A capacity building programme on ‘Career Counselling’ focussing on the present demands and requirements of the job market was conducted by CBSE on May 24 and 25, 2019 at Delhi Public School, Greater Noida. Unconventional career options were discussed keeping in mind the personality, skill sets, interests and aptitude of the present generation. The workshop was attended by 37 teachers from different schools. The CBSE Resource person, was Dr. Pooja Shivam Jaitly. The Venue Director, Mrs. Renu Chaturvedi expressed her hope and confidence that such workshops have become a part of teachers orientation and growth.
Need Analysis Questionnaire and Understanding Career Development handouts were given. Tools and techniques, which could be further used by the teachers to help them find out the career options suitable for their students, were discussed. The workshop was aimed at enabling the teacher participants to conduct fair analysis of the career options for the students of classes IX to XII, ably co-ordinated by Mrs. Madhuri Gupta and Mrs. Pooja Chauhan, the senior faculty of the school.
