Punjab to set up 300 counselling units to guide students

To provide career counselling and guidance to the students of Government schools, Punjab Government on Thursday approved setting up of 300 State-of-art fully equipped counselling clusters throughout the State.

As per the decision, taken during the meeting of Career Guidance and Counselling Cell, each cluster has been given the responsibility to provide career counselling and guidance to the students of adjoining 10 to 13 schools.

“In this era of modern technology and fast changing economic environment, the students need updated knowledge regarding new career opportunities and cannot afford to adopt herd mentality of opting for medical or engineering courses,” said the State Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema.

He said that the new economy and global environment has opened new vistas of opportunities for students in which they can opt according to their talent and choice. “Each counseling units would be fully equipped with advanced modern technology besides a fully qualified counselor and resource person who has been assigned the job of assessing strength and weakness of each student of provide career guidance according to the strength and aptitude,” he said.

Giving directions to explore the possibility of 24X7 career guidance helpline, Cheema said that it was imperative to provide counseling during stressful period of students keeping his anonymity especially during examination and result days.

He said, in order to boost and optimize work of guidance and counseling in the state, number of innovative steps has been taken.