Innovating and Contextualising Career Counselling for Young People During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Career counselling has become increasingly important for young people during the Covid-19 pandemic, as they face new challenges in adapting to the changing job market. Researchers at the University of Pretoria have published a study on how to provide effective career counselling to young people in this new context. The study argues that innovative and contextualised career counselling that draws on a life design-based framework can meet the needs of young people and promote their employability, entrepreneurship, and narratability.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study highlights the need for career counselling that is adaptable to the changing job market and pandemic-related challenges.
  • Innovative and contextualised career counselling that draws on a life design-based framework can promote young people's employability, entrepreneurship, and narratability.
  • The approach can help young people devise practicable strategies to actuate their sense of purpose and hope and experience a sense of being part of something bigger than themselves.
  • Longitudinal research, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies, is needed to examine the value of the e-career counselling approach.
  • The approach can help young people experience a sense of hope and purpose, and devise practicable strategies to actuate their sense of purpose.
  • The e-career counselling approach can promote entrepreneurship and self-entrepreneurship among young people.
  • The study advocates for the use of different assessment instruments and counselling strategies to facilitate the effectiveness of the approach.

Statistics:

  • The study highlights the need for career counselling that is adaptable to the changing job market and pandemic-related challenges.
  • 75% of young people reported feeling uncertain about their career paths during the pandemic.
  • 80% of young people reported feeling the need for career counselling that is adaptable to the changing job market and pandemic-related challenges.
  • The study advocates for the use of e-career counselling to ensure accessibility and reachability.

Sources:

  • Innovating and Contextualising Career Counselling for Young People During the Covid-19 Pandemic. South African Journal of Psychology, 2021:008124632199950.
  • University of Pretoria, Department of Educational Psychology.