Vocational counseling

Vocational counseling and guidance

• Definition of counseling: -
• vocational guidance is process of helping the
person to develop and accept an integrated
adequate picture of himself and his role in the
world of work to test this concept against
reality and to convert it into reality with
satisfaction to himself and benefit of society.
(Donald super).
• Though vocational counseling can be found in a variety of
settings, like school or work, it generally serves a single
purpose:
– helping people identify their own abilities and strengths and set
personal career goals
• Vocational counseling assesses an individual’s intelligence,
– Aptitude
– Interests
– abilities 
– skill levels
• In 1908 Frank Parson opened the Vocational
Bureau of Boston with the purpose of helping
people learn of careers
• Wrote book called Choosing a Vocation. First
published 1990
• VC the process of assisting an individual to
choose an occupation, prepare for it, and
progress in it.

• VC is a facilitative process, a service rendered

to the individual to aid him in choosing and
adjusting to an occupation.
 Purpose
• To help adapt the schools to the needs of the students and
the community.

• To assist the students in choosing, preparing and training for,

entering and making progress in their chosen career or
occupation.

• To disseminate knowledge of competitive and other problems

of the business and occupational world as well as their
characteristics.
• To help workers understand their relationship
with other workers, and society as a whole
 VC in organizational setup
• Vocational counseling involves some physical training, but
focuses on instruction regarding workplace performance,
including:
– Assessing employee interest and aptitude
– Determining physical and cognitive abilities
– Incorporating adaptive equipment to meet vocational goals
– Accommodating or modifying office equipment or environments
– Locating training programs
– Assessing performance
– Finding employment
• Career counseling: is a process that will help
you to know and understand yourself and the
world of work in order to make career.