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CAREER PLANING Career is all about the experience in an occupation one accumulates over a given period of time or in one’s life. Therefore career is concerned with exposure of a person about a given job or area of work. Career Planning Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person will ever make. Unfortunately, many people make career choices without drawing any plan but just follow the education system as it flows and at the end of it they end up crying of unemployment and that is when they realise that they would have thought about it before they took on that academic or vocational line. That brings us to the importance of career guidance and planning before students choose a school, college, and subjects or even taking on a particular course or study programme ultimately. Parents, teacher and children need to seek for career guidance and career planning. One of the very best ways to begin this is by taking an initiative to consult all the stake holders in a child’s career path and development. There is no need to leave career guidance and career planning to chance, therefore schools and parents involve professionals for proper guidance in career related issues for their students or children. Facilitating students focusing on the interests and talents will help them have a starting point that is uniquely about them and their career choice. This is only the beginning of career planning and career guidance. Everyone on earth has his/her dream right from childhood however, the research I made on some selected Ugandans showed that 0.2% pursue and develop the career of their dreams. When still a child, he/she has very big dreams irrespective of his talent and ability, which is a very wonderful experience which develops children’s interest in a certain career. One becomes so much inquisitive about that particular field at a very early age. That is why you find young children who want to become engineers turn their homes into workshops, collecting all kind of  scrap they come across. The ones who want to become doctors become so inquisitive about what doctors do in hospitals, the ones who want to become chefs also manipulate items about cooking. For that case parents and teachers should provide enabling or conducive environments and possible assistance for the learners to discover all about their dreams. As it is that a human being is born with some raw knowledge which is to be manufactured automatically through self discovery or through teaching learning interaction, so all the opportunities should be provided for our children by parents and teachers. One of the greatest needs of the society today are the individuals who are insightful enough to transform the nation with purposeful acts through creating meaning out of their dreams but not by accidents. Another great need of society is visionary parents and teachers. Human beings, who are intuitive enough to sell people into their own greatness, need to be insightful to achieve their own dreams. It is always important to know that “One’s career choice affects the rest of his or her life” Taking you through the general education system particularly for East Africa Nursery/kindergarten (duration: three years) This is the pre-school level that is one of the new trends in education systems of various African countries. Children usually start at the age of three and complete nursery school by the age of six. Though most of us we never attended this level formally but now it is becoming a prerequisite to all new entrants joining primary level of Education. Here the child gets oriented in the real outside world beyond the home environment he/she used to, This level of education prepares and sharpens the child as well as laying a foundation for the more complex life experience outside the home, whereby at the end of it all he/she will be officially initiated fully in the education system. Really i can relate this level of education to a farmer who first clears and prepares the grounds in summer and makes the garden ready to receive seeds when the right seasons for planting come. So from that perspective at this level the child is prepared for primary level. Therefore this is the first stage in the career development struggle and parents and teachers who play paramount role in the struggle of making the children get ready for the primary level. Primary school (duration: seven years or Eight) In some African countries like Uganda, there are seven primary school years, from primary one to primary seven. With normal annual progression this means primary school should last seven years for which at the seventh year the children have to seat for the grand final national examinations which yield them a Primary Leaving Examinations certificate to those who fair in performance, Though in other countries like Kenya primary level is composes of Eight years. T the final national assessment there are subjects – English language, mathematics, science and social studies and the best possible mark pupils can achieve is a total of four (which means one point - a distinction - in each subject), while the worst is a total of 36 (nine points for each subject, which means a fail), various schools sprint these subjects at the initial stage of primary level. I.e. From primary one to primary three those broader four subjects are subdivided. Students with between four and 12 points pass the PLE with a first grade, or division one. Those with scores between 13 and 23 get a second grade; 24 to 29 get a third grade, while those with 30 to 34 pass with a fourth grade. This primary level mostly provides general information on the four major disciplines of academics, That is to say; Science for sciences, English for languages, and Mathematics for Antiemetic and Social Studies for Social sciences which also lays a foundation for secondary school level Secondary school (duration: six years or four years) Pupils who pass their PLE can progress to secondary school. This level has two stages in some African countries Like Uganda; the first four years, senior one (S1) to senior four (S4), constitute the O-level period. At the end of S4, students sit the second major national exams for Uganda it known as the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or simply O-level examinations. Students who pass their O-level exams may progress to A-levels or the Higher School Certificate (HSC). This lasts two years, S5 and S6, after which students sit for the final national examination for Uganda’s case it is called Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations, also known simply as A-levels. All these three annual national exams are sat between October and December. University and other tertiary institutions Students who pass their A-levels may choose to progress to university, where they can study for degrees, or to other tertiary institutions that award diplomas and certificates. Some wealthier parents send their children to universities and colleges abroad. However, some tertiary institutions, like primary teachers' colleges and some nursing schools, also admit students who have only completed and passed their O-levels. Though the world wide education system is changing where for any father studies be it vocational advanced secondary level certificate is becoming a prerequisite

These are some of the major field’s students and their facilitators should think about during career planning and guidance as well; 1.	- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 2.	- Architecture & Construction 3.	- Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications 4.	- Business, Management & Administration 5.	- Education & Training 6.	- Finance 7.	- Government & Public Administration 8.	- Health Science 9.	- Hospitality & Tourism 10.	- Human Services 11.	- Information Technology 12.	- Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 13.	- Manufacturing 14.	- Marketing, Sales & Service 15.	- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 16.	Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 17.	 Among the so many program offered by various universities all over the world. Prior to the above courses here I bring you to some of the subjects subjects which are essential for various popular degree courses and those which would be directly useful. •	Chemistry A level is essential or very useful for: Medicine, Veterinary Science, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Biology (and Bio related subjects). •	To study Medicine: Chemistry is essential, plus 2 other A levels, one of which should be a science. Biology is not essential, but it is useful. •	For a Business Studies degree: No essential A-level subjects, though Economics, entrepreneurship and Mathematics are useful subject.. The same is true for degrees like Accounts, Management etc. •	Law degrees: No essential subjects, though they like you to have subjects which show logical ability and the ability to write (eg: a mixture of Arts and Science subjects). •	Psychology: No essential subjects (a mix of Arts and Science subjects is good.) •	Computing: No essential subjects for most courses. Moths A level is essential for a few Universities and useful for all. •	Engineering: Moths and Physics are generally essential. Though you should also know that Chemistry is essential for most Chemical Engineering degrees. •	Most other degree courses either have no essential A-level subjects, or just require an A level in the subject concerned plus any two others. These give you a picture of the opportunities that are available which are compared with the rest of the factors that are considered while making a career decision. Therefore it is the school’s responsibility to articulate and clarify to the students and parents the above academic and vocational fields. So that students can make relevant decisions for their bright future. During the career information search one should know that, there are numerous articles and books that list what "the experts" predict will be "hot jobs." It is a good thing to look at those lists to see if any of the careers on it appeal to you, however that information should not dictate your choice. It’s because that information is based on the available data which might be valid by the time the data was compiled but from the self evident fact that the world is not static so that data might then not be valid in other periods. Therefore what is hot this year won't be hot a few years from now. Let us not do things because others are doing them Everyone is different and what works for one person won't necessarily work for another, even if that other person is someone with whom you have a lot in common. If someone you know has a career that interests you, look into it and compare the factor of interest against the other factors considered when choosing a career but do not take it for granted that it will work for you too. Choosing career is a great start, but there's a lot more to do after that. A Career Action Plan is a road map that takes you from choosing a career to becoming employed in that occupation to reaching your long-term career goals. More training and development has to be considered and taken on, this will expose and give experience in that particular field since development is a gradual process. Career plans help you understand your occupation, your career path, and what you may personally need to do to develop, advance, or even change your career. The plans can help you learn more about the careers that are available to someone with your skills and training and identify the path you need to take to get there.