Explore the mode, extent and effectiveness of career guidance programmes for school leavers in Sri Lanka

A career guidance program is a comprehensive program that can help students make and implement informed educational and occupational choices. It develops a student's self-awareness, knowledge of educational and occupational opportunities, and the steps involved in career planning. This research has been conducted by obtaining responses from participants who participated in career guidance and counseling programs, and from career guidance officers of the Vocational Training Authority (VTA) of Sri Lanka and the Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET). The objectives of the study are to: (1) sum up the quantum of career guidance programmes conducted by leading technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and assess their capacities; (2) identify all institutions involved in career guidance; (3) collect and compile all career guidance material developed and used by different institutions; (4) assess the effectiveness of career guidance programmes conducted by TVET institutions and other leading institutions; and (5) propose measures to improve the career guidance programmes in respect of career guidance material and programmes management and coordination.

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