Career placement
OVERVIEW
The Job placement/career fair project is designed to give students the opportunity to work alongside industry professional to gain firsthand experience in their chosen career path. This will enable them decide if the chosen course is in line with their ambitions and help the students fine tune their goals and objectives to match their career path.
INTRODUCTION
“What do you want to do when you grow up?” is the age-old question many adults ask children as soon as they can talk and show interest in certain toys. This question tends to turn into “What are you going to major in?” when they get into the university. it’s might not be justifiable to expect children to know what they want to do for the rest of their lives, many adults don’t even know that! However, it is both reasonable and responsible to encourage and guide students in this space, providing the tools and steps to engage in self-reflection, research and exploration opportunities.
Children and youth progress through a career development process as they mature. It consists of four stages: Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Career Preparation, and Career Placement.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT STAGES
GOALS/ KEY BENEFITS OF CAREER EXPERIENCE
- Link academic study and theory to real industrial practice.
- Real world exposure to the latest technology, work behaviour.
- Learn the ‘language’ of industry.
- Build a network of future career contacts.
- Adds invaluable work experience to your CV which is attractive to undergraduates seeking admission for higher learning.
- Provides the opportunity to work with a more diverse group of people
- Offering you an insight into the ‘World of Work’ and allows you to get a feel for what you do and don’t like doing
CONCLUSION
The introduction of the job placement project into our curriculum as a school will help the students gain practical skills and knowledge during these activities and can often be directly applied to their studies, if they’re applied correctly, it can improve their grades.
Furthermore, this opportunity will bring more positive awareness and light to NTIC as a school dedicated to building, grooming and equipping students for their future. It also places NTIC above every other competitor school as a 21st century school.