The Status and Challenges of Vocational Guidance and Counseling Services in Some Selected Governmental Technical And Vocational Education and training Colleges of Addis Ababa
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2007-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
A lot of researches have been conducted to assess the overall conditions of
education in Ethiopia. This thesis paper, though prepared for partial
fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of masters, it is aimed at
assessing the status and challenges of vocational guidance and counseling
services in some selected technical and vocational education and training
colleges of Addis Ababa.
Accordingly, in this study two known TVET colleges, namely, Entoto and
Addis Ababa Tegbareid were selected by purposive sampling technique. The
two colleges are currently offering a variety of courses to trainees with
10+ 1, 10+2 and 10+3 programs .Besides training the trainees with different
courses the college are also engaged in job searching activities. Therefore
the colleges in general, are preparing a young, productive, skilled human
power every year.
This research is conducted to find obstacles and constraints that hinder the
college from addressing the objectives especially in the service given by
vocational guidance and counseling office. While the study was conducted,
questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. Moreover;
important materials were reviewed to find tangible and relevant
informations which support the research to be fruitful. While this research
was conducted, all the deans and counselors were active participants.
Moreover, instructors and trainees were also involved .Because of the fact
that the instructors and trainees were a lot in number simple and stratified
sampling technique is used to select them from the total
population. Questionaires were distributed to and collected from deans, vice
deans, counselors and trainees where as interview was administered to
instructors. Accordingly, 100% of deans, vice deans and counselors were
participants of the study. Regarding instructors and trainees, fzfleen
instructors from a total of one hundred seventy instructors of En toto and ten
from the total of ninety nine of Tegbareid were randomly selected;
furthermore one hundred trainees were selected from the two colleges
randomly.
After all, the data collected were analyzed and interpreted. There is no
doubt that the implementation of guidance and counseling in Ethiopia is still
developing in spite of the fact that it has long history. Therefore, it will not be
exaggerating to say counseling service were rudimentary in the near past or
even right now. The researcher is forced to say so standingfrom the
participant' responses, the vocational guidance and counseling service at
both colleges were unsati:,factory.
It is unquestionable that in order to upgrade the guidance and counseling
service not only the professionals but also deans, instructors and trainees
should play their own part. The implementation of the service should not be
left aside only to counselors to address the requirements of the service. It is
through inspiring and full participation of the school community and
concerned offices that the meeting of the goal is possible
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Education and training