CAREER

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S. P. GADGE
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EVERYONE has right to

DREAM
But

every DREAM has a PRICE

TAG
for

JOBS :- Any type of work

through
you earn
Money
CAREERS :- The work
which you

INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

Present education system is aiming at only services right from
Government sector to Private sector .
Not addressed to actual need of SKILLS DEVELOPMENT for Job, Career
It is monotones and flat .
Everybody is subjected to same content.
Inadequate in developing employability contents as per requirement
Unemployment level is very high at all level (from 12 th pass to Ph.D.)
No PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

CHOICE WITH EVERY ONE

BUSSINESSMAN ?
PROFESSIONAL ?

ENTREPRENEUR ?

ENTREPRENEUR : CREATIVE,
SOCIAL ANGLE,
FORESIGHT,
BROAD VIEW ,
MODERATE RISK , ANALYTICAL ,
FLEXIBILITY

PROFESSIONAL :

SERVICE ORIENTED

,WORK WITHIN
FRAME WORK.

BUSSINESSMAN :- SELF CENTERED,

You tell me I forget :

INFORMATION
You teach me I learn :
KNOWLEDGE
You Involve me I understand :
SKILLS
STUDENT CENTRIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
is need of the time rather than

What is career ?
A persons progress through life.
It also pertains to his occupation or
profession that usually involves special
training and /or formal education.
It is considered to be a persons lifework.

What is career development?

Career development is an
ongoing process of
gaining knowledge and
improving skills that
will help an individual to

CAREER PLANNING

It is a deliberate process of
knowing WHO you are so that
you can be sure of WHERE
you want to go or WHAT you
want to be at some defined
point in the future

FIVE STEPS OF CAREER PLANNING

1st Step:
2nd Step:

Self-Assessment
Explore Work /

Career Options
3rd Step:

Narrow Down List of

Career Options

4th Step:

Decide or Choose the

WHY CAREER DEVELOPMENT?

Todays Generation Students.

Never plan for the future,

Live in a
fantasy world
Follow the crowd ,
Choose by
influence of others
Lack motivation,
Fail to
discover their lives
Get tempted by current trends
Western culture

WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE

Students themselves.
Parents - most of them.
Teachers - not every body.
Schools & Colleges majority of them.
Society ,Government.
People who have knowledge.
People who achieved success but
forgot others.
People who can influence others for

THE CAREER DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

SKILL

An

ABILITY

and

CAPACITY

acquired through Deliberate,

systematic,

and sustained effort to smoothly and

adaptively carryout activity.

SKILL
complex activities

or

job functions

involving

cognitive skills ( Ideas)

technical skills ( Things)
interpersonal skills and / or people

SKILLS that enable someone to act in a wide

variety of situations. Because each level of

responsibility has its own Requirements.

Competence can occur in any period of a
person's life or at any stage of his or her
career.

COMPETENCE
A cluster of related Abilities

Commitments

knowledge and skills that enable a person to

act effectively in a job or situation.
Competence : Indicates sufficiency of
knowledge and Skill

PERSONAL ABILITIES & ORIENTATION

Understand and measure several ABILITIES and
ORIENTATIONS which reflects students strengths and
weakness. Each stream requires the minimum presence of
certain important Abilities and Orientations for success.

Individuals differ in their Interest , Needs, Value and

Orientations in thinking and behavior.
These depends on the Psycho-social environment , the
social-cultural milieu, family up-bringing(Sanskar) for
the family ,life principles and the childs own interests.

PERSONAL ABILITIES & ORIENTATION

Interests and Orientations get matured

through experience and stabilizes gradually.

Teachers , Parents and Counselors

should design the facilitating environment
for developing this aspect of personality

PERSONAL ABILITIES
Cognitive Ability
Reasoning Ability
Figural Memory
Spatial Ability

Verbal Ability
Social Ability
Numerical Ability
Numerical Memory

Cognitive Ability :- This is a basic ability required for learning

new things ,forming concept to learn more information and
knowledge.
Reasoning Ability :- Logical thinking and analytical mind to
understand theories and illustrations.
Figural Memory :- Memory with respect visual / non-verbal
part ( required in subjects like geometry , physics ,botany ,
zoology ,architecture ,designing ,engineering ,medical science ,
fine arts)
Spatial Ability :- Concerned with space and dimensions(2 & 3)
perspective . Essential for higher mathematics, engineering
architecture, sculpture and other fine arts

Verbal Ability :- understanding the meaning and

concepts of words through language for learning ,making
inferences and gathering information. This ability is
required in reading, writing , listening and speaking . Also
essential for success in practical life

Social Ability :- Understanding people through

knowledge of thoughts and emotions on the basis of
facial expression ,gesture ,posture, way of thinking etc.
Highly essential for teachers ,managers, doctors , social
workers ,leaders, counsellors and politicians

Numerical Ability :- Basic awareness of

numbers ,quantities ,symbols ,codes and ability to
manipulate them. Highly required in all fields
based on science and commerce.

Numerical Memory :- remember numbers

in large quantities ,coded information and
quantitative ,statistical data. Facilitates learning
more in commerce and science subjects .

ORIENTATION

Knowledge
Orientation
Practical
Orientation
Artistic
Orientation

Knowledge Orientation :- This is required in pursuits of higher level

studies ,research, teaching, making plans, project proposals and designs
in ones own area of study ,profession or occupation.
Practical Orientation:- awareness for details in practical works, focus
on out come of the work , thoughts of practical benefits, financial
gains.
Artistic Orientation :- Aesthetic sense in general, quantitative
improvement in work. More useful in artistic fields.
Social Orientation :- Empathizing with others , understanding others
feelings and thoughts for well being of others and interpersonal relations.
Power Orientation :- Efforts for getting status in society, achieving
higher position ,controlling others

Specific STREAMS

Important Abilities & Orientations

ENGEERING :- Cognitive Ability , Reasoning Ability,

Numerical Ability , Spatial Ability, Knowledge Orientation ,
Practical Orientation ,Power Orientation.
ARCHITECTURE :- Reasoning Ability ,Spatial Ability,
Figural Memory ,Artistic orientation .
COMPUTER SCIENCE :- Cognitive Ability , Reasoning
Ability, Numerical Ability, Numerical Memory, Knowledge
Orientation

MEDICINE :- Cognitive Ability, Reasoning Ability,

Knowledge Orientation ,Social Orientation, Figural Memory
BIO-TECHNOLOGY :- Cognitive Ability, Reasoning
Ability, Knowledge Orientation, Power Orientation, Figural
Memory, Numerical Ability
HOME SCIENCE :- Cognitive Ability ,Figural Memory ,Artistic

Orientation
PURE SCIENCE :- Cognitive Ability , Reasoning Ability,
Numerical Ability, Figural Memory, Knowledge Orientation
AGRICULTURE :- Reasoning Ability, Figural Memory,
Practical Orientation

LAW :- Cognitive Ability, Reasoning Ability, Knowledge Orientation ,Verbal

Ability , Practical orientation.
MANAGEMENT :- Reasoning Ability, Knowledge Orientation, Practical
orientation, Power Orientation, Social Orientation
HOTEL MANAGEMENT :- Practical orientation, Power Orientation, Social
Orientation, Figural Memory

HUMANITIES (Arts) :- Cognitive Ability, Verbal Ability, Knowledge

Orientation ,Social Orientation
COMMERCE :- Numerical Ability, Numerical Memory, Figural Memory
,Practical Orientation

FINE ARTS & DESIGN :- Spatial Ability, Figural Memory ,Artistic

orientation
JOURNALISM :- Cognitive Ability, Reasoning Ability, Verbal
Ability ,Figural Memory
MASS COMMUNICATION :- Verbal Ability, Figural Memory,
Practical orientation, Artistic orientation
CIVIL SERVICES :- Cognitive Ability, Reasoning Ability, Verbal
Ability , Social Ability, Knowledge Orientation, Social Orientation

ABILITIES

AND

ORIENTATIONS

Which are not sufficient for the particular

stream may be improved through concentrated
efforts. This is long term process and visible
improvement may be seen only after
continuous efforts.
Development of any ability depends upon the
psychological environment ,opportunities to use
the ability.

COME OUT OF YOUR COMFORTABLE ZONE

&
BE COMFORTABLE WITH SITUATION

THANKS & BEST WISHES FOR FUTURE

LIFE
S.P.GADGE
TEXTILE CONSULTANT