CAREER COUNSELLING AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT MAY BE OFFERED AS A SPECILIZATION FOR THE POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN SHILLONG, EAST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT, MEGHALAYA, INDIA TO ENHANCE TEACHER EDUCATION

S Maxwell Lyngdoh

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i2.2021.3386

Abstract

Objective: To find out the need to offer career counselling as a specialization among the postgraduate students pursuing professional courses. Methodology: A descriptive, cross sectional study design, collecting relevant quantitative and qualitative data from the respondents was conducted. Data on retrospective histories and experiences in career counselling was captured to link how career counselling is becoming an important aspect for career development and career decision making. In this study, a total of 100 students were studied. Setting: Postgraduate students from MSc Counselling Psychology and Master of Social Work from Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong. Results: Career counselling has led a student to be familiar with his/her interest and aptitudes, hence paving a way for them to make the right career choice. Career guidance has facilitated students to be focus with their career planning and in choosing relevant programmes during their course of study to help built their expertise. Career Counselling as an area should be enhanced, to create more professionals in the field. Conclusion: There was a strong recommendation that proper career guidance and monitoring is the need of the hour, as students are either over exposed to career information or are not exposed to them at all. (198 words).

Highlights

Career Counselling is the professional guidance of the individual or a small group by use of standard psychological methods, such as case histories and data besides using various techniques like personal interviews and testing interest and aptitudes, etc. (Srivastava, 2007).The National Education Policy 2020 stated that the “Policy envisions a comprehensive approach to transforming the quality and quantity of research in India
It may be stated that career counselling is an area that is highly required to be incorporated into the education system of the country
The respondents have expressed their knowledge about the need for career counselling but have showed their keenness to opt it as a specialization (Figure IX)

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Introduction

Career Counselling is the professional guidance of the individual or a small group by use of standard psychological methods, such as case histories and data besides using various techniques like personal interviews and testing interest and aptitudes, etc. (Srivastava, 2007).The National Education Policy 2020 stated that the “Policy envisions a comprehensive approach to transforming the quality and quantity of research in India. Career Counselling as An Important Component That May Be Offered as A Specilization for the Postgraduate Students Pursuing Professional Courses in Shillong, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, India to Enhance Teacher Education counselling in schools towards identifying student interests and talents”. While this seems comforting, it may be mentioned that in the entire Policy, there is no specific mentioned of Career Counselling to be offered as a subject or any mention anywhere that Career Counsellors should be part and parcel of the education system in the country. Which run parallel to the work roles become part of one’s career (Super 1983, 1990) If this definition is to be considered relevant, it will suggest that a man needs guidance at every step of his life to help him grow personally and professionally. In the career counselling process, all aspects of an individual needs (including family, work, personal concerns and leisure) are recognised as integral parts of career decision making and plan

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