Absolutely yes, but just like anything in life you get out what you put in. Career counselling certainly accelerates one’s career development through the use of a variety of psychometric test, assessments and activities that provide valuable insights concerning a range of career related issues. Learning more about yourself and careers is certainly movement towards a decision but before most people can make an informed career decision they will be required to achieve a few important tasks beyond the counselling session.Such tasks would form part of your action plan having been generated from your counselling session. This for example would include researching those career that you are interested in, exposing oneself to related working environments, and meeting with people currently in that line of work before making any final decisions.

Personal growth: You gain insight into your strengths, abilities, skills, interests, values, passions in life, which ultimately improves your sense of identity and self-esteem.
Increased knowledge of careers: After careful consideration of the variety of subjects/careers available you are in a better position to confidently select your most favourable subjects/career.
Access to resources: You are provided with a variety of relevant resources and tools to facilitate the process of making an informed and favourable career decision.
Informed career decision: Reduces the risk of wasted time and money and instead offers a renewed sense of confidence in yourself and your future as you have a clearer vision for your life.
Action plan: Improves your academic motivation and achievement as you diligently follow a clear and comprehensive plan.
Job satisfaction: Increases your chance of finding a favourable and satisfying job.

We believe that it is never too early to start planning your career and working towards making an informed and confident career decision. The earlier the better as deciding on a favourable career is a process that requires reflection and effort and nothing this important is worth rushing. Therefore it is a process that is best facilitated by a career counselor. We would suggest that there are certain grade within which a school learner should seriously evaluate their future career path, that being in grade 9 (subject choice) and in grade 11 and 12 (career choice). You may find that thinking about what you are going to do after school evokes feeling of fear, apprehension and confusion. This is quite normal and is an indication that you need to simply take action. Taking action sooner rather than laterwill significantly reduce your anxieties as well as those of your parents as you develop an well thought through action plan towards achieving your career aspirations preparing. Failing to plan is planning to fail so choose instead to be wise about your futureand start taking action sooner rather than later.

We believe that because of the dynamic design and nature of the career workshop there will be little need for additional sessions. However, career development in most cases is a complex and life-long process and individuals may feel that although the career workshop accelerated their career development they would like to continueexploring their career options. In such cases, an additional one or twocounselling sessions can be arranged and at a reduced rate for those who participated in the workshop.

Our team includes counselling psychologists and registered counselors, each with many years of experience in career assessment and counselling.

The career counselling relationship and the information you share with your counselloris strictly confidential. Issues regarding confidentiality and privacy of information will be clearly explained in the contract that you will complete during your interview session. Ultimately, it is for you to decide who you would like to share your information with. Therefore, your information will not be disclosed to anyone unless you have specifically requested this from your counsellor.

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The career counsellor's main objective is to assist you in developing your own unique story. The counsellor will assist you in making sense of your assessment resultsand assist you in understanding or considering the various factors that may influence your career decision making. The counsellorwill refer you to the relevant resources providing you with an abundance of information concerning your favourable career options. It is important to note that the career counsellor does not assume to be the expert of your life and therefore tell you what career you should pursue. This we believe in disrespectful as you are the expert o your life and it’s important for you to realize exactly this. Rather we assume a collaborative partnership and work together will all the information at our disposal and make sense of your career journey in a way that is relevant and has meaning for you as an individual.

Each person will receive a certificate on completion of the workshop verifying receipt of professional career counselling services. This documentmay improve your chances of being accepted into a specific course, especially in cases where you may find yourself on a shortlist of prospective applicants.

There is nothing more personal than one’s own career and a variety of personal matters like family dynamics, financial struggles, peer influences, media and many more come into play. Therefore, a career counsellor explores the influence of various personal matters as these form an integral part of your career aspiration for the future.

Career counsellors cannot read the minds of individuals. They don’t know what any individual wants to do or likes to do unless they communicate their interests and competencies. The counsellors can assist the individual in exploring the various career options that are available within the scope of their interests and competencies and highlight the necessary requirements.

A career counsellor cannot predict the future. They are, however, able to identify trends of the past and the prospects of the future and predict what can be expected in the following few years but they cannot calculate if an individual will be in a satisfying and well paid job 10 years from now.

A career counsellor’s job is not to tell anyone what career they should choose. Instead, the counsellor should facilitate understanding in an individual concerning their interests, passions, dreams, abilities. Lastly, the counsellor helps the individual to develop an action plan that will lead to the accomplishment of their chosen career.

If one approaches their career development wisely, most hobbies can certainly become careers. The role of the career counsellor is to help the individual critically evaluate the various career options so as to identify the career that would be an expression of their hobby.

Every single individual is wonderfully unique, with preferences and competencies that differ from everyone else. We risk sabotaging our unique desires and skills when we choose to pursue a career that has proven to be successful for someone else. Similarly, we should not allow the failures of others to influence our career decisions for the future. Instead, we should be guided by our own uniqueness and locate the career that will best express this uniqueness.

Not entirely true. The truth is that a career counsellors’ ultimate goal is to make sure that individuals make choices that enable them to do whatever it is that they want to pursue in life, rather than just making a lot of money. Pursuing a career that one excels in will automatically lead to prosperity and wealth creation. Thus, creating wealth is a by-product rather than an end goal.

Career counselling is about helping individuals better understand what it is that they want to do, what it is that they can do and how they can close the gap between the two. For many individuals top educational institutions are not the best option. Instead the counsellor works with the individual to locate the educational institution which will be best for their career needs.

Although high achievers are often more active in their career development a career counsellor can only add a limited degree of value to their profile. This is of course is valuable as it can both confirm and refine their career decisions. Therefore, the large majority who may not be as active in their career development have that much more to gain from the process and consequently their career development can be quickly accelerated. All individuals have the potential to succeed but some may need more assistance in effectively channelling their energies to be able to achieve their career goals.