Career Guidance

The Career Guidance Cell

We at Sacred Heart International School (SHIS) aim to become a Leading Innovative School of India, bridging the gap between school education, higher education and the industry. The Career Guidance Cell at SHIS continues to engage students in informative career-oriented sessions, panel discussions and one-on-one sessions that enhance competencies in self-knowledge, educational and occupational exploration, and career planning.

Specific inputs are given to students regarding career choices mapped and aligned to their passions and interests, helping them fulfil their career goals and serve as a bridge between their college experience and employment or graduate school — helping them apply what they have learned.

What is Career Guidance & Counselling?

Choosing the right career is one of the most crucial decisions of a student’s life. Globalisation, along with rapid advances in technology, has thrown open a plethora of new career options to the youth. This reality has created the need for Career Guidance to be an integral part of the education system — most students choose careers based on the marks they obtain, and not on what they are passionate about.

It is the continuous process of thinking about interests, values, skills and preferences, and exploring the learning options available for a child. It generally involves getting to know what your child wants with respect to career opportunities. It is a process that helps to design a career path for your child.

Career Guidance Cell at SHIS, Marthandam

Role of the Cell at SHIS

The School has a robust Career Counselling Cell which helps to create awareness amongst students so that they are in a position to make informed choices. It serves a number of functions.

Guiding students throughout the school towards the right skills, readings and exposure to build their profile for university admissions and for their careers.
Helping students to identify their areas of interest and aptitude.
One-on-one sessions with students and parents, guiding them to make the best education and career choices for themselves, and regarding the “best fit” universities post-high school.
Providing updated information regarding the various choices of subject, courses and colleges, and the current career trends.
Facilitating Career Aptitude Tests and their interpretation, and ensuring the information is conveyed to all the stakeholders — the student, the parent and the school.
Helping students access and fill in forms for universities within India and overseas, and get them to begin the process well in time so that they do not miss a deadline.
Giving sustained support in the admission process, which includes writing out recommendation letters and helping with the personal statements to be submitted.
Organising interactive and interesting career fairs at SHIS. The faculty members and senior admission team interact with students to orient them about the courses and career options available globally.
Preparing the students thoroughly for industry and universities — a gateway to higher education embedded with a strong industry connect.

Programmes & Sessions

Recent sessions run by the Career Guidance Cell, with the resource person and the focus of each programme.

07 Jun 2023

Career Orientation for Grades IX–XII

Resource person: Mr. Russel Raj · Addressed by Principal Mr. Manisuresh S

“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.”
Chris Grosser

An orientation programme for the students of Grades IX to XII, regarding the career to be chosen, was conducted on 07th June 2023. The major objective of the programme was to make the students aware of the different courses, competitive exams and colleges. Our Principal Mr. Manisuresh S addressed the gathering by introducing the resource person Mr. Russel Raj. The resource person gave ideas regarding the different courses based on the interest of the students. At the end of the session students cleared their doubts on different competitive exams, colleges and the way of getting admissions. The session helped our students a lot to boost their confidence in learning different courses.

12 Jan 2023

Career Guidance Programme

Mr. Kalaimani K — Founder & CEO, Navigate Your Career Guidance Organization, Karaikudi

Mr. Kalaimani K began his presentation by focusing on the field of medicine, which was packed with information. Then he explained the wide range of opportunities present in the Military and Navy sections of the country. He elaborated on the courses that can be entered through the JEE Main and JEE Advanced examinations, and also explained about the best colleges a candidate must apply to while choosing a few courses.

He especially insisted on choosing the top colleges for Artificial Intelligence, and spoke about the importance of B.E. in Fire Engineering. He explained the scope of the Merchant Navy and the courses associated with it, and later presented a list of colleges offering best courses such as Mining Engineering, Leather Technology, Hospitality and Hotel Administration, and Tourism & Travel Management. He described the scope of pursuing Law courses and attaining greater heights in future. In the afternoon session he elaborated on the Paramedical courses, and listed out a few colleges that provide Visual Communication Courses. Apart from these areas, he also focused on Sports, Fine Arts, Food & Dairy, Arts & Sciences, Fashion Designing and many more. The final session was a Question and Answer round; the students asked about Space Biology, Cyber Security, Occupational Therapy and many more. Mr. Kalaimani continuously stressed the importance of applying to the Central Government universities on time, and showed testimonials of students who had acquired admission in elite institutions. This encouraged students to work towards a particular goal.

09 Feb 2023

Study Abroad Guidance — Grade XII

Organised by HARVEST ABROAD STUDIES Pvt. Ltd.

“Career guidance is the guidance given to individuals to help them acquire the knowledge, information, skills, and experience necessary to identify career options, and narrow them down to make one career decision.”
Definition

The students of Grade XII had the opportunity to take part in a half-day Career Guidance Programme held in the school premises on 9th February 2023. The programme was organised by the team of HARVEST ABROAD STUDIES Pvt. Ltd, who were enthusiastic to create awareness amongst the students about the opportunities available in abroad, especially under the medical stream.

They explained about the universities and the syllabus in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Europe, the advantages of learning in abroad, the availability of scholarships and the mode of payments. They quoted a few colleges which have a syllabus similar to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Tajikistan and Russia, so that students can work in India after completing their course in abroad. They also provide free career guidance to the students. It was helpful for the students to take a decision which will definitely result in their social, financial and emotional well-being throughout their life. They even put light on seven-year integrated programmes, such as four and a half years in Tajikistan and two years in the USA for PG. Overall the programme helped the students to have a better understanding of the opportunities that could be offered by apprenticeship, internship and higher education.

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