Career counselling cells in all districts of Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Punjab education minister Daljit Singh Cheema on Tuesday rolled out a plan to upgrade career guidance and counselling cells at district level besides making these institutions modern and hi-tech. At a state-level meeting of the career guidance counsellors here, Cheema asserted the counselling cells could play a pivotal role in making careers of students brighter.He said it was the call of the hour to adopt modern ways of counselling instead of traditional methods. He directed senior officers of education department to organize a special weeklong training programme for career guidance and counselling cells for all 22 districts before the end of January.