About Mashaal Project
Punjab
is grappling with multiple personal, social, economic and health problems
regarding its youth. There are high rates of unemployment, substance abuse,
sexual crimes and heavy exodus of youngsters to foreign shores. Government schools
face relatively higher challenges of absenteeism, school drop outs and
underachievement in students. Recognizing the urgent need for psychological
intervention and help for students, Secretary School Education, Punjab, has
initiated a project to fill this gap. Project ‘Mashaal’ has
been launched to train at least one teacher from each school in the basics of
student counselling. The counselling will be two pronged, touching both career
counselling for the senior classes as well as personal counselling for
personality and behaviour problems for students. It is a meticulously planned
project which will be implemented in all senior secondary schools to begin
with. A special web page on the official departmental website is being created
to upload the latest information about suitable training and career
opportunities for students in their respective districts. The designated
counsellors have been suggested a list of topics like basic health, risks of
drugs, best study methods, managing anxiety etc. which should be discussed with
classes. The entire project is being conducted without any extra funds in
collaboration with a non-profit organization Nishan Educational Trust, run by a
city psychologist Dr. Ranjit Powar and Hardeep Singh. This is an ongoing effort,
and approximately four hundred teachers from ten districts have been trained so
far. Through project ‘Mashaal’,
the department hopes to facilitate student achievement, improve attendance,
help in healthier personality development of students and guide them about
available career choices and avenues of self-employment.
Psychologist and Founder, Nishan
Educational Trust.
+91 98720 10595
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Hardeep Singh,
Motivational speaker &
Trainer, Co-founder,
Nishan Educational Trust
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