The primary program, in laying the foundation for a sound education, contributes to the student's ability to make informed decisions about career and life-style. In addition, there are more explicit ways in which the primary program may contribute to career development. Career development also includes the acquisition of an open and inquiring attitude towards work. It includes the development of an understanding of the world in which we live and the place of leisure, sports and recreation, the arts, industry, trade, commerce, and public service in our lives. Providing situations for all children to investigate traditional and non-traditional roles helps them to realize the range of possibilities for career choices and life decisions.
Primary teachers facilitate career education in a number of ways.
For example, teachers help children build upon, extend, and develop or modify the experiences they have gained about the world of work from everyday life outside the classroom.