The seminar took place at the IAT Thika Road Campus, Kasarani, adjacent to Kenya Tents near Roysambu Roundabout from 8.30 AM to 04.00 PM.

Participants were taken through:

· Introduction to career counseling,

· Sources of Career Information,

· Factors to consider when choosing a career,

· Factors to consider when choosing a tertiary institution,

· Career opportunities in the ICT industry,

· Career opportunities in the Business industry,

· IAT CSR activities – Ufunguo Scholarships,

· IAT train the trainer course - MCT.

It was also a forum where teachers shared, brainstormed and helped solved problems that they encounter in the course of their work as career counselors.

IAT facilitated the seminar due to the increase in secondary graduates without ample career information. Each year, IAT receives more than 14,000 career enquiries. The majority of these are fresh high school leavers in career choices dilemma as they try to decide on the courses to pursue at college and university level that would best prepare them for a life long career. Many of them lack basic/background information on career opportunities and options after high school. As such, they are often not empowered to make appropriate career choices.  

Lack of proper career guidance could lead to Wrong career choices, frustrated, disillusioned and unfulfilled careers, lack of drive and motivation to excel in studies and also at work and un-preparedness for entry into the world of work.

Clear guidance on careers and the link between school and the world of work is a vital ingredient for successful and fulfilling careers.

During the seminar, teachers identified Lack of Information on different Careers as the biggest challenge in their day to day program.

In the end, IAT undertook to assist schools in developing their career departments by;

· Facilitating Career Counseling sessions in schools so as to take information on different careers to students,

· Inviting students to IAT for academic trips and giving them an opportunity to sample its excellent and latest state of the art ICT and Business facilities,

· Assist needy students through Ufunguo Scholarships so that they can actualize a career in ICT

All participants received training materials and certificates of participation.