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Unit 7: Organizing Guidance Services at School and College Level

3. After 12 years of schooling the first degree cause is of these years duration. Notes
4. The first university degree is obtained after 15 years of study.

• Different structure of guidance will have to be planned to suit different set-up in college and
universities. These are as follows:
1. Affiliated Colleges at a Distance: (i) If the number of student on rolls is 1,000 : A counseling
officer assisted by the Guidance Committee can plan the programme and implement it
with the help of Vocational Guidance Officer.
2. The Universities: (i) If the number of students is below 1,000 : Deans of Students, specially
assisted by the Heads of Departments of Psychology and Education, and the Guidance
Committee with the Counselling officer can plan the programme and implement. (ii) If
the number of students exceeds 1,000 : Assistant counseling officers may be appointed.
One assistant counseling officer may be had for every 1,000 students. Some of these
counseling officers may be taken from student leadrs on some adhoc remuneration or with
special rights and facilities including representation of different groups, or sections or
stud
• Different structure of guidance will have to be planned to suit different set-up in college and
universities. These are as follows: 1. Collection of data about; 2. Orientation programme for
the partents/guardians of the students; 3. Starting the Cumulative Record Card; 4.
Identification of low and high achievers and students with speech, hearting and reading
handicaps; 6. Identification of problem students; 7. Personality counseling for low achievers
and students with other problems or sending them to specialists.

• In 1957, the scheme for the setting up of the Bureaux was prepared by the Directorate
General of Employment and Training envisaging bureux to be primarily employment
counseling agencies which could also function as placement agencies for professional and
highly qualified persons and cate to the needs of all students of the universities whether
still pursuing studies or about to leave after completing their education.

• The bureau is an integral part of the National Employment Service. It functions according to
the procedures and policies laid down by the service. It has an advisory committee with the
Vice-Chancellor as its chairman to gear the working of the bureau to the needs of the
university.

7.9 Keywords

• Organize : To arrange for something to happen or to be provided.
• Centralise : To give th control of a country or an organization to a group of people.
• Apprisal : A judgement of the value, performance or nature of somebody/something.

7.10 Review Questions

1. What are the principles for organizing school guidance services?
2. What is the role of class teacher in school guidance programme?
3. Give the functions of university bureau.

Answers: Self Assessment
1. (i) decentralized (ii) head master/principal (iii) teacher
2. (i) (a) (ii) (c) (iii) (b)

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