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ABSTRACT

Students with special educational needs (SEN) have a hard time moving into employment or post-school education. Many previous research on students with SEN and career guidance, focused on primary to secondary students. With more students enrolled to higher education, there is a strong need to discover the ways to improve their career guidance and planning. To improve their self-efficacy and planning, a programme named “Career, Ambition & Resilience (CAR) Programme” was launched focused on their development. Significant differences between the pre- and post-test score after the programme in the participants. This study has shown the contributions of endeavour for students with wide-spectrum capacity and education strategy.

KEYWORDS

student affairs, special educational needs, leadership development, career readiness, future skill training, higher education

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Joseph C. H. SO & Bernardo Y. K. WONG. (2022). Enhancing Career Readiness of Students With Special Educational Needs Through a Career Planning Programme. US-China Education Review B, July-Aug. 2022, Vol. 12, No. 4, 101-113.

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