Parents are best placed to help in the child's career planning because they are well aware of their child's skills, talents, abilities and interests which can form the basis of the career planning process. These are the qualities that will later develop into successful jobs and careers for the child. It is for the parents to then provide the guidance and resources needed to develop those qualities into successful careers. Parents can help the child to choose the right tertiary education institution by encouraging them to visit a few and attend as many career orientation programmes as are available. Children usually have a vague idea about future careers. Parents can help them to get a better idea about what each career option entails.

It is the duty of parents to provide all opportunities and facilities necessary for the children to join a good FET institution.  If the children have any special talents then parents can encourage them to take special training necessary to develop better skills so that they can channel their special talents into successful careers. All this does not mean that parents should hold hands all the time. It is the duty of parents to guide and stand aside, rather than to push hard.

Allow us to offer you some basic guidelines in support of your child and the career planning process: