SSA launches live podcast on career counselling in Assam

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaOctober 4, 2024

Samagra Shiksha, Assam (SSA) has launched an exciting career counselling initiative through podcasts aimed at students in classes from IX to XII. This programme is accessible via Tele Education Classrooms, Smart Classrooms, YouTube, and the SSA Facebook page.

On every 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday of every month, the Career Counselling is planned to be conducted and the second session kicked off on Friday featuring Kapil Kumar Darphang, a first year student of IIT-Guwahati. The programme will have 9 more episodes and in the next episode, the career option related to law would be discussed.

The career counselling session by Samagra Shiksha, Assam was a resounding success as Kapil Kumar Darphang, a first year student of IIT-Guwahati shared invaluable insights on JEE preparation. The live programme focused for Secondary and Senior Secondary students had around 17000 views during the live session of YouTube and Facebook, Smart Class and Tele Classrooms etc.

Students from schools across Assam actively participated in the first phase of the live career counselling session and thoroughly enjoyed the program. The engagement was high, with many eager to learn from Kapil Kumar Darphang’s experiences and insights. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to connect, ask questions, and gain valuable guidance for their future career paths.

Apart from the podcast programme, Samagra Shiksha, Assam has also developed a Career Tree — a chart on various career options for students with a wide array of career options to provide information on the educational pathways, skills required, job prospects, and potential growth trajectories associated with each career option.

The chart has been distributed to 8.6 lakh Secondary students in 4285 government schools across Assam.

Two Career Guidance Table Books (Volume I and Volume II) which are a blueprint for students’ dream careers is also an initiative of SSA to empower the youth of Assam to make informed career decisions. A total of 4326 teachers have already been trained to guide students in their pathways.