Parents, guardians , friends , teachers too, might not be in
a position to make a choice for you because;
Many Young Job-seekers are quite baffled
on the problem of their life’s vocation.
Since they do not know about planning for
life, they plunge into an occupation
Meet
without least consideration, only to nurse
grievances in later life.
They repent, get frustrated, Life for them
Our
becomes a burden. They reel under the
unwanted job. So one must seek the help
Team
from specially trained personnel.
 first they do not have the details about prospective
job-world,
 secondly , they just cannot have your fullest
appraisal,
 thirdly, they may not be finding time to do so
because of their pre-occupations and
 lastly, they may not be able to accept such a
responsibility.
The type of a person who will help you in matters of
planning of your careers or employment related assistant
can be located by you in the MCC/VG Units/ Bureaux
/network of counsellors impelled on NCS portal.
 ROLE OF MODEL CAREER CENTRE & CAREER
CENTRE MANAGMENT

Strategic • To increase the placement of the job seekers

Objective registered with NCS Portal

• To provide a national platform for interface between

stakeholders for responsive, transparent and efficient
Vision employment services in order to meet skill needs of a
dynamic economy

• To connect local youth and other job seekers with all

possible job opportunities in a transparent and
Objectives effective manner through the use of technology as
well as through counselling and training.

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 Services to be offered by career centers
Demand side –Industry Interaction Supply side –Candidate Engagement:

•Career Centers will provide a

range of employment related
•Career Centres shall undertake
services like career guidance/
market sizing exercise to estimate
counselling, job matching,
the number of employment
employment market analytics and
opportunities in their area,
other value added services.
associated skill requirements, skill
training capacity availability etc.
Career Centres shall provide career
guidance/ counselling services to
This shall require close and
the job seekers and make them
constant interface with local
aware of opportunities based on
industry and employers.
their skills, area of interest and
requirement.

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Services to be offered by career centers
Job and Skill Mapping:
• Career Centre shall undertake the job skill mapping for identification of
right fit job for candidate.
• The candidates will be assessed through skill assessment and
psychometric tests and guided to the right opportunity whether it is for
employment, skill training, apprenticeship training, on-the-job-training,
finishing course(gap training) etc.

IEC activities: (Information, Education & Communication)

• Career Centre shall through multi-pronged IEC strategy increase
awareness amongst the various stakeholders like – Employers, skill
training institutes, Local education centers, Industry associations etc.

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 What to expect from MCCs
1. “Single Source” for all career related information, Vocational Guidance/ Career
Counselling and job placement

2. Trained and Dedicated Staff to Provide Guidance/Counselling, Administration,

Oversight and Support

3. Effective and continuous assessment of skills demand in labour markets, local, in

other States and abroad

4. Connecting youth and other job seekers with jobs through portal, job fairs and
other possible interface with employees such as campus placements.

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 Good
management

Subject Good
satisfaction organization
Well-run
Career
Centre

Good
Good image
delivery

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 MCC Layout
Washroom IT Lab

Staff Washroom
Bookshelf

Group Counselling
/ Training Room Pantry
Water cooler

Waiting Area
Entrance
Main

Self Help
Kiosks

Source: Model Career Centre staff plan. (Date: - 16th March, 2022). Guidelines for Establishment of Career Centres. Directorate General of
Employment
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 MCC Staffing plan

Centre
Manager

Career Registration IT Support

Counsellor Manager Staff

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 Each MCC shall also have counsellors who
shall be responsible for providing career
guidance to jobseekers and assist Centre
Existing officers from manager in carrying out various outreach
employment exchanges shall and IEC activities such as job fairs, outreach
be deployed to MCC for etc
managing the operations.
States shall ensure that
competent staff is available Each MCC shall have support staff
across all the MCCs. consisting of a Registration Manager, IT
MCC Support technician and multi-trained staff.
Staffing Each MCC will have a Centre
These shall ensure the daily operations of
MCC and assist counsellors in the MCC
plan Manager/Nodal Officer who
will be the overall in-charge
for the management of
Centre. These Centre
managers shall plan and
Young Professional
strategize the operations of
MCC in accordance with NCS
guidelines issued by DGE
from time to time.
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 Career Centre management- Administrative & Operations of MCC

•7.
Initiative:
6. Stability Taking
of advantage
•3.Authority: Personnel:
Deciding of every
•4.Unity of Maintaining opportunit
how the long-term
5.Order: Direction: M chain of y and
aintaining relationships acting with
Communicat command between
unified goals functions in a sense of
•2. ing employee
and vision the urgency
Discipline: expectations
•1. Setting organization
Division of and
policies on instructions
Work: Divi how
ding tasks standards
among of
employees behaviour
are
enforced

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 There has to be a
1) Specific strategy that outlines
2) Measurable a clear action plan for
Goal Setting 3) Achievable the employees and
4) Relevant states specific targets.
5) Time-bound (KPIs) follow the
SMART methodology
for setting goals

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 KPI’s of MCCs/YPs

Jobseeker Registration Employer registration Individual Guidance Group Guidance

• 1000 Per Month • 5 Per Month Session Session
• 500 Per Month • 20 Per Month

Job Fairs: 4 Per Month

Outreach Activities: 10 Video Sucess Stories Documented Sucess
Candidate Mobilization: Stories Vacancy Posting: 2000
• 2 Per Month Per Months
100 • 5 Per Month

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 The main purpose of Jobseeker Registration is to encourage
the youth to register themselves on the NCS portal. The aim
No. of Jobseeker is to motivate them to participate in various skill
Registration development trainings in order to enhance their skill set.
Simultaneously, apply for jobs posted on the NCS portal and
enhance employability.

The main purpose of Employer Registration is to get

No. of Employer their organisation registered on the NCS portal and
Registration encourage them to post vacancies in order to create job
opportunities for the youth.

The main purpose of conducting Individual

No. of Individual Guidance session is to help an individual
Guidance Session regarding career planning and choice of the field
of occupation.

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 The main purpose of conducting Group Guidance session is
Group Guidance to acquaint job-seekers with employment prospects in the
Session at MCC area and to equip them with necessary skills as to how they
can improve their employability.

Outreach Activities The main purpose of undertaking Outreach Activities is

Undertaken for NCS to promote NCS in various organisations and institutes
Promotions in order to educate people about the facilities available
on the NCS portal.

The main purpose of recording a video of the

No. of Video Success Success Story of a job-seeker is to promote NCS
Stories Submitted . and inspire other job-seekers to apply to the jobs
available on the NCS portal.

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 No. of Success The main purpose of recording a video of the Success Story of
Stories (document) a job-seeker is to promote NCS and inspire other job-seekers
Submitted to apply to the jobs available on the NCS portal.

The main purpose of organizing Job

No. of Job Fair/Placement Drive is to help employers and
Fairs/Placement Drives recruiters meet with potential job seekers and
Conducted provide them with ample job opportunities.

• The main purpose of Local Service

No. of Local Service Provider Registration is to encourage
Provider Registration the LSP’s to register their services on
the NCS portal in order to help them
offer a services to the local people.

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 A person who needs Educational/Vocational Guidance/Career Counselling may be
someone who
Has no vocational
preference, choice or plan.
can not decide
between two more
preferences,
possibilities Wants a job for which there is
little or no local opportunity. Has a physical disability
that presents a special
placement problem.
Wants to change to a new
occupation because of :
advancing age,
dissatisfaction with present
work, expecting of being Presents some special problem
.Repeatedly fails to stick related to getting and /or holding a
discharged etc.
to a job after he/ she job ( e,g. family, financial, personality Is not well
gets one etc. etc.) and could, therefore, perhaps adjusted in
benefit from referral to another his/her present
agency employment
 Difference between Guidance and Counseling
• Guidance aims at making people know the pros and cons of
their decisions. It enlightens individuals on how to make the
Guidance right choices. The experts make individuals know that
choices have consequences, especially in the future.
• Guidance is preventive

• In counselling sessions, experts help the subject view

life from a positive viewpoint and Counselling digs
into the root of the problems before identifying
Counselling potential solutions. They make subject to express
their emotions, fears, and problems to the counsellor.
The counsellor/VGO then helps them deal with their
problems
• Counselling is curative
• You may seek guidance before
Conclusion: choosing careers, but you seek
counselling to save a problematic
career. the difference between
counselling and guidance is clear.
 Has no vocational preference,
choice or plan
Solution

As an expert assess strength and

weaknesses, make them put on a psychometric
acquainted with the personal assessment to dig deeper
assets and liabilities and render into the Unique natural take one-on-one
them the piece of potential of the person. sessions to discuss
advice/assistance Once the results of the various factors affecting
commensurate with the assessment are out, they
choices in alignment
employment market situation give clarity to the
and fitting to the various students, and can offer
contexts of man in the realm of expert guidance
factors of occupational choice accordingly.
 Can not decide
between two or more
preferences or
possibilities
How to handle
1. Assist them in weighing the pros
and cons of different courses of 2. Examine the
study or they’re trying to choose occupations
between a number of compelling job closely
offers and figuring out the ‘right’ or
‘perfect’ choice ;
5. Social
3. Nature of work Status, Physical
- 4Personnel requirements,
requirements- Income,
 Job requires to deal Promotion and
with the people, things such as sex,
age, marital security,
or ideas or with Recognition, job
combinations than status etc
values
map with personality
traits
 2. Wants a job Check whether subject afford to go
for which there outside for that job, if not than need to
is little or no be rethink about other available jobs
local acquainted with the personal assets and
opportunity liabilities. Plan –B

Bring to their notice enlighten them about the

3. Has a physical suitable job opportunities. 1They bring to
disability that their notice about reservations for them,
presents a special monetary and other assistance provided by
placement Central and the respective State Governments
problem. and enlighten them about the suitable job
opportunities.
4.Wants to change to a new occupation
because of : advancing age,
dissatisfaction with present work,
expecting of being discharged etc.
Very often, a vocational guidance
workers’ main service is to help a
job-seeker to think clearly about
his /her situation and to device a
plan of action

If it is fond that an individual is failing in a job on

5. Repeatedly fails to
stick to a job after he/
she gets one etc
account of lack of a particular trait, vocational
counselling aim at change to a job where the possession
of that quality is not necessary or if this is not possible,
at minimizing the ill effects caused by means of on-the-
job counseling.

6. Has unusual difficulty in obtaining
employment because of : personnel
appearance, attitude or other personnel
factors ignorance concerning source of
jobs, inappropriate conduct during job-
getting interviews tec..
7. Has a physical disability that
presents a special placement
problem.
Many people after getting
education try unsuccessfully for
jobs. Before these people turn
morose about their life they can
be given guidance or counselling
to bring attitudinal change in
them and finding out other
alternatives course of action.
bring to their notice about reservations
for them, monetary and other assistance
provided by Central and the respective
State Governments and enlighten them
about the suitable job opportunities.
offer individual counselling to find out the root
cause or link with a Counsellors on NCS portal or
skill development programmes,

personality development programmes like Tata

consultancy, self-employment schemes,

Government’s scholarship facilities, psychologist

/ counsellor for scientific assessment/ NCS DA/
NCS-SC/ST, DGR/ parents /employers etc
8.Monthly Work Report is a presentation of YP/MCC performance, activities,
accomplishments, and achievements of the NCS project on a month-to-month basis
Monthly work report measures the following KPI’s in 4 categories:
• No. of Jobseeker Registration
1.Registration: • No. of Employer Registration
• No. of Counsellor Registration
• No. of Individual Guidance Session at MCC
• No. of Group Guidance Session at MCC
2.Guidance: • No. of Candidates under Group Guidance Session at MCC
• No. of Outreach Activities Undertaken for NCS Promotions
• No. of TCS-YEP Training Coordinated
3.Outreach & • No. of Video Success Stories Submitted
Promotion: • No. of Success Stories (document) Submitted

• No. of Job Fairs/Placement Drives Conducted in Reviewing Month

• No. of Employer’s Participated,
• No. of Vacancies Posted, No. of Jobseekers Participated, No. of
4. Job Fair: Candidates Shortlisted for Next Round,
• No. of Candidates given Provisional Offer Letter,
• No. of Candidates given Final Offer Letter
 9. Preparation for Job Fairs

Participants- Facilities-
Budget, Activities – Law and
Arrangement
Employers, Staff of temporary Drinking
venue, promotion & arrangements order infrastructure
Counsellors, arrangements water, toilets,
schedule (If required)
advertisement refreshments
job seekers
 Steps during Job Fairs
Reviewing the steps

Deployment of staff and briefing

Allotment of stalls to employers

Law and order management & guidelines

Setting multiple reception counter or help desk

Chief guest reception ceremony
Briefing candidates about employers and respective job vacancies

Regular supervision about employers and stall visits by helping hands staff

Food and refreshments to employers and staff

Collection of reports (results and records) from employers

Feedback of employers
 Steps after Job Fairs
• Received bio data
1. Collection of • shortlisted candidates
employer-wise • Final selection on the spot
selection report • Rest report after interview/test
• A. post B. vacancies C. selection D. location
2. Post wise E. salary
vacancies
• A. Employer, B. job-seeker,
3. Feedback from C. counsellors

A. email B. text message

Follow up By; C. telephone D.
individually

Thanks giving letter

 Post Job-Fair Activities

Coordinating with job-

Collecting the list of
seekers and employers till
shortlisted candidates
final selection process.

Coordinating with
Coordinating with job- Employer and Identifying
seekers and employers till the numbers of jobseekers Thanks giving letter
final selection process. actually joined and
collecting offer letters
YP’s Responsibility for remuneration

1.Get the attendance report and attendance register copy stamped and signed
by the nodal officer. (attendance report format will be shared by NICS)

2.Send the scanned copy of both the documents in 1 single PDF (from nodal
officer’s official mail ID) to: rahuljoshi.ncs@gmail.com, cc:
devi.kanta@gov.in

3.Make sure that you rename the attachment with your name and batch. E.g.:
Srishtivij_batch6

4.Submit the documents by maximum 3rd of every month.

 References:
• Job Fair User Manual for Career Centre: https://www.ncs.gov.in/career-
center/Documents/NCS%20-%20Job%20Fair%20User%20Manual.pdf

• Career Centre Module User Manual :

https://www.ncs.gov.in/User_Manuals/Career_Center.pdf

• Job Fair Manual for Jobseekers:

https://www.ncs.gov.in/User_Manuals/Jobseeker_JobFairUserManual.pdf

• Job Fair Manual for Employers:

https://www.ncs.gov.in/User_Manuals/Employer_JobFairUserManual.pdf
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 KANTA DEVI
Assistant Director of Employment
Devi.kanta@gov.in

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