Students in Orile- Agege area of Lagos State, have benefited from an academic counselling seminar which focused on choosing the right career path as organised by Youths under the aegies of Idi-Orogbo Community Youth in the state.
Advising the students on the theme ” Career Exploration, who took place earlier in the week, the guest speaker and life coach, Mr Lawal Ismail described education as not the filling of a bucket but lightning of a fire.
He urged them to define their potential, ambition and goals in life rather than being forced to tolling any career path.
According to the facilitator, potential, ability and aspiration remain the key for those younger student who are in secondary school level.
He recommended that SWOT analysis, Marketing, education, mentorship, training as well as Optimism are the steps toward achieving a successful career path.
Speaking on the program, the chief convener of Idi-Orogbo Community Youth, Jamiu Ademosu disclosed that the seminar was the second edition of its’ kind in order to impart on the younger ones in the community.
“After realising the menace in the society, We deemed it fit to give Younger people a career path for them to be focusd and not joining the band wagons in the society,” he said.
He said ” this is the second edition. We had the first edition last year where we focused on Adolescence and the distraction that affects them. But now it’s about career path and we have recorded positive turn out as response from the students.”
The Program was graced by the Chairman Idi-Orogbo Community Development Area, Mr. Akinyemiju Omoshile who was honoured with an award by the organisers.
Lateefah Ibrahim
