- Targets 10,000 counselors in the next 2 years; of 450 who completed the program 190 actively earning/in formal jobs
- To significantly contribute to building an ecosystem of trained career counsellors in India
Bengaluru, February 12, 2020: iDreamCareer India’s only multilingual, largest unbiased full-stack career solution and guidance platform, today unveiled an updated version of its industry-leading career counsellor certification program which has since produced 850+ certified counsellors spread across over 105 districts in India and in 6 countries globally. All applicants have to go through a 4-step rigorous selection process before being accepted for the program. The refurbished certification program is of 90-hours in which 3 days are classroom-based followed by 3 months of online training. The next classroom sessions are slated across multiple cities as follows: Surat – 14th to 16th February, Bangalore – 13th to 15th March, Delhi – 13th to 15th March and lastly in Mumbai – 3rd to 5th April. The program is priced at Rs. 15,000 – 20,000/- per person.
In addition, the training program is accompanied by providing training material, exclusive iDreamCareer dashboard access of the proprietary content on 500+ careers, 1,849 specialisation tracks, 19,000+ colleges, 1,049 entrance exams, and 960+ scholarships. Selected trained career counselors are provided freelancing job opportunities with an average earning potential (estimate) post the certification of Rs. 50,000/- per month upwards in a flexible working mode with the opportunity to earn up to or more than 10 lacs P.A. Each trained counselor is additionally supported and hand held for one year.
According to statistics, 44% Indian youth say career counselling is important for them but only 1 out of 10 students receive career guidance in India, 93% of Indian schools don’t have career counsellors leading to 77% drop out after class 10. India needs 1.4 million career counsellors to achieve the standard ratio of 250:1 (students: counselor) prescribed by International School Counsellors Associations (ISCA). Though the problems of decreased awareness, parental and peer influence, and confusion are similar both in India and western countries, it is more intense here due to the large population and demographic. As per various reports, the market size for career assessment & guidance is over Rs. 5,000 crore in India and is continuously growing.
Commenting on the program, Ayush Bansal, Founder & CEO, iDreamCareer, said,” The need and importance of career counselling and the lack of it in India is very evident from the above statistics. What we are trying to do through our program is to create a pool of high quality, well-trained career counsellors across the nooks and corners of India.” “ A very interesting facet of the program is that over 80% undergoing it are women professionals who have taken a break and for whom career counselling provides a well-paying career opportunity while allowing them the flexibility they so require in their life. In a way this itself is a remarkable story of how at home women professionals are embracing and benefiting from the gig economy,” he further added.
About iDreamCareer: Founded by Ayush Bansal in 2012, iDreamCareer is one of India’s largest unbiased and the only multilingual career counselling/guidance platform and venture. It works with 2.5 million+ Class VIII to XII and undergraduate students annually across 48,000+ schools and colleges in India & Middle East, in helping them choose the right career. iDreamCareer also works with 12 state governments (Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, etc.), various International Agencies (UNDP, UNICEF & Central Square Foundation, etc.) besides non-profit/CSR organizations (Bharti Foundation, Uber, Magic Bus, Miracle Foundation, Hero Group, DS Group, etc.) to establish effective career guidance solution for students. Some of its private school clients are – Shiv Nadar Foundation, The Shri Ram Schools, Scindia School, Navy Schools, Sunbeam Group, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh, Indian School Muscat, Kunskapsskolan and Orchid International group, etc. It has a team of over 850 certified career counselors located across 103 Districts in India and Middle East. iDreamCareer is backed by US-based Impact VC Gray Matters Capital, Mohit Satyanand (Chairman, Jaipur Litfest), Neeraj Gambhir (President, Axis Bank) among others. Its Psychometric Assessment tool helps students map their abilities, personality traits plus areas of interest to discover their inner potential while its Career Planner tool helps in aligning this with suitable career options. iDreamCareer has proprietary content on 500+ careers, 1,849 specialisation tracks, 19,000+ colleges, 1,049 entrance exams, and 960+ scholarships.
