Impact of Vocational Guidance in Addressing the Choice of Vocational and Technical Education among Nigeria Youth
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Ogundele Alexander Gbenga, School of Technical Education, Kwara State College of Education (Technical) Lafiagi, Nigeria.
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Feyisetan Christianah Toyin, Department of Educational Psychology, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria.
It is obvious that Vocational guidance plays an integral part in the choice of a career among youths. This is so because a period of proper counseling in the choice of Vocational and Technical Education programs for our youth will make them a better individual to know and accept their personality and interest, as they select a vocation of their choice where they can develop a self-reliant life in future without seeking for a white collar job or be floating in the labor market. To this effect, this paper examines the impact of vocational guidance in career choice and technical education of our youth, how vocational guidance can enhance their choice of career. Therefore, developing an entrepreneurial skills or ability, which will make a better individual through Vocational Guidance and Counseling, especially in a constantly changing world is paramount in this era of technology. Students need to be helped before they venture into embarking on any vocation in life so that they can make a right choice.
Career, Vocation, Guidance Technical, Education, Youth
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