The Practices and Problems of Career Guidance and Counseling Services in Selected Private Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Addis Ababa
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2011-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the practices and problems of
career guidance and counseling services in the private TVET institutions. There
are 64 accredited and pre-accredited private institutions operating in Addis
Ababa city Administration. Out of these, the researcher toole 12 institutions from
these four institutions which have five or more years of experience were selected
as a sample size which has been providing level 4 programmes. The subjects of
the study were students, vocational teachers, and individuals acting as career
guidance and counselors and Deans. The student respondents were selected
using s tratified sampling techniques based on the number of trainees in each
fie ld of study, and simple random sampling for large class size, while the rest
were selected through available and purposive sampling techniques for small
class size. The information is obtained through questionnaire, interviews,
document analysis and observation. The result indicates that: absence of
organized career guidance and counseling offices and sleilled manpower,
absence of job placement and follow- up center for graduates of TVET institutes
and finally inadequate facilities for career guidance and counseling services.
Based on these and other facts it is recommended : there should be
professionally organized career guidance and counseling services in the
institutions, job placement and follow up activities for graduate students should
be considered and the concerned body should give due attention to fulfill
facilities for career guidance and counseling services.
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Problems of Career Guidance, and Counseling Services