Vocational Guidance

Vocational Guidance means assistance given to an individual in solving problems

related to vocational planning and to occupational choice and profess with due regard
for the individual's characteristics and their relation to occupational opportunities. 

Guidance is beneficial for the individual as well as to the society. It helps an individual
by providing assistance in solving problems relating to choice of career, occupational
change and adjustments. From the standpoint of the society, it is one of the means of
achieving proper utilization of manpower. Indirectly, it helps in raising productivity and in
minimizing unemployment/under-employment. 

Vocational Guidance is an aspect of guidance, having focus on the problems relating to

vocational life. Guidance services are, therefore, a constellation of services concerned
with educational, vocational, personal, social or health aspects; such labelling has been
done for practical considerations. 

Objectives

Vocational Guidance Programme is integrated with the placement functions as a whole.

Specific objectives of Vocational Guidance in the Employment Service are:-

i) to suggest measures with a view to enhancing the employability of an individual or

groups of individuals;

ii) to offer assistance to an individual or groups of individuals in preparing to choose,

change and adjust to occupational life;

iii) to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the individuals and match them with the
job requirements ;

iv) to generate awareness and appreciation of the realities of employment market in the
community;

v) to collaborate or co-operate with other agencies in the field of guidance to stimulate

and promote joint efforts; and

vi) to promote self-employment

State Vocational Guidance Unit

The State Vocational Guidance Unit coordinates the services of Vocational Guidance
units in the 14 District Employment Exchanges
Location & Address
Employment Directorate Annexe, 
Uppalam Road, Statue
Thiruvananthapuram 695 001
Phone: 0471-2570830
E mail: deker.emp@labour.kerala.gov.in
Infrastructure in VG Units
Laptop computer
LCD Projector
Broad band internet connectivity
Career Library
Career pamphlets etc
Functions
 Career Guidance
 Career Class/Seminars
 Career Exhibition
 Career Library
 Coaching Class
 Education Guidance
 Career Publication
 Field Activities
 Job Fest 
Vocational Guidance Unit is functioning in each District Employment Exchange for
collection and dissemination of occupational information. They give proper guidance to
job seekers and students. It also conducts Vocational Guidance classes in Schools,
Colleges, ITIs, Orphanages, and Polytechnics and for all the institutes/libraries who
need their services.

University Employment Information and Guidance Bureaus have been set up at

University level, to impart career guidance and occupational information to the
candidates. Collection and dissemination of occupational information on job
opportunities, educational training facilities, scholarship and fellowship are major
functions of University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau.

UEI&GBs also conducts seminars on personality Development, Job Fest etc in colleges.
UEI&GBs also impart exhaustive coaching classes for Bank Recruitment Examinations,
UGC/CSIR Exam for JRF/Lectureship, Civil Service Examination etc, etc. They also
give practical training on mock interview and Group Discussion.  Deputy Chief of this
Bureau frequently visits educational institutions to deliver vocational guidance classes. 

Another function of the Guidance Bureau is to conduct career seminars in colleges to

create awareness among the students on career opportunities and skill developments.
Seminars would focus mainly on career trends in India, career opportunities in India and
abroad, opportunities for higher studies, techniques on facing the interview and on
personality development. Eminent resource persons would be invited for the purpose.
Free Coaching Classes for all the categories are conducted by various Exchanges
including the Vocational Guidance units all over Kerala utilizing the cooperation and
sponsorship from the private s