Career education


Purpose To educate students of classes 8, 9, and 10 in Pakistan to choose a suitable occupation by themselves.
Target user

The teachers who teach students of classes 8, 9, and 10

For more details, please see the Manual.

User Guide

Teacher Manual of Career Education



Composition of sessions

Interview to find my strengths

Occupation cards sorting

Varieties of occupations


Life career strategy

Page for Training materials



Session's agenda

The ideal training schedule is three days.

It should not be compressed into a shorter time than suggested in the schedule below for a sufficient understanding of students.

The Teacher Manual is divided into three subject areas:

  1. Self-understanding,
  2. Understanding of the occupation and
  3. Life Career Strategy.

The proposed session schedule is as below. 


Day1:Self-understanding

Sample time  Content
10:30 - 10:35  Recitation of Holy Quran
10:35 - 10:45  Training norm setting
10:45 - 11:00  Introduction Participants (a spool of thread)
11:00 - 11:10  Introduction about career awareness session and its objectives
11:10 - 11:55  Activity #1: "Interview to find my strengths"
11:55 - 12:10  Activity #2: Personal SWOT analysis
12:10 - 12:55  Activity #3: "Self-assessment test"
12:55 - 13:00  Closing

Day2:Understanding on Occupations

Sample time  Content
10:30 - 10:35  Recitation of Holy Quran
10:35 - 10:45  Recap of Day 1(Reflection)
10:45 - 11:45  Activity #4: "Occupation cards sorting"
11:45 - 12:45  Activity #5: Varieties of occupations
12:45 - 13:00  Closing

Day3:Understanding on Occupations x Life Career Strategy

Sample time  Content
10:30 - 10:35  Recitation of Holy Quran
10:35 - 10:45  Recap of Day 2
10:45 - 11:30  Activity #6: "How to search for a job and write CV"
11:30 - 12:30  Activity #7: "Life career strategy"
12:30 - 13:00  Closing and evaluation (review of 3 days sessions)

Supplemental materials

Videos about formal employment

  • For prosperous future of women: Case study of three women in Karachi, Pakistan
  • Good Practice for Employing Women: Case study of Midas Safety, Pakistan