Aitken Spence HR recently conducted two programmes for students and teachers in the Kalutara and Colombo districts to support the efforts made at a national level to improve a shortage of skills.
In the two separately held events, the company’s HR team addressed the needs of students and teachers, taking into considerationthe concerns of each group in an approachable and inspirational manner.
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| Picture shows the programme for teachers at Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya. |
The first event, ‘Cross Roads 2011 Career Fair’, which was organised by the Old Boy’s Association of Holy Cross College Kaluthara, had a group of resource personnel from the Aitken Spence HR team – conducting two sessions on career guidance and the concept of Multiple Intelligence.
Over 750 students ranging from the ages of 15 – 18 from a number of educational institutions around the Kalutara district attended the fair, taking back with them valuable information and knowledge on planning out their future careers, according to a company press release.
“The main purpose of this event was to build awareness and to guide students in to going beyond the status quo in finding a career path that is in line with their proficiency and interests. The Aitken Spence HR team,who discussed the subject in detail, also talked about myths involved in career planning, self-assessment and introduced a 5 step career planning approach,” the statement said.
The second event on the agenda was the organising of an ‘inward bound’ programme for teachers of the Holy Family Convent in Bambalapitiya with the involvement of 100 teachers. The programme was put together with the main aim of introducing techniques to improve the role of the educator by tailoring different approaches to suit specific situations such as facilitator, mentor and counsellor. |
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