ABSTRACT

Life starts at & conception and runs through till death, The quality of life depends on the interaction between nature and nurture which very much influences the personality of an individual and affects the way he or she interacts with his or her environment, Life is definitely more than meat, and an occupation is by no means all there is in life. Family life and social, civic, religion and recreational aspects cannot be neglected. The life goal — the objective that provides the center of all activities and gives meaning to life — is very important, hut a satisfying and successful life is often dependent on the wise choice of an occupation and a reasonable success in it. The job itself is often the aspect that gives meaning to life just as it is true that a satisfying life goal is frequently what gives meaning to the occupation. The two cannot be separated. Organized vocational guidance assists the individual by providing him with all the data that indicate his interests and abilities and all that are essential to an understanding of the type of work. He is heloed to learn about duties and responsibilities of various occupations, the conditions of work, the wages or salaries and other benefits, and to organize all this information in such a way as to enable him to make choices suitable to his abilities and needs. Of course, it must he freely conceded that the best organized and best equipped programme of guidance will sometimes fail because of inadequacy of present methods an techniques and because the individual may refuse to accept the evidence of his interests and abilities (Villiams, 1i73)