Pramarsh 2022 Workshop

Context:

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs launched the ‘Pramarsh 2022’ career counseling workshop for school children in the Bikaner District region. One lakh students from over a thousand schools across the Bikaner district, mostly from rural areas, took part in this workshop.

Overview:

The workshop was organized with the help of the Ministry of Labour & Employment’s National Institute of Career Services (NICS) and Edumilestones, an educational start-up. Rajasthan’s Directorate of Education also provided support to this workshop.

The “Pramarsh 2022” workshop was a result of efforts made to bridge the industry-academic divide and educate students about the different options available to them.

About the workshop:

The workshop will include not just teacher training and career workshops for students, but also an online and offline career evaluation as well as access to Edumilestones’ digital career library for all participating students.

Students from both government and private schools got advice from professionals in a variety of fields, including policy planning, business, art, industry associations, journalism, culture, architecture, health, finance, biotechnology, and marketing.

For smooth execution of the entire programme, about 1000 teachers were educated as career ambassadors in all Bikaner schools prior to this career counseling event.

About National Institute of Career Services:

In October 1964, the National Institute for Career Service was established. It arose from the understanding that the Employment Service’s efficiency was dependent on well-trained officers and ongoing research into the employment markets. The Institute was later enlarged in the year 1970 to include the publishing of career literature, and again in the year 1987 to include the role of dealing with issues related to self-employment promotion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the NCS portal in July 2015, with the goal of connecting various opportunities with the ambitions of the youths by providing employment services in a user-friendly and transparent manner. The portal will provide these services, as well as career counseling content, through a variety of channels, including career centers, mobile devices etc.