FACTORS AFFECTING THE CHOICE OF CAREER AMONGST

VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL STUDENTS

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ABSTRACT

This project work is designed to find out the factors that are

affecting choice of career amongst vocational and technical

school students in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. In t

he study some schools were selected in Egor Local Government

Area, Edo State. About fifty students were randomly selected to

participate with ten students from each of the schools. The

instrument used for collecting data was the questionnaires. The

responses were analyzed by the use of percentage calculation.

The analysis of the data revealed that all hypotheses were

correct that is;

a. That there is no significant relationship between the

prestige value of any occupation and the choice of

career.

b. There is no significant relationship between the

occupation of parents and the choice of career of

students.

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c. There is no significant relationship between the sex of

students and choice of career of students.

d. There is a significant relationship between the types of

subjects offered in the school and the choice of career.

Based on the above findings, suggestions and

recommendations were preferred. It was recommended among

others, that relevant programmes should be made in the form

of awareness for the students to make different careers

available, thing involved in the occupations and qualifications

needed to carry out further research on the student’s career

choices.

CHAPTER ONE

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INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In those days when few people for various reasons could

go to school and job were waiting for individuals to qualify and

take, there little need for planning either in terms of what

courses to take or in terms of what type of job to do in future as

occupation. Today the old education system order has changed

due to change in society. The present day society is too

complex and changes at a much faster rate than it was before.

This rate of change present a baffling situation for the young

ones in the society who have no experience. The choice of

demand that alternatively should be clear and the important

aspect should be taken into consideration in order that the

decision process would be easier.

According to Mankinde (1982), he observed that in a

simple society with little diversified choice of career, it does not

require much specialized assistance. Parents and friends and

family could provide adequate advice to someone who has to

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make a choice between several familiar options. The

restlessness common to youth today is indicative of the society

is complex and diverse. They are trying to understand their

relationship with this fact moving programme. As newsmen of

at put “it is a genuine desire to come to give with the

underlying question in all human enterprises. The meaning of

life, what am here for, what can I do to justify my existence. The

present system of education in Nigeria which is the 6-3-3-4

system is American in origin. This pattern of education was into

our society with its different culture of life and values and this

class of value has created immense problems in our effort to

develop a system suitable for our society. The history of applied

psychology has its roots in the rise of empirical science and the

increasing influence of a commercial industrial social class

beginning in the last 18th century. This development led to the

need for a more democratically based school system to train

qualified worker for the every-burgeoning industrial complex

indeed, the demand for workers in Nigeria was done among

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those that take the skills and the need for personal to help

channel these prospective workers into increasingly complex

job. The two significant events which occur in the 20th century

marked the expansion of vocational and technical guidance.

The were the career in 1910 of the national conference on

vocational guidance. Association (Whifey, 1984). This marked

the beginning of vocational moment in Nigeria. However,

vocational guidance counselling started in Nigeria as far back as

1961 with the inauguration of the Ibadan career council, which

later formed the nucleus of what is known as the Nigeria career

councils. The name Nigeria career council was later changed in

the year 1967.

There was a general opinion amongst career counsellor

that our youngsters need constant guidance in the choice of

occupation and the relevant career choice it is common

knowledge to find students choosing vocation or occupation for

which they have no aptitude but interest, such students are

likely to end up in failure and career frustration. Thus, we have

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to live in ambiguity, uncertainty and value confusion. In other

words, the traditional road or signals of danger are all

inadequate today. The fact that personal conflicts or some other

external obstacles do constitute to these goals, how we handle

these obstacles that they do not develop into problem, require

experience. The fact that guidance scheme can over one tools

such as knowledge of how to solve problems are brought to

bear on problems situations, the ability to make appropriate

choice and decision are increased to the utter satisfaction and

happiness of the individual. It is noticeable that many students

have gone through the years of school system without knowing

and choosing the appropriate subject that can lead them into

the professional job, further studies and career wrist to pursue.

The question now is how can we solve these problem which are

affecting our students in their choice of subject in the school

system as the choice of subject leads to the choice of career

which in turn leads to the world of work in the career which in

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turn lead to the world of work in the society and nation that will

eventually lead to building the personality of the individuals.

Career plays a very fundamental and significant role in the

life of the individual not only because they determine the

pattern of income but also because they affect the individual

personality and concepts in life. Career therefore is a choose

pursuit, life work or success in one's profession, it is the

sequence of major position occupied by a person throughout his

lifetime. In a nutshell, career is the totality of work one does in

his life time and are person concerned. It is therefore a positive

thing for one to think as far as possible as it is enduring. Career

choice is something very hard to enter especially as ones life

will depend on it.

Her (1973) thus indicate that career is the totality of

experience through which one learn about and prepare to

engage in work as part of his way of living. Pietropesa and

Splete (1975) Stress career is an enjoying process that occurs

over the life span and includes homes, schools and community.

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Every human being needs to do one job or the other to help

contribute his quote to the development of the country.

However, career convention according to him is an

instrument of career information. This occurs for a number of

reasons, which includes:

1. To stimulate career thinking and widen occupational

horizon.

2. To focus attention on particular jobs in order to help an

individual crystallizes his preference.

3. To create a situation in which parents can on one hand

meet employers and discuss the opportunities they offer

and on the other hand meat the career teachers oar

career officers with whom they can exchange views.

Factor that may influence choice of career includes.

- Socio-economic factors

- Personal or family factors

- Cultural factors, which include schools, peer group, age

group.

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STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS

Students which undergo problem of career often make

their choice of career or subject without adequate consideration

of important factor such as ability want and interest.

Disillusionment could be avoided if the students could be

guided in their choice of careers. Guidance can only be possible

if the guidance counsellor can understand the aptitude factors

that the students choice of career.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to find out the career

aspiration of the selected students in Egor Local Government

Area, Edo State. The study will also determine the factors

affecting the choice of careers.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is aimed at eradicating the problem of choice of

career amongst students in the society. It would also give

students a good direction their year of study. The right choice of

students so discover on time whether the subjects they have

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chosen, and if they would be able to do them, can meet their

aspirations. Also the study will give educator good

understanding of the problems and it will enable them to help

the students make the right choice of career in which they have

the aptitude and ability. This will enable them to read just and

cope with the requirement for such career.

This study will go a long way in making our policy make

recognizance the need for training more careers guidance

counsellor for our students in the society. Implementation of the

recommendation which will be derived from the study will

enable students to develop some skills early enough through

vocational and technical training to enable the contribution to

economy development. As specialization is a criterion to high

productivity the nation would also benefit very much from the

employment of the right individuals in the right careers because

there would be increase in productivity, thus, the national

manpower need would be satisfied.

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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1. The students aware of what career they are going into?

2. Are the students influenced by friends, parents,

teachers, social status, prestige, socio-economic

background?

3. What role do parents play in their children choice of

career?

4. Whether a students ability in a particular subject aspect

his choice of career?

5. Are the school giving the children a proper or adequate

guidance and counselling service for their choice of

career?

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The perception of students (positive and negative) is fact

all over the nation. But this study restricted to selected schools

in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State

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