KUCCPS intends to implement career evaluations in junior high schools.
The Kenya University and College Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has suggested that students in junior schools be evaluated on their future career routes.
Prof John Oluoch, the Director for Placement and Career Development, said during the second annual CBC symposium on Wednesday, April 23, that this would give students plenty of time to prepare for their future careers by selecting the appropriate courses.
It is essential to time career evaluations well, particularly during the Junior School years, when students are honing their professional aspirations. Assessments at this time might assist in narrowing the focus and making plans for schooling, he said.
Educators may successfully help students choose senior schools and career routes that match their interests and talents by integrating these techniques and understanding the value of evaluation data.
Joseph Muraya, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Careers, supported his statement by highlighting the significance of evaluating students before they make career decisions.
With higher rates of success, this, he claimed, would allow students to find pleasure in their future employment since they will have chosen routes that are more appropriate for them.
Additionally, he pleaded with the ministry to give priority to instruction on the route and placement standards.
“Students who use personality assessments to identify potential careers are more likely to discover employment that match their skills and interests, resulting in greater job satisfaction and success.” The Ministry of Education has to increase public understanding and awareness of pathways and placement.
Senior secondary school students in the CBC system will be required to select one of three courses that are more in line with their professional aspirations.
The three pathways are Arts and Sports, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and each will offer a unique curriculum.
For example, in the new system, mathematics will only be required for STEM students, a fact that has split the nation, with academics predicting dire consequences for the students’ futures.
The pupils will, however, have the choice to select up to two pathways to increase their future opportunities.
