DUALpro conducted its first Potential Analysis Workshop in New Delhi from 26th Sept to 29th Sept 2022. The four-day workshop was conducted for eleven school counsellors from Jawahar Navodaya Samiti and the Delhi Board of Secondary Education to use potential analysis as a professional orientation tool for students in their schools.
Professional Orientation is a system of activities aimed at preparing young people to choose their profession and assisting them in professional self-determination and employment. The Potential Analysis forms the beginning of this path. The intention is to support students in discovering and developing their individual competencies and skills and to be aware of their personal interests through a series of gamified exercises. During this gamified workshop, trained potential analysts guide the young people and observe them as they solve the tasks. After the conclusion of the game phase, the potential analysts conduct interviews with each participating student to reflect with them on their experiences, give feedback and discuss students’ ideas regarding their competencies and interests. Thus, the potential analysis is an instrument to build students’ confidence and support them in finding ideas for further vocational orientation.
In order to qualify potential analysts for their important role, IGCC’s Vocational Education and Training experts (DUALpro) have developed an application-based workshop. The workshop consists of four modules and aims to train the participants to assess different forms of competencies – methodological, individual and social. Teamwork, perseverance, self-organization, communication skills, concentration, listening skills, and empathy are just a few of these competencies, which are important for students in their professional orientation path. The assessment of these competencies aims to provide insightful guidance for their future.
The classroom atmosphere was simulated in the workshop, and the participants could actively participate in all the activities, which in turn gave them an overview of the process of Potential Analysis, its implementation, challenges, and solutions. The workshop also included discussions on experiences and opinions regarding the students, the path to their chosen professions, and the lack of awareness in this field. These discussions provided good insight to the participants to overcome the challenges in this direction. Additionally, all participants were provided with handouts on core concepts and a comprehensive handbook of games and activities, which can be used to carry out the potential analysis and assess students’ competencies.
At the end of the workshop, the participants received a Certificate of Participation from IGCC and Goethe-Institut, New Delhi. The concluding ceremony was attended by Alexandra Mittler, Director of Language Programmes, South Asia and Deputy Executive Director, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi; Puneet Kaur, Project Head, Goethe-Institut, New Delhi; and Meike Jäger, Consul for Labour and Social Affairs, New Delhi.
While sharing their feedback, the participants informed that they found the workshop extremely beneficial. They believed they were empowered with knowledge of new concepts, and their prior knowledge was also refreshed.
IGCC has been the pioneer in implementing training, advisory and concepts for companies. The Potential Analysis training sets a stepping stone for more such concepts and training with regard to schools and educational institutions and vocational orientation among students. Several other training concepts are in the pipeline to capacitate school management and familiarize students with other vocational tools and jobs in India and Germany. The National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes compulsory vocational education for school students, thereby targeting the holistic development of students. IGCC is developing novel concepts and training for school management and counsellors and workshops for students and supporting this objective of NEP by keeping students’ comprehensive and integrated development at the centre.
Point of contact:
Ms. Vidhi Daryanani
Project Manager – Professional Orientation
vidhee.daryanani(at)indo-german.com
+91-20-41047 112
