FOLLOW UP

and PLACEMENT
SERVICE

FOLLOW UP
refers toSERVICE
the formal and systematic
monitoring of the individual progress of
current students who have undergone
academic advising, counseling, referral,
placement, or any special intervention
program
an integral part of guidance services that

FOLLOW UP
SERVICE

systematic evaluation
of guidance services
and educational
programs to find out
whether it succeeded
in satisfying needs of
the students

FOLLOW UP
IN-SCHOOL FOLLOW OUT-SCHOOL FOLLOW
SERVICE
UP
UP
help

diminish the
number of drop-outs
by knowing the
causes/reasons why
students leave
school
helps

students
adjust to student life

applies

to services
extended even to the
graduates to instil in
them a sense of
belongingness

helps

the school analyse

its effectiveness

IN-SCHOOL FOLLOW
UP

To what extent are pupils utilizing guidance and

other school and non-school services?

What effect have guidance services had upon pupil

planning?

To what extent are curricular and extra class

activities meeting pupils needs?

To what extent are pupils achieving up to capacity?

To what extent are pupils oriented to the next grade

or to a new school situation?

What kind of adjustments are pupils making to part-

OUT-SCHOOL FOLLOW
UP

Where graduates went after leaving school

Reasons for dropping out or leaving the school

How well graduates are doing in their jobs

What additional needs graduates or dropouts/school leavers have that

the
school can still respond to

Where dropouts/school leavers went

How long graduates stay in their jobs

Adjustment difficulties and concerns of graduates and dropouts/school

leavers

Additional knowledge and skills required by the job which formal

studies
did not offer

Employer satisfaction with graduates

Percentage of high school graduates who go to college and where

ACTIVITIES/ TOOLS IN
FOLLOW UP
Surveys/questionnaires
Follow-up letters
Organizing alumni homecoming
parties/ alumni associations
Interviews
Parent Conference
Use of telephone/ cell phone

PLACEMENT
helping SERVICE
a person to get an appropriate
place according to his qualifications and
abilities
helping people find a place that will
contribute to their physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual health and wellbeing (Villar, 2007)

KINDS OF PLACEMENT
SERVICE
1. Educational Placement

related to practically all areas of the educational program such as

academic courses, attendance, work experience, electives, parttime work, and extra-curricular activities

2. Vocational Placement

also known as job placement

helping students in finding their appropriate place in the

occupational field

3. Personal-Social Placement

assistance to pupils/student to find themselves rightly placed at

home, in the school and in the society as a whole

ACTIVITIES/ TOOLS IN
PLACEMENT
College Admission Tests
Surveys/Tests designed to determine
the students suitable specialization
Series of Symposia
OJT/Internship/Trainings
Posters and Printouts for Job
Opportunities /Job Fair
Linkages with schools, industries and