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EVERYONE WOULD agree how important it is to get relevant, local career guidance at the right time. Below is an intiative, being promoted through the Net. Please pass on the information to anyone in Goa who might benefit from it. Send feedback to raynon at sancharnet.in (Yvonne Vaz). FN COURSES AND CAREERS: Finding your way around.... Compiled by Yvonne Vaz raynon at sancharnet.in Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a young person has to make. It is a decision which will affect your future life. The right choice can be made only if it is _base_d on your interests, abilities and personal qualities(aptitude). Instead of trying to fit yourself into a career, you should find a career that fits you. The process of choosing a career and deciding the  course of study leading to it should start in high school. 1 Find out all you can about one or more careers that you feel are suitable for you. 2 It is also important to know the job opportunities in the career of your choice. 3 Find out about the institutions which offer training and education that you will require. Do not wait till after the SSC results are out to decide whether you need to seek admission in the arts, commerce, science or vocational stream. The selection of a particular stream will affect the career you choose. 4 After the SSC examination, but before the results are announced, find out about admission procedures, fees and other requirements at the educational institute you intend to join. Once the results are out and marks sheets distributed there is a mad rush and scramble for admissions and in the confusion a student can be misled into the wrong course of study. With so much competition it is not always possible for an average student to get admission into the science or commerce stream. It is wise to have more than one preference. WHAT ELSE? A young person today is required to have not only academic qualifications (degree or diploma certificates) but also a whole set of other skills. Education today is not just book learning but learning from life too. A student needs to develop the ability to communicate and get along with people and the ability to think ahead. A willingness to learn new things, to be open minded, to take on challenges, to be able to withstand pressures are essential qualities and these are sometimes even more important than scoring high marks. Besides working hard at studies, a student has to prepare him/herself for life. Success in a job or career doesn't just happen on its own. 1 Be informed. Read newspapers and magazines regularly. 2 Take  part in or listen to intelligent discussions/conversations. 3 Build up  self esteem and confidence. To do this, realize your strengths and talents instead  of trying to copy or compete with others. Competition has its advantages but it can cause frustration, or bitterness and lower your self esteem.It is better to work towards improving or increasing one's own potentials. 4 Develop your personality. Cultivate hobbies, do fun things with your family and friends, take creative courses like painting, craft-work etc. Take part in sports and games and other extra curricular activities in school. 5 Take care of your physical health and appearance. Height, weight, good eyesight etc. are included in the selection criteria for certain careers, such as defence services or merchant navy. Make a habit of being neat and clean in appearance. 6. Be courteous and pleasant in manner. To conclude, it is important that  you set goals and select the right course of study. But remember that mind, body and spirit make up the total person and there has to be development in all three areas. Only then goals can be achieved and you can hope for a happy and successful future. THE ARTS  STREAM It is unfortunate that in Goa (and maybe in other States of India) pursuing higher studies in the Arts stream has been given an inferior status. Students with the highest marks seek admission in the Science stream and the second choice is Commerce. Except for a few who opt for Arts as their first choice, many students join the Arts stream only because they fail to get admission in the Science or Commerce streams. But as their studies progress, these students find their attitudes changing and they even begin to enjoy the subjects they previously thought were uninteresting and useless. The subjects offered in the Arts stream such as Languages and their Literature, History, Philosophy, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and the like cater not only to the physical material world but teach and guide a person to look deeply at life and to understand human nature. A study of the Humanities shapes attitudes and moulds behaviour. It deals with what really matters in life. It inspires one to dream