Our country has a tradition of Gurukuls where teachers play a significant role in building a better future of children, Collector OP Choudhary here said on Thursday.
Speaking at the ‘Career Guidance Workshop’ of school principals organised as part of ‘Yuva’ programme at the conference hall of the District Panchayat here, the Collector said principals play a major role in guiding and providing better direction to the students.We can make the future of the country, states, districts and societies better only when the school principals discharge their duties sincerely and honestly, the Collector said.
Describing that India is a country of young people, the Collector said 65 percent of the population in the country is under 35 years of age. If these youth forces are given proper guidance and direction nobody can stop from making India a super power.
He said the district has no shortage of youth talent but they need to be provided good guidance so that they can build their future better.To make the future of such youths better the district has launched a programme called ‘Yuva.’ Under this programme, 115 assistant principals and teachers are being appointed as career advisors who will make the students aware of career opportunities available in both private and government sectors.
They will also make the students aware of the competitions, competitive examinations and the schemes the government has being implementing, Choudhary said.The Collector that said on every Saturday a special period on career guidance would be held in higher secondary schools, high schools and colleges.This class would be taken by the assistant teachers and teachers who have been appointed as career advisors.
They ( teachers) will map the talent of the students and provide them necessary information on syllabus of different competitive examinations, career opportunities available in different sectors, he said.The Collector said that under the Yuva programme the administration has prepared ‘Career Guidance 2014’ which would be distributed free to the students of schools and colleges.Under the Yuva programme, students would be imparted career oriented training in 65 subjects.