Vocational guidance work, like Educational guidance can be accomplished in three phases, namely, (i) Collecting of information or data (ii) Rendering guidance on the bases of this information and (iii) Follow-up programme.
First of all, necessary information regarding the nature of the child like his abilities, interests, aptitudes, personality characteristics and circumstances of life has to be obtained carefully. On the other side, the guidance worker also tries to get all the adequate and relevant information regarding the world of work and job opportunities. He makes himself well informed by having living contacts- with all the current literature and publications. He has contacts with the employment bureau, state and central Bureaus of Guidance and Counseling and is well acquainted with the current trends of employment market and the demand and supply position.
Equipped with all such information and knowledge, he may engage himself in the actual guidance work. For this purpose, he may utilize both Individual Guidance and Group Guidance methods. Pupils are informed about the world of work and Job opportunities through lecture, display of literature and pamphlets of library readings. They arc now helped to match their individual characteristics with the requirement of different Jobs or occupations and thus helped to make adequate vocational choices. Further, they are helped to select courses and activities related to their vocational choices.
Many limes, they arc helped to join special courses and vocational training for the necessary pre-preparation vocational guidance worker, also shares the responsibility of helping the pupils in entering into the vocations of their choice by rendering adequate information about the employment opportunities and having an intimate contact with the employment agencies. In some case vocational Guidance helps in seeking self-employment. All this sort of work comes within the area of active vocational guidance or follow-up programme.
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The evaluation of the process of such guidance is also essential not only for evaluating the merits and demerits of administered guidance but also for the benefit of the individual concerned. One may be further helped in this proper adjustment to his vocation through such follow-up programme.
In this way we sec that the task of rendering vocational guidance to (he pupils is quite extensive and laborious. It can not be left only in the hands of career masters of a separate guidance worker appointed in the school. The parents, teachers and head of the institutions should also play their dues roles in rendering vocational guidance Jo the pupils. The guidance services in the school should be property established and the co-operation of all the essential faxes should be secured to draw maximum benefit from these services.