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Unit 10: Personal Guidance at College Level

(i) In an alumini follow up survey the students of a college or university are contacted personally Notes
or by mail and are requested to provide information in the form of answers to specific questions
asked. Through this method, information can be obtained about those occupations only in
which the old students of a particular college or university are engaged.
(ii) In a community survey, the employing agencies and the educational, training and professional
institution existing in the community served by the institutions are contacted personally or
through mail. The method provide the latest information regarding the requirement and trends.

What is want ad Survey ?

Self Assessment

1. State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’:
(i) A want and survey is one of the cheapest and the easiest method of collecting information
about many kinds of job.
(ii) In a community survey the employing agencies and the educational, training and
professional institution existing in the community served by institutions are contacted by
speed post.
(iii) The students of a college or university are contacted personally or by mail in Alumini
follow up survey

10.5 Guidance at College Level

Guidance is both generalised and a specialised service. In such a programme, the total needs of the
students need to be met by the total staff. One can not assign the teaching learning relationship to
the teacher, the guidance officer and the smooth functioning relationship to the administrator. In
fact, everybody who comes into contact with the student, Contributes in one way or the other in his
growth and development. Hence the importance of making guidance a cooperative responsibility of
all the members of the staff-professionally and technically qualified guidance officers and Deans,
and the not well-qualified but very important administrators, teachers, advisors, physical education
instructors, doctors, librarious-in fact all those who come into contact with the student in some form
or the other. Each one can contribute his share according to his capabilities and training.
10.5.1 The Role of Administrator
There is no doubt about the fact that the administrator occupies a key position in the guidance
programme - whether it be the university or a college. The personal guidance can succeed only if it
has the support and backing of the administrator. The administrator should assume proper leadership
and be a source of inspiration to the personal guidance. He should give it the status of an important
service.
The administrator needs to play special attention to the following :
(i) Provide suitable accomodation and facilities for the personal guidance service.
(ii) Arrange time schedule in such a manner that all students could benefit.
(iii) If there is a part time guidance officer, allow a relief of at least six periods in his teaching load
so that at least the admission, orientation, student information and occupational information
services are possible.
(iv) Make adequate provision in the budget for carrying on the guidance programme, by considering
it a fit charge on the students amalgamated fund.

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