I am happy to announce that I have been selected for a scholarship for a Graduate Certificate course in Career Education by Govt of Victoria, Australia. They have selected 10 career experts from all India and are providing the 1 yr course worth over 4 lakhs completely free. The happy part is that after successful completion of this course, I will become a Master Trainer in Career Education in India , certified by Australian and Indian Councils in Career education. Post certification, we are expected to work towards training of trainers in India in the area of career education and advising in policy level matters in this field. It seems the Govt of Victoria has also tied up with the Govt of India in this area and has donated a huge fund towards the cause.

However ,the sad part is that they are giving this as an online course and they are not taking us to Australia !!! :(

You may be wondering how i got this opportunity! Even I am wondering that! ;)

I was invited to apply online by the CEO of Career Industry Council of Australia, seeing my linkedin profile. At first , I thought it was a fake message. But still I applied just out of curiosity and then I had two rounds of telephonic interview and submission of an assignment on career practices in India. After two weeks, received the selection letter from Govt of Victoria. I will be starting my course next week and am attending a 5 day face to face induction and assessment in Mumbai.

So, the moral of the story: You never know what you will get through your social media profile! Keep your professional profile updated at all times! :)