The Need to Apply SODA for Effective Career Choice and Development in Pre-Vocational Level in Basic Education Programme in Nigeria

Abstract

Forcing students to read courses by parents, friends and some higher institutions has made many of them to be jumping from one course to another without focus. Many of the Nigerian students have neither the understanding of themselves nor the diversity of vocations of interest that are available as well as the necessary prerequisites for progress and success in various occupations. A number of the students manifest lack of interest in various vocations and ability to cope with the courses they are studying due to wrong career choices. The researcher describe the concept of vacation, career development and rationale for effective career choice among students at the pre-vocational level in Basic Education programme in Nigerian. The Federal Government of Nigeria reason for creating Basic Education as well as its objectives was unveiled. Therefore, part of the recommendations was the need to apply SODA so as to assist counselors in guiding students towards appropriate career choices in the 21* century.