7 Reasons Why Career Planning is a Must in TVET InstitutionsHave you taken career planning seriously in your institution? Or in your own personal life? I wish I had.
Maybe, I would have followed a different career path or at least felt like there were options . I am not unhappy with my success but I have interests I would have pursued had I known more about these.
I finished high school a long time ago when there was yet no internet. Life in our town was very simple. Information was very limited beyond the radio and local newspapers. In fact, many of the books in our school were old, not really vintage, as development then was not exponential as it is now.
So, today, with all the information and resources available, there is no excuse for anyone to take career planning for granted. It is key to your future success and more importantly, your happiness. Why?
Here are the reasons why you need to do career planning:
For TVET, it is crucial. Many kids in high school don’t even know the benefits of technical and vocational education. The only path for them is university.
Many don’t realize that TVET is not just for the poor performers in academics. TVET courses today demand not just intelligence but fine skills. Many high school students think that skills courses only lead to poor paying jobs. Wrong. In the case of countries which export labour, this mentality has changed as many of the skilled workers get better pay and find immediate employment in other countries when their academic colleagues languish in Hamburg Huts. I know of some university graduates in North America who would rather work in the nail spa as they can earn more there than in low paying desk job that lets them talk only to their computer. They are also learning skills that can lead to owning their own business and being the next Unicorn. At the same time, be wary of your well laid out career plan.
Change takes place faster than what often we can pursue so make sure that your plan includes the development of skills that are basic to many of the emerging trends in the workplace. These include communications which means excellent speaking and writing skills, working well with others, leadership, advanced computer, skills and social and emotional intelligence. This way, you can have flexibility to shift towards a new direction or to take a new pathway. For school managers, having career planning as part of your TVET institution will enhance the success of your graduates and will encourage many more to pursue and career in TVET. |
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