Career counselor

Career counselors are always at hand to meet individually with students through every step in

their career exploration, and internship and job searches. Through partnering with career

counselors, you benefit from personalized guidance on setting and maintaining career goals,

gaining self and industry awareness, building career networks, and making informed and

fulfilling career choices.

Career counselor teaches student, how to develop the basic skills required for growth as a student

and professional. God has created every human being with a distinct personality. Choosing

educational and professional careers according to one’s personality, skills, interests and aptitude

is the key to success in life. Unfortunately, there is no sound system in place for counseling and

guidance of school-going children in Pakistan. As a result, students go for those subjects that do

not match their mental aptitudes. They become frustrated and feel like being wasted. Feeling a

dire need for career counseling and guidance of students, AFAQ has designed a comprehensive

programmed

to help students clear the obstacles in choosing their careers. Being tailored to individual needs,

this programmed will lead to personality development of students and polish up their skills

required to prosper in life.  Affiliating with AFAQ's Career Guidance and Counseling Services

will not only help students perform better, but will also go a long way towards achieving the

school's mission and improving its standing

SERVICES

 Open Guidance Sessions

 Personality Development Training Sessions

 Training in Study Success Skills

 Psychometric Assessment Sessions for Self Exploration

 Setting up Counseling Career Guidance Centers

 Counseling Clinics

Benefits for Students

 Introduces them to their personal traits, interests, skills and aptitude.

 Helps them choose their careers according to their personality and lifestyle.

 Trains them to be successful in their educational and professional careers.

 Provides them with training in personality development.

 Enhances their interview and live communication skills.

 Makes them learn time management skills.

 Provides them with necessary help to make a realistic educational plan.

Benefits for Schools

 Turnaround in the school's internal and board results.

 Improvement in the public image of the school

 Helps the school make a realistic educational plan

 Helps the school in decision-making on the basis of facts and figures

 Increases the strength of students

Phases of Counseling and Career Guidance Programme

Self-Exploration 

In this stage, students are put to a variety of Psychometric Assessment tests to determine their

personality type, values, interests and skills as wells as IQ and EQ levels.

Exploring Career

In this stage, students are given an insight into higher studies and various professions.

Decision-making and Career Planning

In this stage, students are trained to choose educational subjects and careers according to

their personality types.

Search for Job or Educational Institute

Students are given detailed information about educational institutes and jobs available in

the market.

Performing/Professional Development

Phase Five is known as the performing stage wherein the individual performs using their

characteristics required by the profession or their educational institute.  This phase also provides

an opportunity for lifelong learning and further development in the chosen career.

Training Sessions

In this stage, short skill development and personality development training sessions are

conducted to assist students in their educational fields.

Counseling Clinics

In these clinics, learning disabilities and psychological problems faced by an individual

will be addressed. Counseling Clinics will play the role of research centers and provide guidance
and counseling at national level. In big cities such as Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Islamabad,

Counseling Clinics will be established in collaboration with the psychology departments of

universities.