University Institute of Liberal

Arts and Humanities

Graduation of Arts – 4th Semester
Course Name - Guidance and Counseling
Course Code - 20HYB-254
Faculty Name - Ms.Priyanka
VOCATIONAL
GUIDANCE
DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER
 COURSE OBJECTIVES

The Course aims to:

To familiarize students about human behavior at different stages and recognize behavioural
problems and examine strategies for positive behaviour management
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To acquaint them with various testing and non-testing techniques including its administration and
interpretation
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To acquaint students with the utility of guidance and counseling process and enable them to
understand the difference between guidance and counseling.
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OUTCOMES
On completion, the students are expected to

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CO2 The students will be able to understand about

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Assessment used for diagnosis and assessment
in the guidance and counseling process.

CO3 Understand ethics in counseling and develop Apply

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 INTRODUCTION

Vocational guidance is the process

of assisting the individual to choose
an occupation, prepare for it, enter
upon and progress in it. (The
National Vocational Guidance
Association (NVGA) was founded in
1913. In 1985 NVGA was renamed
and became the National Career
Development Association (NCDA)..

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 DEFINITION
• Vocational guidance is a facilitative process, a
service rendered to the individual to aid him in
choosing and adjusting to an occupation.” —John
D. Crites
• “Vocational guidance is a process of assisting the
individual to choose an occupation, prepare for it,
enter up on and progress on it”. —National
Vocational Guidance Association
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 INTRODUCTION OF VOCATIONAL
GUIDANCE
Vocational guidance helps students to assess
their own capabilities, interests, aptitudes,
skills and other qualities as a result of which
they can be able to know themselves and
choose best so far, their professional choice is
concerned.

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 WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
• General Data.
• Physical Data.
• Psychological Data.
• Social Environment Data.
• Achievement Data.
• Data Concerning individual and his vocational plans.

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HELPING- HANDS

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 WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF
GUIDANCE

•There are four types of guidance technique

that can be used in conjunction with
teaching and practice methods: visual,
verbal, manual and mechanical. They are
explained below. This is a demonstration of
the required task.
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 PRINCIPLES OF VOCATIONAL
GUIDANCE
• (1) It should be objective and must be based on
facts.
• (2) The approach should be persuasive and at no
point force or coercion should be used.
• (3) The candidate should be informed about the
alternative jobs and the final selection of the job
should be left to him.
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 VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE IN INDIA
• In India, employment exchanges provide vocational
guidance to youth (applicants without any work
experience) and adults (with specific work
experience). In order to divert educated youth to
channels of gainful employment, vocational guidance
and career advising programmes of the Directorate
General of Employment and Training have been
expanded and streamlined.
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 APPLICATIONS
• Change Management
• Downsizing
• Managing Diversity
• Equal Opportunities
• Entrepreneurship / Entrepreneurship
• Mentoring
• Team Management
• Counseling for older adult
• Crisis Trauma .
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 Assessment Pattern
Students are assessed on the basis of the following
parameters:
• Hourly Tests - 2
• Assignments
• Surprise Test
• Quiz
• Student Engagement
• End Semester Exam

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 REFERENCES
• R1 Crow, Lester D. & Crow, Alice (1962). An Introduction to Guidance:
basic principles and practices, Eurasia publishing House (p) LTD, New
Delhi
• R2Kochhar, S.K. (2010).Educational and Vocational Guidance in
Secondary Schools, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.
• R3Lakshmi, K. S. (2006). Encyclopaedia of Guidance and Counselling
(Part – I: Strategies for Guidance and Counselling / Part – II:
Educational Guidance and Counselling / Part – III: Social Guidance and
Counselling / Part – IV: Personal and Vocational Counselling), A Mittal
Publications, New Delhi.

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THANK YOU

For queries
Email: priyanka.e11457@cumail.in