Career Planning – An Overwhelming Experience

Posted By Aditi Bhattacharya.

that I dream of being an Ophthalmologist or a Radiologist. A  Scientist , Doctor who owns a restaurant……Rajiv Roy, Class XII

Career planning, the second phase program of Aavishkar, a joint initiative of ABP and Dheya, took place in Kolkata on September 13, 09. The career planning was conducted by career planners, trained and certified by Dheya. Children between age group of 13 and 24 were helped to define their careers and career for next 10 years has been planned for them. Dheya also takes the initiative to track the children for next ten years and guide them as and when required.

The career planning session was an overwhelming experience by itself. It was not only a happy moment for the children but also for the parents who were extremely satisfied with the whole procedure. Before the session started, parents were bit sceptical about the program, but after going through the two hours rigorous session along with their children, they were immensely pleased and delighted.

A few of the parents commented that such sessions were not their in their times and hence, they remained confused through out their academic career and lacked confidence even in their professional career, further, it also made them unhappy about their career choices to some extent. One of the parent said that this kind of program should have been conducted a few months earlier, so that whatever wrong career decisions their kid has taken so far, could have been avoided, nonetheless, it was never too late, as further damage has been avoided, henceforth.

The parents also expressed their gratitude to ABP and Dheya for taking such path breaking steps in the field of education. The children were benefitted multi-fold. There were certain complex cases too where Dheya has taken initiative to help the respective children to build their lives in more than one sitting without any additional charges, helping them first with counselling followed by career guidance and career planning.

In a nutshell, career planning session has helped the children in the following way:

· To choose the correct line of education in congruence to their personality and ability and to their interest to some extent.

· Facilitated them with sound decision whether to invest in particular stream of education/certification.

· Assisted in setting their goals in life.

· Created a focus in their lives.

· Made them confident about their future career decisions.

· Helped them to walk towards their dreams.

· Helped them to have a vision in life.

The careers planning program was a wonderful experience for the Career planners too and they are thankful to have got the opportunity to shape the future of Indian youth.

 

… By Aditi Bhattacharya. Head – Content