Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Helping Students take better decisions, through Career Counselling

I have all through my profession been in the education sector. So far, it has for the most part been engaging with students from Class 8 to the undergrad level. Each time I addressed them, I could see aspiration, in few, some sort of direction, hesitance and confusion, all in their eyes. It's very normal for a student between the age of 14-18 to be confused, right? I sometimes recall those days when I was in my twelfth standard. It was all so befuddling, my parents wanted me to pursue English Honours and become a teacher like most women in my family were, however, I was pretty enthusiastic making a career in the Hospitality sector and furthermore also keen on considering Business Administration alongside. As I recall those days, I wonder what an assignment, it was to really sum up what I actually wanted? An eighteen-year old made to think what she needed to be following a long time after that. I currently believe it was an absurd desire from myself. I wasn't prepared to choose just one area of study without having the option of choosing to pursue some distinct subjects alongside.

Presently at this point the equivalent is for all students of that age. Not that I state, that each student of that age is confounded, however, I state, most experience that period of confusion, peer pressure, parents desires, etc. Imagine a scenario in which we gave students a decision to just investigate their enthusiasm all alone. Why do we anticipate that they should choose just when they are about to complete their standard 12? Why don't we empower or teach the dynamic mentality from the eighth standard upward? Why don't all schools in India open up to the career counselling practices, decisively? Many schools don't generally have students exposed to professional advising on career options. Well, the questions could simply go on. Be that as it may, I speak of a solution here.

My belief on professional career advising is that each student from the time they are to pick a stream ought to be given a presentation to a wide scope of choices they could have after they moved on from higher secondary school. Can career counselors in school start exploring and gain more knowledge on the unconventional programs of study over traditional degrees that are more diverse and prepares students to handle the challenges of the years ahead. This certainly could help speak to students with precision and guide them to make better and informed choices.

To me professional career counselling enables a student to distinguish their qualities and shortcomings, comprehend the distinction of different career alternatives they have in front of them, to assess what coordinates their advantage, enthusiasm and in like manner decide to consider a program that best matches their abilities and territories of intrigue. I have been in touch with significant number schools in the Eastern part of India (Kolkata, Siliguri, Suri, Guwahati in the North East) that expose their students to such viable career counselling by experts of the education sector. I have students that have taken professional guidance in the ongoing occasions, and now come up with extremely astute questions with respect to the diverse program instructed in different Universities in India today. As this small exposure brings significant change in the development of students, I so accept that professional career counselling must be drilled in all schools in India to allow their students to settle on educated choices.


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Helping Students take better decisions, through Career Counselling

I have all through my profession been in the education sector. So far, it has for the most part been engaging with students from Class 8 to ...