VIRTUAL CAREER GUIDANCE AND CAREER CLINIC 2022
Martin Pinol, current MCS G12 student and emcee of the event, reflects how students should take note and remember that our chosen strands do not determine the course that we are to pursue. He mentions how at the end of the day, what we should consider when choosing our course is our passion and strengths.
Written by Monzam Wang
October 29, 2022 | 10:45 A.M.
On September 30, 2022, occurred the Career Guidance Program entitled Career Expedition 2022-23, organized by the Cluster 8 Guidance Center in collaboration with the Guidance NGO. The theme for this year’s event is Breakthrough: RCAM-ES Cluster 8 Learners Embracing the Career Opportunities in the Possible Normal.
The fair gave students a chance to interact with different universities and be oriented about college programs they may like to take in college.
The following were the topics discussed in this year’s career guidance fair:
Areas of study behind different college programs
Skills students need to develop to pursue certain college programs
College training for Grade 12 students
Revised curricula of various college programs
Employment opportunities behind each college program
The students were asked to fill out an electronic registration form to guarantee a slot for the event. The form asked students to choose which college program discussion they wish to join for the seminar of the Career Clinic segment. Some of the program choices include Air Transportation/Aviation, Psychology, Business Economics, Criminology, Accountancy, Architecture, Fashion Technology, Animation, among others. Students were to choose 4 programs to explore during each one’s sessions.
The first major segment of the Career Guidance Program occurred through a presentation by guest resource speaker Ms Ma. Allen Rose Carreon who gave a presentation on the DOLE Update on Labor Market Information (LMI). Ms. Carreon is currently a Labor Employment Officer II TSSD-EPWW of the Department of Labor and Development - DOLE NCR. Ms. Carreon highlighted and gave points on current labor market demands in the Philippines. Apparently, animators are in great demand in these recent times.
The panel discussion followed the presentation. The discussion was substantiated by the representatives from participating schools together with the DOLE representative. The participating schools were the following:
Asia Pacific College
St. Scholastica’s College Manila
Mapua University
Manila Tytana Colleges
WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, North Manila Campus
National University
UE Manila
De La Salle College of Saint Benilde
Technological University of the philippines
Adamson University
Centro Escolar University
IACADEMY
De La Salle University
FEU Institute of Technology
STI Pasay Edsa
AIMS
FEU Tech
The panel discussion was moderated by Ms. Ma. Angelica O. Millendez, current SHS Faculty, Monzam Wang, current G12 HUMSS student, and Cathrina Paula Espadera, current SCPS G12 ABM Student.
Marly Ortiz, current SCPS G12 student and emcee of this event, expresses her appreciation for the panelist’s encouragement towards the students to always take opportunities in front of them and to make sure to set goals straight.
Martin Pinol, current MCS G12 student and emcee of the same event, also reflects how students should take note and remember that our chosen strands do not determine the course that we are to pursue. He mentions how at the end of the day, what we should consider when choosing our course is our passion and strengths.
AVPs from each participating school was presented throughout the event to give students an idea of what it’s like to study in the different colleges and universities.
The Career Fair ended with the Career Clinic segment where students joined in different zoom meetings according to the college programs they chose in the registration forms. Students were made wary and were enlightened of the nuts and bolts of their chosen college programs.