Vocational guidance is the process of helping people in planning their lifework.

Important Definition

According to Myers, vocational guidance is a process of assisting individual to do for himself certain definite things pertaining to his or her vocation.

Characteristics of Vocational Guidance

• Helps in selecting vocation of interest and aptitude
• Helps progress in a vocation and its eventual selection as a livelihood
• It is a comprehensive process
• Helps profession to better adapt to changes and earn livelihood
• Helps in developing an individual՚s potentials
• Help people in achieving their goals in profession life, create happiness and satisfaction
• Requires following information
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Objectives of Vocational Guidance

Vocational guidance is used to

• Match individuals with right vocation
• Facilitate observation of different vocations
• Help an individual develop comprehensive interest in a vocation
• Assist in developing the right abilities after selection for a vocation
• Inform individuals and society about the importance of vocation
• Inculcate feeling of idealism in terms of vocation (ideal vocation, ideal employee) , and motivate individuals to achieve those ideals
• Develop capability to find vocational information and the ability to consume such information (for example information which could help in searching new and …