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Capacitating Educators through Career Counselling Training at Guwahati
To better equip students for the evolving job market, a one-day training programme titled 'How to Become a Career Guide' was held on January 29, at Bosco Reach Out, Guwahati. Organized by Bosco Reach Out, Career Guidance, and Job Placement Services, Guwahati, in collaboration with the Don Bosco Job Placement Network and the Forum of Salesian Career Guidance and Job Placement, the event brought together over 25 participants, including teachers, career counsellors, vocational center in-charges, and placement coordinators from Assam and Meghalaya.
Father Ignatius Gari SDB, Associate Director of Bosco Reach Out, inaugurated the session, extending a warm welcome to the resource persons Father Gabriel Karunaraj SDB, National Director of the Don Bosco Job Placement Network, and Father Renigo Roy SDB, Assistant Professor at Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur. He encouraged participants to recognize the significance of career counseling in shaping students' futures.
The training commenced with Father Renigo Roy SDB's session on Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, underscoring the diverse ways students learn and process information. Educators can offer tailored career guidance that aligns with student's abilities and interests by identifying strengths such as linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinaesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic intelligence. He also elaborated on Career Mapping, a strategic tool that helps students visualize their academic and professional pathways. Through this approach, participants learned how to guide students in aligning their skills and passions with suitable educational streams and career opportunities.
Father Gabriel Karunaraj SDB conducted an insightful session on job hunting in the digital age, introducing participants to platforms like the Don Bosco Job Placement Network (www.donboscojobs.org), the Jobs DBI App, and government job portals such as National Career Service (NCS). He provided practical tips on leveraging these digital resources for effective job searches and improving employability. The session also covered crucial topics like government job categories, civil services, PSUs, banking, railways, defense, and major entrance exams such as UPSC, SSC, AFCAT, NEET, and JEE. Additionally, he highlighted scholarship opportunities like the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and the Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), ensuring that educators could guide students in accessing financial support for higher education.
Encouraged by the programme's success, Bosco Reach Out with the Don Bosco Job Placement Network will organize further training sessions throughout the year in collaboration with Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur. These sessions will ensure that educators remain well-equipped with the latest tools and knowledge to help students make informed career decisions.
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