Career Compass guides the way to success
Boston City Campus & Business College offers you the opportunity to complete the Career Compass skills and interests assessment that will assist you in making your life-changing career decision
Recent research has indicated that prospective tertiary education students are less than confident about their career choices. Many, in their first year of study, are overwhelmed as studies are very difficult at a tertiary level, and learners land up questioning whether the effort required matches their passion for the industry they have selected.
Matric research results:
• 73% of students believe they are still in need of comprehensive career guidance and
• 84% believe there are many career opportunities they do not even know of.
• Sadly, only 21% believe they have the resources within their area to guide them towards their ideal career.
Boston City Campus & Business College recognises that this is a life-changing decision and therefore offers (at no obligation) the opportunity to complete the Career Compass skills and interests assessment.
“This is a hi-tech but brief career insight evaluation that is aimed to help students reach career maturity.” explains Ari Katz, CEO of Boston City Campus & Business College. These are the questions you need for self-exploration for career choice.
Do I want to:
1. Work regular office hours or work extended hours?
2. Work with numbers?
3. Work with people?
4. Work alone?
5. Work as a member of a team?
6. Work with my hands?
7. Be creative?
Do I wish to enter the working world as a technician, web designer, programmer or administrator?
The answers to these pertinent questions guide the student towards the ideal study programme.
Results are available immediately and are produced in the form of a graph that ranks the individuals results from the most suited career options to the least suited career options based upon the individual’s interests.
What is important is appropriate career choice – it has been proven that students are more likely to succeed if they are studying subjects that they enjoy.
“Statistics show that there is a 15% – 25% throughput rate at South African universities and colleges (Source: High university drop-out rates: a threat to South Africa’s future – HSRC, 2008). This means that only about one quarter of all students who start a programme complete it.
“The reason for this is that often youngsters choose a career or field of study without doing the proper research and evaluation. And once they start the course and realise this is not for them, it is too late.”
Katz says the Boston Career Assessment programme is an important tool in guiding prospective students. “We have a number of career focused qualifications available to our students. We encourage every learner to seriously investigate what opportunities there are out there, and which would be most appropriate for them. They need to select the most psychographically suitable career choice.” concludes Katz.
Enquiries and further information: www.boston.co.za or 013 752 4560.
