The University of Kashmir on Wednesday organised an online session on career counselling to educate young students on how to choose a right career.
According to a statement, Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad presided over the inaugural session of the day-long programme, organised by the varsity’s Centre for Career Planning and Counselling (CCPC) in collaboration with J&K Chapter of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), for school-goers, college students and graduates.
In his inaugural remarks, Prof Talat said that young students must be facilitated to choose their career paths in accordance with the specific skills they possess.
Prof Talat said many students are seen harbouring misgivings about certain fields they otherwise desire to excel in and that’s where the role of career counselors comes into play to help dispel such misgivings.
Director CCPC Prof Mohammad Shafi said the Centre is committed to fulfill its mandate of providing quality counselling and guidance to students, at all levels, to enable them to choose the right careers.
Head of J&K Chapter of CII J&K, Surinder Pal Singh, said “decisions related to careers are never easy, yet these can be made easier with the help of right counselling and mentorship.”
Shazia Khan, a founder of SANDP Private Limited Educational and Career Consultancy New Delhi, was the chief resource person for the online session.
Head of CII’s Kashmir Chapter Khurshid Dar also interacted with students and briefed them about the activities and endeavors that CCI is pursuing in partnership with academia.