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Unit 6: Educational and Vocational Guidance

arranging scholarships or other facilities whereby he may be able to attain the goal for Notes
which the former is striving, as he stands great chances of success. In India, these things are
still unexplored, and many individuals fail to gain satisfying and rewarding positions in
life that conform to their abilities, interests and aptitudes, for no reason other than they
were born in poor families.
(11) Other important factors : In addition to all elements point out above it is necessary to keep
in mind certain other factors concerning the individual before giving vocational guidance.
Age of the person, for example, is another factor that must be taken into account since many
jobs and occupations set the maximum and minimum age limits on all applications, so that
people not qualifying for them in this respect cannot enter these services. Hence, there is
hardly any point in advising them to take up such a profession. Sex of the person is another
consideration in vocational guidance upon which much depends because some occupations
are more suitable to the male individual while others are within the capacities of the
female, and for these she is eminently suitable. Nursing and caring for the diseased in
hospitals is one function that can safely and even desirably be allocated to women, while in
the armed forces and the police most of the jobs with very few exceptions, are suitable only
for the male.
(b) Study of Professional World

Having collected all the necessary and desired information regarding the individual under
consideration, it is necessary to turn to another aspect of vocational guidance, that of studying
the professional world. While the psychologist must necessarily have enough information
concerning the person to whom he is imparting vocational guidance, it is equally important that
he be well-informed on its professional and to occupational aspect. Only then can be provide
proper and effective assistance. It is enough for the psychologist to be knowing the number and
kinds of profession but also the kind of education, training, intelligence, mental abilities, interests,
aptitudes, personality, qualities, etc., that are desired as well as the conditions of work the
prevail therein.

6.12 Responsibility of the School for Vocational Guidance

(1) Age : It is at adolescence stage that the children begin to think more seriously of their future
career and they are in attendence in the school at this stage.
(2) Data : The schools are in a better position to collect comprehensive and reliable information
concerning an individual : his health and scholastic records, general intelligence ratings,
records of his social and moral qualities, etc.
(3) Genuine Service : The public faith and confidence in its schools and also feels that the
schools render a genuinely fair-minded and disinterested service.
(4) Integration : At present vocational guidance is not an integral part of an adequate programme
of education and as such it must become an integral part of the school education.

Self Assessment
2. State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or false’
(i) Vocational guidance is the process of assisting the individual to choose an occupation,
prepare for it, enter upon and progress in it.
(ii) Proper selection of the vocation does not give satisfaction, it gives disappointment in life.
(iii) At the adolescence stage the children begin to think more seriously of their future career.
(iv) At present vocational guidance is an integral part of an adequate programme of education.

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