
Helping
pupils to be familiar with occupations and their requirements
For successful adjustment to the world of work, pupils
should be helped to be familiar with occupations and their requirements. The
pupils should be made familiar with the employment situation in the country,
the job trends, requirements of different jobs as period of training,
emoluments, conditions of work and future prospects. This knowledge will be of
great help in making adjustments, and preparing proper plans for his future.
One of the major responsibilities of the guidance worker is
to bring the complex reality into focus and to help the individual to evaluate
both his opportunities and his limitations. So that the transition from
secondary school to the academic or vocational stream of higher secondary
school or junior college is facilitated.
4. Helping pupils to prepare
themselves for entry into the careers of their choice
As students step into the working life, they will have to
be provided with information about the training facilities sufficiently in
advance to avoid inconvenience.
5.
Helping
pupils to get suitable jobs
A good programme of vocational guidance should help the
pupils in “getting a good start in the profession.” For this, it is necessary
that schools keep themselves in touch with employment exchanges so that they
are in a position to give adequate information to school leavers about the jobs
available.
6.
Helping
pupils to know themselves
The
child is developed sufficiently to understand himself and bout the external
world as he enters secondary school stage. It is the time when the real and
well organized concepts should be developed about his own mind and working
areas. This helps the children in planning realistically.
7.
Helping
pupils to make a right choice
By
counseling interview, the pupil can be help to know and evaluate his qualities.
This evaluation facilitates the pupil for right choice. In this decision of
right choice, both the pupil and his parents are involved. Sometimes parents
need more guidance then the pupil.
8. Occupational
information in details is given to all the pupils to display centers
publications, lectures by experts, occupational visits, etc.
9. Parents
of pupils are also about the courses running in the school and prospectus of
different types of courses available in the country.
FUNCTION
OF VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR THE HIGHER SECONDARY STAGE
1. They
are given complete information about medical and paramedical courses, technical
courses, courses of engineering and technology, courses related to business and
industry, courses related to clerical jobs and all are mend for 10+2 pass students.
2. Students
are guided how to take admission in the above courses and what are the
precondition for that. E.g. no students below 60% mark in 10+2 can appear in IIT entrance
exam.
3. Intelligence
and personality of pupils are tested in order to give them a realistic
suggestion whether they are capable for completing a particular exam or not.
4. Individual
record is prepared and maintained. The progress of pupils is communicated to
parents also.
5. Pupils
are suggested about different options which are available for them on the basis
of their abilities and efforts.
6. Regular
counseling programmes are organized for under achievers and for those who have
any behavioral problem either due to physical reasons or mental ones.
7. Orientation
programmes are organized for pupils to develop interest in a particular stream
and for increasing academic achievement.
8. Parents
and pupils are given assistance in changing the options within the field if
possible.
9. Students
are helped in making proper planning of the career and course of study.
10.
Information regarding the inter
connection of different subjects are also given to them.
11.
To carry on the work started in the
earlier stages more intensively and vigorously. The pupils should be made aware
of the opportunities open to them.
12.
To help pupils relate their studies to
the vocations that is open to them.
13.
To help pupils make a comprehensive
study of the careers on the lines they would like to pursue.
14.
To help pupils acquaint themselves with
avenues for higher education and the assistance which might be available in the
form of scholarships, stipends, grants and fellowships.
15.
To help pupils make contacts which would
be helpful in putting their plans into successful operation.
PROBLEMS
IN VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
1. Misconception
about the nature and scope of vocational guidance.
2. Too
much dependence on tests and IQ etc.
3. It
is difficult to break the prevailing pressure of culture. There is prestige
attached to an occupation and none is prepared to forego that.
4. There
is lack for adequate information about individual potentialities.
5. There
is inadequate staffing of vocational guidance services.
6. The
process of assisting the individual to choose an appropriate occupation cannot
be completed quickly. Moreover, one needs time to adjust in new position and
know the effectiveness of vocational guidance.
7. It
deals with the highly complex and fast changing world of work. There are many
occupations and we lack information regarding that and the person hesitates to
enter into occupations which are of least demand.
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