India, June 24 -- In a tremendous move to bolster career guidance at a local level, IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation in partnership with BodhBridge Education has launched a national initiative to train 30000 educators, teachers, and trainers to be certified in Career Counselling by offering the career counselling certification training free of charge.

The initiative will provide teachers-who are often the first responders for students looking for career clarity-the tools, structure, and knowledge to provide career guidance on a personal level. Currently, over 4200 teachers from 22 states and union territories have signed up and almost 1000 have received certificates so far.

The training is fully online and free for school te...