Another Advance Level examination is over. Both the students who sat for the exam and their parents are still enjoying the relieved feeling. It takes time to relieve the pent up pressure. Once it is done if not the students, at least the parents would be keen to see how the rest of the time should be spent until the results are out. Those who have doubts about the outcome definitely will be looking at for the second shy. Still there will be spare time for them to engage in other useful activities. Some take up driving lessons, other swimming lessons, etc. However many still does not know how to use this time efficiently and effectively so that they would be able to prepare themselves to take major decisions of their life.

Some may be thinking of entering in to a career immediately and others higher studies. There will be others who will want to have both.

Yet decisions about these are normally taken haphazardly without much thinking.

Advice is sought from various relatives and friends but many cannot advise on areas others than what they are exposed to.

There are various institutes that propagate their own product lines and some with little outside assistance go in those opened up paths.

Many fail to look at all options.

They also fail to understand what really suits them. People are different. They have different desires. They have different abilities. They also have different personalities. Hence not only one should select the best option available but the one that suits him/her.

Career guidance is the solution.

However to give career guidance it is necessary to do a evaluation of the person. This takes time and cannot be done in one encounter.

Distance Learning Center Ltd (DLC) has come out with a solution to this issue. It is offering a eight week program that not only help participants to identify a path that suits them but also prepare them to pursue such a path.

The program is offered with activities that require the active engagement of the participants and also use of internet based resources in doing so.

DLC with its state of the art multimedia laboratories with fast web browsing is able to provide trouble free experience to the participants.

Program

For whom

This course is ideal for those who have sat for A/Ls and looking for avenues for growth. It will also be good for the new entrants to the corporate world who seek further growth.

Content of the program

Program comes in four separate modules where the first one will enable the participants to understand the self, surrounding world of opportunities (occupations, vocations, business and higher education), how a best fit between the self and the opportunities can be obtained using one’s own mental faculties while avoiding usual mental traps people fall in to. The second module will enable participants to have a detail plan for career development.  Also they will be able to distinguish the traditional qualification acquisition from the real practice and application of knowledge, in order to create new employments/businesses (Entrepreneur) rather than seeking an employment. The third module will enable the participants to pursue for building useful relationship and groom character, be a leader and manage problems/difficult people so that one can achieve success whatever the situations (social/work) he/she faces. Fourth module will enable participants to acquire knowledge on available funding and scholarship/fellowship options, how to request a stake in those and obtain some of the ICT related sources that facilitate further learning and growth, while pursuing a career or higher education and market himself in the process.
Total program is of eight weeks with full 18 days of contact sessions and separate guided assignments for which limited internet support will be provided, in addition.

Module 1 : Understanding self and career opportunities

• Identifying one’s nature/ personality
  • Personality type
  • Personality test
• Career opportunities
  • Traditional careers
  • New careers
• Entrepreneurship as a vocation
• Career and education path guidance to suit the personality type
• Conceptual competence necessary to undertake the journey
  • Brain orientation
  • Mental traps
  • Decision making
  • Taking major decisions of life
• Getting the right perspective for a balanced and successful life

Module 2: Plan the career/life

• Identifying a mission, vision and goals of life
• Analyzing SWOT and formulating an action plan with SMART objectives
• Traditional knowledge acquisition and learning for a subject discipline based behavioral change to be become an intelligent personality
• Learning Methods, learn to learn, Multiple intelligence, lifelong learning

Module 3 : Development of Personality

• Grooming the character with right values, attitudes and habits
  • Identifying the limitations in one’s values and attitudes
  • Learning and unlearning as means of character building
  • A plan of action to groom (diets, exercises, other habits, surroundings, network of people in life)
• Relationship building
  • Transformational and transactional relationships
  • Investing in people
• Leadership
• Resolving Issues and Problems
  • Special issues related to the youth
  • Managing parents
  • Negotiating in resolution
• Building a useful network of people and importance of team working
  • Gains and losses in teams and networks
  • Essential mix in the network

Module 4: Building Resource Bases and Competencies for Leveraging

• Knowing the sources to get the right knowledge
  • How to search information in the web
  • Useful resources from the web
• How to raise finances and other funding assistance for higher education
  • Applying for scholarships
  • Selecting Universities
  • Destination Options
  • Creating an outstanding impression
  • Social networking through ICT
• Getting the right soft skills, Self Marketing and Presentation
  • Communication skills
  • Writing skills
  • Public speaking skills
  • ICT related social media skills
  • Creating an impression and winning people over
  • Right Etiquette

Course Fees
Two options are available.

• Pay Rs. 24,500 as the full course fee.
• Pay Rs. 6,000 for Module 1. At the end of the Module 1 you can decide to continue or not. Additional payment Rs. 22,500.(modules cannot be taken individually)

Methodology

Lectures, Presentations by guest and visiting faculty, Discussions, Individual assignments, Group work, Games, etc.
High personal engagement and high internet based learning experiences will be offered.

Certificate

Performance certificate will be issued for the participants who successfully complete the course. The students will be encouraged to compile a comprehensive report which they could submit to their prospective employers.

About the DLC

DLC is a fully state owned company supervised and monitored by the Presidential Secretariat. It is also the Sri Lankan node point of the Global Development Learning Network of the World Bank Institute.

Call any one of the following for details

Nishantha (011 2554946), Ranjith (011 2595916), Chanuka (011 2554947), Dimuthu (011 2554949), Buddika (011 2554948) or send an email to lka_nkamaladasa@gdlnmail.org with your details we will call you back.