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JA World of Work event brings students and professionals together
On September 7th, 2013, around 350 students in Bangalore got the opportunity to meet professionals from diverse backgrounds and ask them some of the career questions at the top of their minds. "How do you decide what career to pursue? and how do you go about it?" At the World of Work (WoW) event organised by Junior Achievement India, students studying in classes 8-10 at Sri Kumaran Children's Home, interacted with an illustrious set of professionals from fields as diverse as medicine, film technology, art, management studies and child rights.
Inspirational Experiences
 Over the course of the session, our speakers talked about why they chose their career path, what makes them passionate about it and how they pursued it to
convert interest into knowledge. The students had many questions about what the professionals did in their day to day routine at work, what kind of people they interacted with and what skills helped them excel at their chosen careers. Speaking with professionals in person and hearing them talk about their experiences, brought to life all the thought and effort that goes into building a career as no amount of theory ever could.
"Helped me become better prepared. Seeing live examples of non-toppers succeed is very inspiring." - Class 8 Student
"Life isn't about just earning money. Its about following our dreams and making it a reality!" -Rahul Kamath , class 10 |
You can view the videos of the WoW sessions here
 Speakers at the WoW session included Mr. Vasudeva Sharma (Executive Director, Child Rights Trust), Dr Chetan Ginigeri (Consultant Paediatrics, Narayana Hruda yalaya), Ms Anjula Gurtoo (Associate Professor, IISc), Mr Ravi Shah (Artist and Sculptor), Ms. Renuka Ramesh (Principal, Govt. Film and Television Institute) and Mr. David Selvaraj (Chief Evangelist, Golden Square Business Centre).
"Junior Achievement India - Incredible! A very nice and simple way to help students decide what they want to be . Great going keep it up!" - Ms. Renuka Ramesh
"Honour and pleasure to interact with school kids.love the initiative .Very important to expose children to all possibilities early in life. It was a very well organized , well laid out. Thank you and Keep up the good work" - Dr Chetan Ginigeri.
"This is not magic! But can open several windows of opportunities. The concept of JA is something innovative. I hope children are not compelled into careers and but will think innovatively". Mr. Vasudeva Sharma
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The event was a big success and we look forward to organising many more WoW sessions in the future !
Students Meet Professionals (SMP)
SMP is a unique interaction model in the JA World of Work program where JA partners with professionals from various backgrounds and industries to create a forum where professionals and students can meet in an informal setting to share ideas. Students benefit from valuable academic and professional advice and perspective and have the opportunity to understand how to make informed career decisions.
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Junior Achievement India is a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide™ (JA), the world's largest organization dedicated to educating students about work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship, through experiential, hands-on programs. Today, JA programs are run by 402,815 volunteers and 312,954 educators working with 10.1 million students in 121 countries and JA's alumni exceed 100 million young people worldwide in more than 50 global programs
Since its beginning in 2006, JA India has been growing stronger each day and is already present in more than 250 institutions reaching out to more than 250,000 students in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chandigarh and neighbouring regions. In partnership with businesses and educators, JA brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential and providing a proven bridge between education and business. Through age-appropriate curricula, JA programs teach students how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers and consumers.
For any further queries or clarifications, please reach out to Sucharita Venkatesh.
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Sincerely,
The JA India Team
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