students careers planning by Adam Smith
in Education / International Studies (submitted 2011-02-19)
The age that could be considered appropriate for making a career planning is pre O-level or pre A-level. As these are days of specialization so before planning your career you may have to consider course options available to you e.g., science, arts and humanities, and commerce and the appropriate combination of subjects.Whatever stream you may select, you should keep in your mind;
1. Is your financial position sound enough to pay for your professional education?
2. Do you need a job because of some adverse circumstances?
A general assumption in our society that the best students opt for science. It is true that the advantage of choosing science stream is that you can shift to the other two streams viz., humanities and commerce after O & A level. It also opens up the gateway to a large number of career and course options. Remember that these are days of specialization and there are now more options than ever before. You will have to look for these options.
If you wish to take up engineering courses, such as civil, mechanical,computers, electronics, metallurgy, the option should be for a combination of mathematics, physics and chemistry . If a student is interested in doing medicine, dentistry, agricultural science, dairy science or biological sciences , the combination should be biology, physics and chemistry.
humanities also offer many options courses such as journalism, performing arts, business management, travel & tourism, advertising, etc.
Business subjects stream opens up a variety of options after O and A level. Some examples are: chartered accountancy, cost accountancy, business management,company secretary-ship, computer.
If you do not intend to pursue university education, you may opt, after the O level, for various Technical Courses available in different areas. The advantage of polytechnic courses is that in some branches a diploma holder can make a lateral entry into degree level engineering courses..
If you need a job, say after you complete the O and A level, but still want to pursue higher education, you may like to take up a suitable course through correspondence course (distance learning mode). As regards the second issue, reality is that it is becoming increasingly difficult for many middle class families to meet the spiraling cost of professional education. Scholarships, free-ships and other financial supports are scarce.
1. Is your financial position sound enough to pay for your professional education?
2. Do you need a job because of some adverse circumstances?
A general assumption in our society that the best students opt for science. It is true that the advantage of choosing science stream is that you can shift to the other two streams viz., humanities and commerce after O & A level. It also opens up the gateway to a large number of career and course options. Remember that these are days of specialization and there are now more options than ever before. You will have to look for these options.
If you wish to take up engineering courses, such as civil, mechanical,computers, electronics, metallurgy, the option should be for a combination of mathematics, physics and chemistry . If a student is interested in doing medicine, dentistry, agricultural science, dairy science or biological sciences , the combination should be biology, physics and chemistry.
humanities also offer many options courses such as journalism, performing arts, business management, travel & tourism, advertising, etc.
Business subjects stream opens up a variety of options after O and A level. Some examples are: chartered accountancy, cost accountancy, business management,company secretary-ship, computer.
If you do not intend to pursue university education, you may opt, after the O level, for various Technical Courses available in different areas. The advantage of polytechnic courses is that in some branches a diploma holder can make a lateral entry into degree level engineering courses..
If you need a job, say after you complete the O and A level, but still want to pursue higher education, you may like to take up a suitable course through correspondence course (distance learning mode). As regards the second issue, reality is that it is becoming increasingly difficult for many middle class families to meet the spiraling cost of professional education. Scholarships, free-ships and other financial supports are scarce.
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