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Unit 6: Educational and Vocational Guidance

himself and benefit to society. It is fundamentally an effort to conserve the pricelles native Notes
capacities of youth and the costly provided for youth in the schools. It seeks to conserve these
richest of all human resources by aiding the individual to invest and use them where they will
bring greatest satisfaction and success to himself and society.

What is the function of guidance at senior secondary stage?

6.8 Scope of Vocational Guidance

Vocational guidance aims at assisting an individual in making a choice of occupation in accordance
with his innate endowments. It further prepares in individual towards selected occupation
profession; provides services in accordance with his educational background and future trainability.
An individual’s health, nature, temperament, culture affect his educational possibilities and
attainments. Vocational guidance and vocational education are inversely related in the same
manner as guidance and education are related. Vocational education is the operative aspect of
vocational guidance. Both are interrelated. Whereas vocational guidance helps in selecting a
suitable vocation, vocational education prepares individuals towards successful placement. The
curx of vocational guidance and vocational education lies in the successful adoption by the
individual in his placement area for his own happiness and job satisfaction as well as to become
a useful member of society.

6.9 Principles of Vocational Guidance
The following are the main principles of vocational guidance :
1. Client-Centred Principles
(i) Making guidance available without interruption.
(ii) Guidance covering all clients.
(iii) Making guidance programme client-centred.
(iv) Guidance services meeting the varied and extensive needs of the individual.
(v) Making choice by the client himself.
2. Vocational Guidance Personnel-Centred Principles
(i) Accepting genuine responsibility to guide clients.
(ii) Professional efficiency.
(iii) In-service training.
(iv) Using all available information about the client.
(v) Observing a strict code of professional ethics.
(vi) Collecting external factors about the client.
(vii) Using varied methods and techniques.
(viii) Using research finding.
3. Organisation-Centred Principles
(i) Helping up-to-date records about the clients.
(ii) Framing an independent guidance programme.
(iii) Making adequate time available to guidance workers.

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