Career Counseling and Sustainability of Trades and Crafts in Western Niger Delta, Nigeria.

Career counseling is a valuable process that assist individuals in making informed decisions about career paths. This study on career counseling and sustainability of trades and crafts in Western Niger Delta used an exploratory research design and content analysis was used in providing subjective answers to the research questions that were raised to guide the study. The findings amongst others reveals that the variables of career counseling, including, career orientation and career coaching respectively have substantial effects on career decision making and career development. Also, recommendations were proffered, including providing timely orientation to the younger generations of the Western Niger Deltans to fall back to the traditional trades and crafts of our forefathers in the phase of the inaccessible of white collar jobs in government Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and the International oil companies (IOCs) to harness the comparative advantages of self-employment and benefits of entrepreneurial pursuits in trades and crafts in disparity to having a civil service career with a white collar job limited by National minimum wage legislation

Career, Counseling, Crafts, Trades

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