The Hindu Edge career guidance sessions, which were aimed at providing career guidance to students of class 11 and 12 of various schools in Kochi, was a hit with students and parents.
Parents of science students were satisfied with the options provided by the event. Heera Anil, the mother of a science student, said: “the sessions were extremely helpful and will definitely help my daughter fix her academic goals. Maybe after today’s sessions, she will change her mind about medicine and go into other courses.”
“As a parent, I found the viewpoint of how to choose useful courses,” said Sebastian Chacko, who accompanied his son, who is aspiring to take up Chartered Accountancy, to the event. “The sessions are relevant for ninth graders as well, for they have to decide what stream to take in Class X.”
New opportunities
Happy about the opportunities she discovered anew, Aishwarya Ajith, a science student from Pragati Academy, Perumbavoor, said: “the two main courses that we had in our mind earlier were either medicine or engineering. Now, I hope to look up other courses like paramedical courses.”
Jithu Jonny, a science student from Global Public School, agreed: “all the sessions were good and I’m sure they’ll be helpful for those who want to opt for other courses apart from engineering and medicine.”
Vidya K., a class 12 commerce student from Greets Public School, Kaloor, said: “the speech that the District Collector made about civil services courses was helpful.”
Rachel Nainan, a student from Mar Thoma Public School, said that more focus on commerce and humanities opportunities could benefit students. Dhanya P., an economics teacher at Nalanda Public School, said: “guidance is required nowadays because students don’t know what to choose. There are lots of opportunities for commerce students.”
