5. Think About It
People Often Invest More Time
Planning Their vacation
Than Planning Their Career.
6.
7. Why Select a Career ?
• We have been created Unique [Ex. Fingerprint].
• We are born only once.
• We spend almost 40 years on our work.
• A total of over 80,000 hrs we “work”.
• Ask yourself.
• A billion Dollar Question “How should I spend
these 80,000 hrs before I die ????? ”
9. Why Career Guidance?
Today’s Generation Students.…
• Never plan for their future.
• Follow the crowd.
• Choose by influence of others.
• Accept the parent’s verdict by force.
• Get tempted by current trends.
• Influenced by media.
10. • Select a career in dejection.
• Jump into any career.
• Are totally away from realities.
• Lack Counseling facilities.
• Live in Fantasy World.
• Lack Motivation.
• Fail to “Discover their Lives”
20. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
whole body or parts of the body to solve
problems.
Ability to use mental abilities to coordinate
bodily movements.
Mental and physical activity as related.
23. Interpersonal intelligence
To understand the intentions, motivations and
desires of other people.
It allows people to work effectively with others.
Educators, salespeople, religious and political
leaders and counselors
All need a well-developed interpersonal
intelligence.
26. Next ….
A/L in schools
Management Institutes
Religious schools/ madarasa
Vocational & Technical schools
The open university
Family life..??
Jobs…?
28. Arts
Social Science Subjects
Religious and Civilizational Subject
Aesthetic Subject
Language Subjects
29. Social Science
At least one subject from Social Science
Economics,
Geography,
History (Sri Lankan and Indian or European or World), Home
Economics
Political Sciences
Logic and Scientific method
Accounting /Business Statistics/Agriculture or mathematics,
One subject from Technological studies
(Civil/Mechanical or Electrical/Electronic and information
Technology or Food technology or Agro technology or Bio-
Resource Technology), Communication and Mass media,
Information and Communicational Technology
(not valid for those who are following two or three language
subjects)
30. Aesthetic Subjects
Art
Dancing (Sri Lankan or Indian)
Music (Oriental Music or Carnatic or Western)
Drama and Theatre (Sinhala, English or Tamil)
can select one or two subjects you prefer.
32. Language Subjects
in three different categories.
First as National languages (Sinhala, Tamil,
English),
Classical Languages (Arabic, Pali, Sanskrit)
Foreign Languages(Chinese, Malay, French,
Russian, Hindi, Japanese).
You can select one or two or three language subjects
from above list
37. Most degrees fall under one of the
following areas of study
Computer Science
Engineering
Electronics
Healthcare or Medical
Business Administration
Social Sciences and Humanities
Language and Literature
Education
Psychology
38. National universities…
15 state universities
9 institutes under the UGC
3 universities under the Ministry of Education
39.
40. Popular Professional Bodies and
Internationally Accepted
Qualifications
UGC
SLMC
HND
CITY & GUILDS
ACCA
CIMA
NCCUK
BCS
EDEXCEL
ACA
CSSL
BTEC
TECHNICAL
TRAINIG COURSES
41. Management studies
CIMA
CIM
LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Diploma in
Marketing)
ACCA
MBA
CMA - Sri Lanka
42. The OPEN university
degrees and diplomas to the working
population who can do part-time studies by
paying tuition fees.
43. Vocational and Technical
Education
The Ministry of Vocational and Technical
Education is entrusted with formulation of policies
on TVET and implementation of such policies
through its implementation arms TVEC, HRDC,
NITE, DTET, VTA, NAITA, CITA, INGRIN Institute
of Printing, NIBM, CGTTI, HRDC and CITI.
44. NVQ
The Commission (TVEC)
NVQ level 1 to 7.
Up to level 4-craftsmanship
level 4 is master craftsman
level 5- Diploma
level 6- Higher Diploma.
level 7- Degree qualification ( Vocational &
Technical University -UNIVOTEC).
45. Beauty therapy
City & Guilds advance diploma, diploma &
certificate levels
Tertiary and Vocational Education
Commission