Rajasthan
Pandemic generates big interest for social work among Rajasthan students | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The pandemic has brought the spotlight on degree courses in social work and disaster management. Both the degree programmes are designed to give an upper edge to students in handling crisis, like Covid, which are gaining much attention from students.
City-based career counsellors have been receiving queries on career prospects offered under the programmes. Inam-Ul-Haque Khan, a career counsellor, said every second graduate student coming to him ask about these two programmes.
“Interestingly, students showing interest are those who have helped people in Covid crisis in some way or the other. They are now looking ahead to make their career in social work,” said Khan, while adding that in Rajasthan, every city has job opportunities in the development sector which prefers those having degree or diploma in these programmes.
Notably, Rajasthan University had to close down the master’s degree in social work programme in 2015 due to the poor turnout of students five years after it was introduced. Both the programmes are available in very few state universities while they are available in most of the private universities.
Rashmi Jain, head of department, sociology, RU said the pandemic had evoked a sense of activism even among the ordinary citizens. “I have been receiving queries from students to add some elements of MSW and disaster management in the MA sociology programme to enhance their employability. The pandemic has generated the need to have a force of professionals who could march people out of the crisis-like situation,” said Jain.
“I have learnt that every corporate now needs a team of people having an experience or degree in social work to carry out their corporate social responsibility (CSR). If wish the programme could have been available in RU,” said Abhibav Mishra, looking for masters degree in MSW.
Highlighting the importance of the courses, Ankush Singh, communication specialist, UNICEF Rajasthan said they have collaborated with the state government introducing the concept of disaster risk reduction (DRR). “The DRR concept means the disaster management has to be introduced at the beginning of every project instead of introducing when the crises hit your doorstep,” said Singh. He argued that globally, having professionals dealing in social work and disaster management is increasing even in international organisations like United Nations.
City-based career counsellors have been receiving queries on career prospects offered under the programmes. Inam-Ul-Haque Khan, a career counsellor, said every second graduate student coming to him ask about these two programmes.
“Interestingly, students showing interest are those who have helped people in Covid crisis in some way or the other. They are now looking ahead to make their career in social work,” said Khan, while adding that in Rajasthan, every city has job opportunities in the development sector which prefers those having degree or diploma in these programmes.
Notably, Rajasthan University had to close down the master’s degree in social work programme in 2015 due to the poor turnout of students five years after it was introduced. Both the programmes are available in very few state universities while they are available in most of the private universities.
Rashmi Jain, head of department, sociology, RU said the pandemic had evoked a sense of activism even among the ordinary citizens. “I have been receiving queries from students to add some elements of MSW and disaster management in the MA sociology programme to enhance their employability. The pandemic has generated the need to have a force of professionals who could march people out of the crisis-like situation,” said Jain.
“I have learnt that every corporate now needs a team of people having an experience or degree in social work to carry out their corporate social responsibility (CSR). If wish the programme could have been available in RU,” said Abhibav Mishra, looking for masters degree in MSW.
Highlighting the importance of the courses, Ankush Singh, communication specialist, UNICEF Rajasthan said they have collaborated with the state government introducing the concept of disaster risk reduction (DRR). “The DRR concept means the disaster management has to be introduced at the beginning of every project instead of introducing when the crises hit your doorstep,” said Singh. He argued that globally, having professionals dealing in social work and disaster management is increasing even in international organisations like United Nations.
