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Some reflections on Career Counseling & Mentoring

Some reflections on Career Counseling & Mentoring. Gopalan Balagopal Wayanad, Kerala. Aptitude. Hand holding. Soft skills. World Class. Placement. Quality. Blue/White Collar. Hub & Spoke. Mobilization. Aptitude. Career Counseling.

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Some reflections on Career Counseling & Mentoring

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  1. Some reflections on Career Counseling & Mentoring GopalanBalagopal Wayanad, Kerala

  2. Aptitude Hand holding Soft skills World Class Placement Quality Blue/White Collar Hub & Spoke Mobilization

  3. Aptitude Career Counseling

  4. Work Orientation and Responses to Career Choices – India Study • Study conducted in 8 languages, covering 86 schools • Career development occurs within a social and cultural context • Parents and community • Socio-economic status • Career beliefs • Prestige - Gender and career choices

  5. Principles of career counselling • Normative Aspects • Related to self: Personal interests and aptitudes • Related to work: Information on career choices; world of work; work ethics • Non normative influences • Influence of community and family – including them also in the counseling process. • Gender sensitivity • Labour market trends

  6. Principles…. • Career preparation • Decision making and taking personal responsibility. • Skill literacy – volunteering; internship, • Career development bridge – short skill based courses • Soft skills, life skills • Special needs • Needs of the disabled • Addressing career beliefs, prestige, white collar.

  7. Hand holding PREVENTING ATTRITION THRU MENTORING

  8. Expectations – Delivery Mismatch DROP OUT: 30 % Dissatisfied with job or pay: 48%

  9. Recommendations • Pre – Joining Counseling • Counseling help lines - KYT - Workplace videos • Pre- placement Support • Resume preparation – Mock Interviews, • Industry interaction • Post – placement Support • MAGIC - Employee incentives for up-gradation of skills

  10. Mobilization; Hub & Spoke bridges to the centres of excellence

  11. Roles and Responsibilities • Schools and the Education Department • Additional Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) – • Other soft skills, Emotional Intelligence, • Career Counseling at Class X and XII – Training of Teachers • Centres of Excellence & Participants from the Private Sector • Feed back loop into Education Sector interventions • Pre Placement Counseling & Support

  12. In God’s Own Country as well?

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