Early career guidance to prevent children from going astray

High school students in Ba Thuoc district learn about future careers and jobs at a mobile job fair held in the district.

Ms. Mai Ngoc - a journalist working at Thanh Hoa Radio and Television Station, shared: "In order for children to make the right choice, parents need to identify their children's abilities and strengths, thereby orienting them to suitable subjects in their final years of high school."

Initially, her son chose subjects to take the economics exam when entering grade 10. Realizing that the job market in this field was saturated, she played the role of a companion, analyzing and convincing her son to switch to the technical field - a field that is in high demand in society. Although the technical standard score is often high and has many conditions attached, she prepared her son by guiding him to take international English certificates, participating in competency and thinking assessment exams. When being advised about the job prospects and attractive salaries of the technical and linguistic fields, her son happily chose and determined to study to pursue this career.

Ms. Tran Mai Huong, in Quang Hung Ward (Thanh Hoa City) has a daughter who is in her second year at Hanoi Pedagogical University. She shared: "In 2020, my child passed the 10th grade Literature exam at Lam Son High School for the Gifted. At that time, she had not yet clearly identified her strengths and passions, and just chose her major and future school following the crowd."

Seeing that her child's wishes were not suitable, she analyzed his strengths, advantages, benefits and advantages after graduation to find a job. She also asked other family members, including those in the paternal and maternal families and those who are working in the profession that her parents wanted to orient her to, to participate in the analysis, advising her child to carefully research the labor market, industry trends and human resource needs before making a final decision.

"I just give direction, not impose harshly, but let my child have time to think carefully and then make his own decision," Ms. Huong emphasized.

In fact, many students, upon entering university, realize that their chosen major is not suitable and have to change to their favorite major. Although schools are flexible in resolving the change of major so that students can study according to their wishes, they must also ensure suitable conditions. There are students who decide to "go all in", even though they are not interested, they still continue to study, leading to poor academic results, and some even drop out of school because of frustration. Another thing worth mentioning is that when graduating, many students do not want to pursue a job in their major but choose to work in a different field or profession or have to continue studying for a second degree in their favorite major, wasting time, effort, money, and human resources.

To help children make wise choices and avoid choosing the wrong major, parents need to accompany them in orienting them to the right school and career right from high school. Because, if they are well oriented, it will help them make good choices to determine their future.

For secondary and high schools, it is necessary to promote propaganda, raise awareness of career education and provide orientation for parents and students. In addition to guiding students to choose a career that is suitable for their abilities, strengths and family conditions, teachers need to clearly analyze that university is not the only path to success, but that students have many paths to choose from. Analyze so that students see the necessity and benefits of vocational training and the needs of the labor market. In fact, many students after vocational training have successfully started their own businesses, not only creating a stable and prosperous life but also creating jobs for many others.

In addition, general schools need to coordinate with universities and vocational education institutions to organize career information and propaganda sessions in the form of career counseling and career education days. Innovate the content, methods and forms of career education in schools. Localities should include the task of career education and orientation in their policies and plans for socio-economic development. Develop and promulgate mechanisms and policies to promote career education and student orientation, making a strong change in the work of student orientation after junior high school and high school...

Article and photos: Mai Phuong

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/huong-nghiep-som-de-con-khong-nham-duong-245917.htm