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Jewellery Designing
In this episode, Ms. Swati Salunkhe talks about a career in jewellery designing. Designing is the field which many students want to choose as their career options. It is the field which requires no introduction as jewellery has been part and parcel of every civilization.
Culturally and traditionally jewels have always been in demand and hence comes a new rise in employment opportunity which is jewellery designing. Jewellery designing as a profession has always been a forte of certain family businesses but with globalization and import and export opportunities the entire world has been a market place and young and fresh talent is also absorbed in the industry.
Jewellery designing is all about designing jewels, a different form of ornaments with the help of various stones, metals, jewels, gold or silver. It has attracted a lot of creative minds too. It is one field which calls for innovation and creativity with every new design. Learning designing takes from six months to two or three years. It can be in the form of a certificate course, a diploma, bachelors or post graduation degree.
Designing is not restricted to traditional households it is big gamete of activities and many professionals are involved. Apart from the designing skills, creativity and innovation, you need to be a keen observer about various traditions, culture, ethnic group, and global demand and have strong eye for detail is a must and strong hand motor coordination, what colour combinations can go for a jewellery be it for earrings, nose ring o a crown or bangles.
Many students think jewellery designing will not include any studies but you should not be under such a wrong impression. Theory and practical work is part and parcel of this course too. Practical work includes the soft hand design on various small and articulate ornaments. Designing of ornament can be for children or adults.
If you have eye for detail, innovate and create then designing can be the field for you. Along with this, you need to have the ability to work with tools and materials, sense of designs, awareness about market trends and artistic talents and appreciation of colours. All this form a wholesome package to become a jewellery designer.
Job prospects are available in Export houses, Jewellery designing houses, Educational institutes, and fashion houses, boutiques, jewellery showrooms, merchandisers and can work as freelance designers.
For more information, please visit our website www.growthcentre.org or call us on the numbers mentioned below.
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Career Counselling Myths - Part 2
In this episode, Ms. Suchitra Surve talks about some myths related to career counseling. One of the frequent queries asked by parents and students is what is the scope available or money earned in the suggested careers by the counselors? Question is valid, money does play an important role but we need to understand that every career has its pros and cons.
Scope in any career always depends on how you decide to take that career ahead. Some careers will come with a lot of opportunities and certain careers will have limited opportunities. But how you will grow in it will depend upon your skills and perseverance.
The money will change with industry, organization, location, and area that you’re working in and more on the skills that you bring to the table. While deciding on the career think about what you have, what you can give in or innovate in that career rather than just focusing on how much you are going to earn because talent has no limit in how much earning you can make.
Another myth is that the results of the academics marks and aptitude test are different. The assessments that we use are based on the standardized norms and have a psychological base to it. It helps in identifying the conceptual understanding of the student. What a student studies for the exams may be different because they do the rot learning or just writing an answer without understanding can happen. That’s why we see a discrepancy between the ability assessed and the scores in academic reports.
Another concern that parents have is suggesting top ranking colleges. As counselors, we can give you an unbiased list of colleges. Since there is no one single authority who defines the ranking for the colleges. It is always better to go with the recognized course. Visiting the college or talking with students or alumina might help you. It is beyond a counselor’s purview of work to suggest the top ranking colleges. Hopefully, this will help to go and meet the counselors with the right mindset and open mind, introspect and take a wise decision.
For more information, please visit our website www.growthcentre.org or call us on the numbers mentioned below. Mumbai +91 22 25287474 +91 22 25288844 +91 96992 16857 Bengaluru +91 78296 88844. -
Career Counselling Myths - Part 1
In this episode, Ms. Suchitra Surve talks about some myths related to career counselling. The first myth is that aptitude test does not assess skills for music/sports/performing arts. Careers in dance/sports/ performing arts are talent based. Till date, we do not have tests to assess these areas. The only thing, that drives these careers are passion and talent. To identify this talent, patience & potential is required to pursue these as careers.
One of the aspect that needs to be understood is that these fields require certain training and this training can begin from the age group of 4-5 years and can last for 10 to 20 years but there has to be inbuilt talent that the child should have and a lot depends on the perseverance and the training taken to pursue these careers.
The second myth is that no new courses or information were recommended in the counselling session. It is easier to access information through many popular search engines & WhatsApp forwards. So many parents come with the idea that we will be getting something different or new and also there are parents who feel courses suggested are 25 years old when they were studying. You need to understand that we are talking about academic pursuits and academic concepts. Concepts will not change be it of sciences, accountancy or sciences. Yes, the type of course, may evolve over time but the basics will remain the same as we are talking about curriculum. Hence there is a possibility you might be suggested careers out of the available options.
Our aim at Growth Centre is to suggest courses and careers which are recognized and well accepted by the industry both in India and Abroad. The third myth is new/different/ off beat / happening careers will be suggested in the session. You need to understand that different careers will happen once you have completed the course or education. The aim of education and academic is to equip you with basic concept and theory from which you will be able to develop and evolve in new careers. There are many upcoming careers which may not have a formal course available. You may have to opt for short term / part-time courses or learn on the job.
Keep writing so that we can demystify myths related to career counselling. For more information, please visit our website www.growthcentre.org or call us on the numbers mentioned below.
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Reducing Screen Time
Vacation is a happy time for all age groups. As counselors, we have observed that these days vacation is not so happy time especially for parents. Nowadays they are horrified with vacations as children are at home and they don’t know how to make the best use of this free time and it adds more if both the parents are working. Along with this, the biggest challenge which parents are facing is screen time.
In this episode, Swati Salunkhe gives tips on minimizing screen time during vacations. Screen time includes spending time on watching TV, playing games on computers, laptops, tabs or mobiles. More and more apps are coming up and there are exciting tariff plans also. Technology has become a part of life; it has become one of our organs.
So, to reduce the screen time, firstly have a discussion. Parents need to make their child understand the problems of excessive screen timings. Second, setting a limit to screen time, parents need to have a specific time for the screen it could be half an hour or one hour. Decide it as a family and stick to it. Set a timer. Make it a bit inaccessible, Parents need to have certain passwords or controls while accessing the gadget. This will ensure the time limit and when the children are using the gadget.
Offer different alternatives like playing board games, learning a new musical instrument, dance forms or learning new recipes, gardening, baking, etc. Vacations can be for one month or two months or a few days. But you need to have predetermined show timings and once decided both the parties have to abide by it.
Another thing that can be done is to have a common place for screen time. This will help in monitoring what the child is watching and absorbing. Invite friends to play. There can be play time with friends but with no gadgets and it is important to ensure that this is informed to other parents as well. During vacations when you are traveling out in India or abroad you need to have these rules set while traveling also. There is no point going out and sitting and watching television or eyes glued on a screen. Explore the places you visit.
Most importantly for the parents - be a good example. You yourself have to restrict yourself with your screen timing because kids observe what is practiced at home. Hence limit your screen time or office work at home. Otherwise, time yourself when the child is sleeping or is out for any outdoor activity. And most important is even if the child is bored, it is OK and it’s alright. The children need not be entertained constantly. Ensure that the child does the household activities or develop a new hobby or improvise on the existing ones. Make vacations with everlasting memories. Simple vacations are best remembered.
If your child is facing issues of mobile / computer gaming addiction, then we can help you address such issues with our personal counseling session.
For more information, please visit our website www.growthcentre.org or call us on below numbers.
Mumbai +91 22 25287474 +91 22 25288844 +91 96992 16857
Bengaluru +91 78296 88844.
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