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. St. Gemma's Girls Higher Secondary School at Malappuram last week introduced its Class XII students to a guidance session ....
Good response 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. Mr. Jalil's session for Plus Two students looked slightly different from his regular career guidance programmes. Instead of exposing students to information fatigue by bombarding them with a whole lot of information on various career opportunities, Mr. Jalil chose a method where the children's curiosity could be kindled...
Motivation "Rather than giving complete information, I prefer to motivate the students at this stage," he said. He was right. Curious as they turned, the St. Gemma's girls started asking questions on various subjects they were till then ignorant of. Many of them appeared keen to take up journalism. Some of them, like Vandana T., have already started preparing for a Master's Degree in Mass Communication. Mr. Jalil gave them a variety of options in almost all fields. For example, he explained, within mass communication there are 40-odd specialisations, including advertising, multimedia and public relations.
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Coutsey- The Hindu 22, november, 2005