Teacher students’ perceptions of occupational counselling

Abstract

Abstract: Occupational counselling is an important skill required of teacher students to be able to provide career guidance for school students. This study investigated the perceptions and understanding of occupational counsel of 192 students of Hue University of Education as future career counsellors. The study has shown students’ limited perceptions of the necessity of this skill, of basic sub-skills required of occupational counselling. The students’ self-rated overall perceptions of career mentoring still remain at the average level. The study also shows the participants’ wish to be provided with more knowledge and skills of mentoring career for school students. On the basis of the findings, the study suggests implications for enhancing occupational counselling skills and subskills to help teacher students meet the new requiements of teacher competencies.