Association of Muslim Professionals launches lectures in schools to nurture young minds

Pune : Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) stands as one of those very few organizations and the only platform of educated Muslim youth & well-established professionals created with the purpose of giving back to the community.

It utilizes the knowledge, intellect, experience and skills of these professionals for the educational and intellectual development of the community more so the weaker sections and strives to create an environment to ensure our youngster have equal stake in the development of our community, the society & our country.

Skills Development Lecture also known as SDL is one of AMP’s main Flagship Projects which has been the most impactful as well. The idea is to try and do wholesome guidance of students/ prospects towards Career Planning and Self-Development. But there is also an additional benefit, wherein it not only aids the students but also helps the speaker to continuously evolve and develop himself/herself.

The objective of SDL is to create a platform where one person amongst us shares his/her knowledge and inspires others, to showcase ideas, innovations and skills, driving the audience to excel in the field they wish, to create, a future generation which is fully equipped with all necessary skills and information and competes equally, shoulder to shoulder with any other community.

According to AMP website, history has shown that individuals can bring about huge positive change in the society by seemingly insignificant acts. Teaching, Training and Guiding, underprivileged children is one such powerful acts that can go a long way in removing illiteracy and solving many other problems in India.

SDL caters to students of right from primary till graduation. SDL is accurately planned, content and speaker is strictly selected according to the target audience. For example for primary and secondary students, the topics covered would be, Basics of computer, Motivation, Time management and Career guidance etc. For graduates, topics would be introducing them to the world of business, organization and industries and limited business and economic concepts.

The program creates a context in which professionals engage with students about various options that are available to them in the working world and how they can choose the career that suits them best. These professionals are experienced volunteers from different industries who have extensive knowledge about the industry and understand the qualities needed for succeeding in their area of work.

The volunteers, in a series of classroom sessions, undertake a variety of experiential activities that help students appreciate the inter-relationship between education, work, individual and the environment, understand issues of professional ethics and conduct. Volunteers also serve as role model to students. Students understand the role of profession in the larger economic, business and social context. The program uses tools/techniques to expand student’s awareness about the various opportunities available. It helps them to analyze these opportunities and locate an opportunity that fits one’s particular, individual characteristics and develop the capabilities required; and finally make a decision.

SDL aims to enable the students to develop a constructive approach to the identification and development of personal and professional key skills, and to improve their effectiveness as learner throughout their careers.

Having its reach across India with more than 50 chapters and thousands of active members, enables AMP to reach even the remotest corners of this vast country from Kwata in Manipur to Jhunjunu in Rajasthan and Vaniyambadi in Tamil Nadu.

With the strong volunteer base, AMP target to achieve more than 500 SDLs every month in 500 different schools by the end of year 2016.