UPM Serdang, 1 August – UPM's Counseling Division always opens opportunities for students, especially students from the counseling program, to undergo industrial training here. This time two trainee counselors have successfully completed Industrial Training at BKUPM. Their industrial training period is for 18 weeks starting from March 20, 2023 until July 21, 2023. The industrial report presentation activity will be held on July 21, 2023 from 8.30 am to 11.30 am which is located at the UPM Counseling Division Auditorium.

Photo: Students making the final presentation of Industrial Training as counselor trainees at the UPM Counseling Division

For students from the counseling program, throughout their industrial training they need to complete special requirements according to the conditions set by their respective universities either in terms of hours of counseling/guidance sessions (individual, career, group, family), programs and activities, development professional, administrative management and so on.

Field supervisors and BKUPM members help in providing guidance and training them, and to some extent give a picture of the true reality of the world of work. The experience gained, not only in the planning, process, implementation and production of work, but also the way of communication, socializing with colleagues, integrity, ethics and rules that need to be followed and anything related as an employee.

In this presentation session, trainee counselors have the opportunity to share their experiences, pleasures, difficulties, and opportunities for improvement either from their own point of view, or from the experiences and training they have encountered while here.

For this time, the Trainee Counselors are Sister Nur'ain A'qilah Ali from UKM's Masters in Counseling Psychology and Brother Muhammad Izzuddin Abdul Ghani, Bachelor's Degree in Counseling from UPM. Throughout March until July 2023, they have been directly involved in various activities. Among them promoting counseling services, the use of testing and measurement tools (IPS, IPW, INPS, IMKS, Learning Styles and others) in giving sessions, committee members of programs organized by BKUPM such as the University Young Motivator Competition (UMAC), Putra Holistic Carnival, Monthly Motivation Programs, Career Programs and more. Involvement in these activities is one of the valuable experiences that can be used as an added value in shaping self-strength and career development later.

Photo: Memories with the Career Counseling Section (Left) and the Employee Counseling Section (Right)

BKUPM always supports and tries to help students in preparing for the world of careers, regardless of whether they are future graduates of UPM themselves or from external institutions. It is hoped that the experience and knowledge gained can provide good benefits to contribute to society and the world.

Photo: A framed picture given by the Trainee Counselor to the Division Head (Left) and a commemorative picture with the UPM Counseling Division (Right)

Date of Input: 31/08/2023 | Updated: 31/08/2023 | ayna