It should be noted that many of the participants
in the study expressed positive thoughts
and feelings after completing the training programme.
There was a shift or movement from
negative territory (lost, confused, anxious, nervous,
and scarred) to a positive state of feelings
and thoughts (confident, positive outlook, selfknowledge
and happy and proud). Through career
guidance, society is able to allocate human
resources and social equity in access to educational
opportunities (Plant 2004). Previously
marginalised communities such as those in some
parts of South Africa could benefit. This access
should be augmented by an improvement in career
counseling training (Plant 2004) in such
localities.