Chandigarh, Dec 5 (PTI) The Punjab government has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras-Pravartak to roll out a statewide career guidance programme to create a structure where every teacher becomes a trained career mentor, an official statement issued here said on Friday.

Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that over 5,000 teachers will be trained to guide students towards informed, future-ready career choices under the ambitious teachers-upskilling programme.

Bains stated that the programme will offer teachers free online training in foundational career counselling, skills for classroom sessions and one-on-one guidance.

He added that Punjab has become the first state to implement a state-level career counselling guidance programme for teachers.

They

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