Three tips to help parents and children with effective career guidance

With many years of experience in career counseling, Mr. Luke Curan – Head of Child Protection, Psychological and Health Counseling for students at Anh Viet International School (BVISHo Chi Minh City believes that this work is the foundation for the young generation to identify and pursue appropriate training majors at university level, creating a premise for success in the future.

However, career guidance is a difficult problem for many parents when they do not know how to ask questions and support their children. The turmoil of the career market due to the impact of Covid-19 has confused many students and families. Therefore, Mr. Luke offers three tips for parents to become a reliable companion with their children in choosing majors and schools.

Right time

The process of career guidance should start early at the end of middle school or early high school because this is the period when children enter puberty and begin to shape their personality and themselves in the world around them. Early career guidance will help children discover themselves, as well as understand their aspirations and passions at an appropriate pace, thereby, making specific and long-term preparation plans in learning and accumulating. experience.

He further shared, in PSHE lessons (roughly translated: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education) at the beginning of high school, BVIS students were familiar with the concept of professions in society, What are the key skills that promote effective work or explain what a business is?

The school prioritizes using the Morrisby system to give age-appropriate surveys in grade 11. Accordingly, students can comprehensively assess important aspects of themselves such as personality, strengths and interests. The school will use this result to share with families and teachers, thereby, discussing together, helping students make the best choice for the next learning journey in the program. British Baccalaureate A Level.

Techna Huynh, a former BVIS student in the school year of 2021, who is majoring in Computer Science at Eindhoven University (Netherlands), shared that the early career guidance at school helped her and her family clearly define their goals and goals. as clearly and specifically envisioned in preparing for the future major, thereby successfully applying to the university as desired.

Three tips to help parents and children with effective career guidance

Companion instead of operating

Mr. Luke said that when it comes to career guidance, many parents unknowingly become appointees instead of making decisions with their children. Some families tend to impose traditional inheritance or choose jobs that are considered to bring high income and easy to apply in society. This can cause conflicts in the exchange process, negatively affecting students’ next orientation at university.

“It is extremely important for parents to understand and adjust their own expectations when talking to their children,” emphasized Mr. Luke.

The close relationship between families, schools and students also plays an active role in helping them make the right choices, ensuring the harmony between the criteria related to abilities, interests and needs. reality from society.

Actively seek out more information

According to the Head of Child Protection, BVIS Ho Chi Minh City Psychological and Health Counseling, family is always the first fulcrum for students to seek advice. Therefore, in a world of constant change, parents need to equip themselves with the necessary knowledge and skills to jointly analyze and evaluate the situation, thereby creating favorable conditions for decision making. decision.

However, before a lot of information online, parents may feel confused, it is difficult to verify the accuracy. Therefore, BVIS regularly organizes counseling sessions and seminars with the participation of admissions specialists from many prestigious universities at home and abroad to create favorable conditions for parents to actively access information resources. helpful and answer questions.

Through these events, families will have a broader perspective on majors, admissions process, university learning experience or post-training career prospects. Since then, the process of supporting children to make career choices is also more effective.

Thien Minh