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Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University Unit 5: Services: Placement Service, Follow-up Service

Unit 5: Services: Placement Service, Follow-up Service Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
5.1 Placement Service: Meaning
5.2 Phases of Placement Service
5.3 Objectives of Placement Service
5.4 Follow-up Service: Meaning
5.5 Purpose of Follow-up Service

5.6 Nature of Follow-up Service
5.7 Summary
5.8 Keywords
5.9 Review Questions
5.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After reading this unit students will be able to:
• Explain the meaning of placement services.
• Discuss the phases of placement services
• Explain the objectives of placement services
• State the meaning of follow up services
• Discuss the purpose of follow up services
• Explain the nature of follow up services

Introduction

Placement as understood in the guidance field, usaually indicates assistance offered to the individual
in taking the next step, whether toward further training, a job situation, or a different course of
study. However, a strong emphasis in guidance work is on placing students in jobs suitable for
them. Job placement is a demanding task for high school counselors, even though about half of
students clearing high school, will actually join college. The work placement in guidance has three
dimensions —

(a) Part time work for students on Saturdays, after school hours and, during long/short vacations.
(b) Work situations for school drop-outs.
(c) Work situations for the student who terminates formal education after clearing high school.

5.1 Placement Service: Meaning

The placement service makes an effort to help those students, secure employment, who are either in
school or those after they leave school. The school provides certain facilities through which the

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