Career Guidance

Career Guidance & Future Readiness Center

Guiding every student, from KG to Grade 12, to discover their strengths, choose the right academic pathway and prepare confidently for higher education, work and life in the UAE and beyond.

Our approach

Know yourself	Explore	Plan	Prepare and act
Interests, strengths and values	Careers, technology and the UAE job market	Stream, subjects and university choices	Applications, skills portfolio and real-world experience

Our career journey, KG to Grade 12

Stage	Focus	What students do	Transition support
KG – Grade 5	Curiosity and life skills	Career Roleplay Days and activities; Life Skills and Empathy Workshops; STEM learning stations, sessions, and events	KG to Grade 1 and Grade 5 to 6 orientation
Grades 6 – 8	Skill exploration and digital literacy	CBSE Kaushal Bodh vocational training; Interest Profiling and Subject Clubs; Emerging Technology Workshops (AI, Robotics, Sustainability)	Grade 8 to 9 orientation
Grades 9 – 10	Aptitude profiling and stream choice	NCERT TAMANNA aptitude assessment; Stream Counselling (Science, Commerce, Humanities); CBSE Art-Integrated Project (Grades 9 and 10); UAE SKILLS App exploration	Grade 10 to 11 stream and subject guidance
Grades 11 – 12	Higher education and career readiness	University admissions guidance (CUET, JEE, NEET, SAT, UCAS, Common App); UAE Skills Passport digital profile; Internships and industry mentoring	Grade 12 to university or career planning

Official tools and resources

Aptitude and career discovery

NCERT TAMANNA Aptitude Assessment (Grades 9 and 10): the official NCERT/CBSE tool that measures seven aptitudes: Language, Abstract, Verbal, Mechanical, Numerical, Spatial and Perceptual.

Button: Access TAMANNA portal

UAE SKILLS App and Skills Passport (Grades 9 to 12): the UAE national platform from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for exploring career interests, tracking skills and following job-market trends.

Buttons: iOS App Store | Google Play Store

CBSE and NCERT: curriculum, skills and arts

Official information on Kaushal Bodh (Grades 6 to 8), skill subjects and the Art-Integrated Project (Grades 9 and 10).

Resource	Link	Use
CBSE Academic	cbseacademic.nic.in	Curriculum, skill education and art integration circulars
CBSE	cbse.gov.in	Board notices and results
NCERT	ncert.nic.in	Textbooks and learning resources

Indian entrance exams

Exam	Link	Use
CUET Samarth portal	cuet.samarth.ac.in	Central university admissions
JEE Main	jeemain.nta.ac.in	Engineering and architecture
NEET UG	neet.nta.nic.in	Medical and allied sciences

UAE and global admissions

Resource	Link	Use
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research	mohesr.gov.ae	Licensed and accredited UAE universities
KHDA, Dubai	khda.gov.ae	Dubai schools and higher education
UAE Ministry of Education	moe.gov.ae	National education information
UCAS	ucas.com	UK university applications
Common App	commonapp.org	US and international applications
College Board	collegeboard.org	SAT information and registration

Technical and vocational options (Grades 9 to 12)

Resource	Link	Use
Higher Colleges of Technology	hct.ac.ae	Applied and technical higher education in the UAE
Skill India Digital	skillindiadigital.gov.in	Government of India skill courses and certification

For parents

Talk with your child about interests and strengths before stream selection in Grade 10.
Explore the tools above together. Results are a starting point for conversation, not a final verdict.
Check that any university is licensed and accredited before applying.

Contact the Career Guidance team

Career Counsellor: Ms. Shabana Amin Khan

Email: well-being@crescentschool.ae