"We make errors in subject selections and students end up losing their careers. Some schools continue to select subjects for students," said one teacher. The teachers lamented that guidance and counselling is not taken seriously in schools and is only considered as a support service.
They said guidance and counselling has been in schools for a long time but has inadequate resources. "We need career counsellors separate from guidance and counselling that we do in schools because the current trend defeats teachers empowerment. We need people who specialise in their fields, otherwise we will continue to lag behind. We need to be equipped in order to help students at the earliest stages in order to diagnose and assess their needs and interest for informed career choices," a teacher said. The teachers called on the Ministry of Education to make it mandatory for guidance and counselling offices to be fully equipped. They added that due to the fact that teachers are sometimes overstretched between classes and counselling, they end up giving scanty information to students.
