Enhancing students career readiness through peer counselling programme in Hong Kong

Abstract

The present study is the first empirical research in Hong Kong to evaluate a peer career counselling programme consisting of a 3.5-day training and a school-based service project. Using a quasi-experimental design, the evaluation was based on the Career Readiness Scales ratings at three waves of data collection. Results showed that the programme was effective in enhancing peer counsellors' career readiness. The effect came mainly from the training and less from the service project.

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Measuring Career Preparedness Among Adolescents: Development and Validation of the Career Resources Questionnaire—Adolescent Version

“…Indeed, measures based on constructs of career maturity, career readiness, or career adaptability all share a strong focus on assessing motivational facets of career preparedness. Lastly, research has further found that career management behaviors, such as actively seeking advice from advisors and faculty (St Clair et al, 2017), actively exploring careers and professional options (Rogers et al, 2008; Wong et al, 2016), or self-exploration (Hirschi et al, 2015; Li et al, 2015), are important aspects of career preparedness.…”