vocational guidance
Job path advice
Vocational guidance is advice and assistance given to people, especially students, to help them choose a suitable career or occupation.
It typically involves assessing a person's interests, abilities, and personality traits, then matching these with potential career paths.
The high school's vocational guidance program helped her realize she was suited for nursing.
The term is somewhat dated; career counseling is now more common.
- aptitude testsEvaluations measuring innate capabilities
- counselorOne who advises
- job market trendsEmployment sector directional patterns
- labor marketEmployment supply and demand
- personality testsInstruments measuring individual traits
apprenticeships · career coaching · trade schools · employment statistics · mentorship · goal setting · career planning · resume building · competency mapping · skills gap · certifications · degree programs · self-reflection · job boards · psychological assessment · continuing education · online courses · internships
- counselingpsychotherapy, family therapy, group therapy, counselor, individual counseling
- vocational educationauto shop, trade schools, welding class, practical training, technical colleges
- career servicescareer coaching, career counseling, mentoring, career centers, job coaching
- career testingaptitude test, career test, career assessment, job aptitude, aptitude testing
- job trainingjob training, apprenticeships, mentoring, coaching, on-the-job training
- vocational trainingapprenticeship, apprenticeships, trade school, trade schools, technical training
vocational guidanceliberal arts education
Broad, non-vocational scholarly training
classical education · academic counseling · academic advising · general education · intellectual pursuits
vocational guidancetrial and error
Learning through repeated attempts
vocational guidanceretirement planning
Preparing for post-career finances
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