Webinar: Need of Career counseling in Pakistani Education system

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A webinar session in the context of Public sector reforms and social change supervised by Dr. Athar Rashid was organised by a group of students of Governance and Public Policy Department on the topic "NEED OF CAREER COUNSELING IN PAKISTANI EDUCATION SYSTEM" on 27th April 2022.The session was presided over by respected Mr. GULFAM AKRAM. He's a civil engineer form UET, Post graduate in Public administration, Working as Sub-divisional officer (BPS-17) at Govt.of Punjab, Communication &Work department and a well known entrepreneur and a philanthropist.

The webinar was organized with the objective to spread the awareness on importance of choosing the right career path in Pakistani education system. Stream selection is an important milestone in the career planning stage and different parameters are crucial to evaluate before choosing the respective stream. Career options available for each stream were discussed in discussion.

The speaker informed about the importance of career counseling and the challenges that are faced while deciding the career in Pakistan. Considerations such as parent’s preferences, economic resources, peer pressure and career trend were also discussed. Now a days in Pakistan the talented youth is facing frustration and numerous challenges with respect to unemployment and uncertainty. Situation is moving on that there is nothing to see as right person for right job. Employment is very much difficult in the country like Pakistan, where unemployment is strengthening its foundation and will continue to get even worse so it is very crucial to opt for the career which is to grow further and which has the flexibility to get it bigger.The key purpose of career counseling is to help out students for choosing a field that is in tune with their skills and their job expectations. Thus, with the help of career counseling, most candidates choose the right career, and perform their level best, which ultimately helps them to succeed. 

Speaker addressed that in Pakistan, career counseling is very important as this soil has a abundance of talent and starting it from grass root level, is an ultimate need. The need of career counseling in educational setting can be promoted through conducted various seminars, workshops catering both parents and students and counseling departments should be encouraged in every institute so that students should clearly define the paths they wanted to be in and a properly guided individual can flourish more than an individual with an unclear mind.

To conclude, We can say that the crux of career counseling in Pakistan is to provide the necessary guidance that would help the student in making the right choice regarding their career.In this situation, seeking the help of an experienced and qualified career counselor become necessary. He /she can assist you in discovering your potential and aptitude accordingly in order to suggest the right course.People have begun to realize the fact that not all can become engineers or doctors and started exploring other fields depending on their talent and interest in alternate domains.

This session was proved very beneficial for the attendees. It was a very enlightening experience for the students and the webinar ended on a successful note.

Organizers: 

Ayesha Abbasi (Host), Arbaz Khan, Bilal Akram , Barkha Khan

GPP Department

Numl Islamabad