Windhoek
Some students entering institutions of higher learning are not quite sure of the courses they should register for in terms of their career choices – due to a lack of career guidance.
As a result some students have been compelled to change their courses and thus their career choices mid-way through their studies. A wrong choice of course now can affect your career in the future.
Herta Namwandi, who completed her Grade 12 at Shaanika Nashilongo Senior Secondary School, says she is registering for Human Resources (HR) because most of the courses she wanted to do require mathematics and accounting, which she did not have in Grade 12.
“I chose HR because people said it has to do with the working environment in offices and I think I can do that and that is the only course that I can do that does not require me to have mathematics and accounting,” she says.
Namwandi says she never attended any career fair and her previous school did not provide them with much career information.
“The little information I have I got from my sibling,” notes Namwandi, who plans to enroll at the International University of Management (IUM).
“We were provided with career guidance at school, but they concentrated only on specific courses,” says Matti Nashiku, who graduated from Negumbo High School last year, adding that he chose his course based on the advice of his sister, because she knows his interests. Nashiku thus decided to register for Computer Science at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST).
Emon Laubscher was wandering around on the main campus of the University of Namibia, saying he does not know what to register for, because he does not have enough information and was not really sure what to choose.
“Tucsin did not host any career guidance and I don’t know what to study,” he says, hoping that newcomers at Tucsin will not experience the same thing. He advises learners to demand career guidance at their schools.