Mokokchung, 23 March (MTNews): The Soyim Student’s Union, Ungma, Mokokchung, organized a career counseling program for students from class 9 to 12, both regular and exam-appeared students, at Mount Moriah School, Ungma village, Mokokchung, on 23 March.
Rongsen T Imsong, President of Soyim Student’s Union, stated that the purpose of holding the career counseling program was to help the students choose the right subject and a career best suited to them. He said that each student has a unique quality and ability, and with the help of such counseling programs, the students would be able to understand which career path to choose.
He further stated that often students choose their career paths based on peer pressure or parental pressure. He thanked the resource persons for availing their time and for acknowledging the ideas and thoughts of the student union. He also thanked the Senyayangba Govt. Hr. Sec. School and Mount Moriah School, Ungma village, for the help and cooperation rendered toward the success of the program.
The resource persons for the career counseling program were Dr Limasenla Jamir, Asst. Prof. Fazl Ali College; Kilangbenla Imsong, Asst. Prof. Nagaland University; Nungshitemjen, Asst. Prof. Fazl Ali College; Imsongmeren Imsong, Inspector, Industries and Commerce, Govt. of Nagaland; Nokyenkaba Longkumer, PGT, Mayangnokcha Govt. Hr. Sec. School; Imertetba Imsong, GT, Senkalemba Middle School; and Moanungsang, Vocational Instructor, GITI, Mokokchung.
The students were divided into groups according to their stream of studies and were given career guidance and counseling accordingly. About 70 students residing in Ungma village attended the program.