Choosing a career path
can help student set professional goals and develop a strategy for getting
where they want to be. Part of choosing an appropriate career path involves
making an honest self-evaluation of your talents, abilities and interests.
Regarding to this, Swadeep initiated the 'Disha Project' in the partnership
with APM Terminals – Pipavav, in 27 Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools of
Rajula and Jafrabad Block of Amreli District of Gujarat
The main goal of the
project is to provide career guidance and counselling. Psychometric test are
also conducted during the session, so that students and youths can know their
own skills and professional interests, in order to choose an appropriate career
in accordance with their psychological profile, aspirations, studies chosen,
professional requirements and existent jobs, in the current conditions and
requirement of socioeconomic and cultural development of the nation.
In every school a two hours
input session are providing for children studying in 9-12th standard. The
emphasis lays on common career for the students as per the discussion with them
and what options are available within. The sessions displayed various fields
and short clips to the children to get inspired and build their capabilities
based on the same.