Factors Affecting Career Guidance and Counselling Activities for Middle School Students in the North Central Region of Vietnam

Dang Van Hai^1, , Nguyen Thi Huong², Pham Van Son³ and Ho Thi Thuy Le¹

¹Nghe An Department of Education and Training

²Vinh University

³Ministry of Education and Training

Cite this paper:
Dang Van Hai, Nguyen Thi Huong, Pham Van Son and Ho Thi Thuy Le. Factors Affecting Career Guidance and Counselling Activities for Middle School Students in the North Central Region of Vietnam. American Journal of Educational Research. 2022; 10(9):553-559. doi: 10.12691/education-10-9-7

Abstract

According to Viet Nam's 2018 General Education Curriculum, career guidance and counselling is a critical factor that plays an important role in achieving the goal of comprehensive education and contributes to the effective implementation of job orientation for students after high school, meeting the needs of national human resources in the context of international integration. The article analysed the factors influencing career guidance and counselling for middle school students, specifically assessing the content and form of influence of factors on career guidance and counselling for middle school students. From that, the researchers have surveyed to investigate the impact of these factors on career orientation counselling activities for students in secondary schools in the North Central region of Vietnam. The research serves as empirical evidence to improve the quality of vocational education for secondary and high school students in this area.

Keywords:
occupational education students secondary school

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