ROLE OF TEACHERS IN CAREER COUNSELLING AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL

Teachers play a critical role in offering career advice to students (Khan, 2011). Teachers assist students in choosing school subjects appropriate for their abilities and will allow them to have successful careers in the future (Flayer& Adams, 2008). According to Garrahy (2001), teachers are the primary providers of career advice, assisting students in subject selection and providing career knowledge. Students with little to no career encouragement from teachers at the secondary school level, according to Maree and Beck (2004), are unlikely to achieve their desired future careers. According to Elizabeth (2012), teachers play a role in secondary school students' career decisions by providing information and advising them about obtaining such jobs. Teachers assess students' skills, inform them about the subjects they are studying, and teach them how to move forward with their chosen professions (Kisilu Kimani & Combo, 2012).