Schools beckon career counsellors to campuses

By-ABDUL LATHEEF NAHA
A career guidance programme organised at St. Gemma's Girls Higher Secondary School in Malappuram was an opportunity for the students of Class XII of the school to know about the courses and jobs awaiting them.

THE IMPORTANCE of career guidance is increasingly felt on our school and college campuses. Many higher secondary schools and colleges have begun to arrange guidance sessions for their students. Many others are considering the idea, but without knowing whom to approach to give their children the wisest advice in selecting a career.
St. Gemma's Girls Higher Secondary School at Malappuram last week introduced its Class XII students to a guidance session where they explored a new world of careers. Thanks to Kozhikode-based Centre for Information and Guidance India (CIGI), the 50-odd students and parents who sat through the session agreed that their perspective on courses and employments had undergone a change.
M.S. Jalil, the principal counsellor of CIGI, looked ecstatic after seeing the response of the students. He held separate sessions for the students of humanities, science and commerce.
CIGI is also conducting counselling sessions at several institutions across the State. Some of them are Bafaqi Vocational Higher Secondary School, Puthanathani, Malappuram; Medical College Campus Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode; Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kuttichira; Sir Syed College, Thaliparamba, Kannur; IHRD College, Pathanamthitta; and T.K.M. Arts and Science College, Kollam.
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coutesy the hindu 25-11-2005