Institute of Advance Counselling Centre (IACC India)

Institute of Advance Counselling Centre (IACC India) is a non-governmental organisation established in 2010 by a group of professionals, registered at Kavanad, Kollam, Kerala. IACC works to develop soft skills among students and early career professionals, helping them work effectively in a corporate environment. The organisation provides group and individual counselling to students and young adults on personal growth, career planning, and decision making, delivered through a small team of experienced professionals.

Headquaters: Kavanad, Kollam, Kerala, India (Programs across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka)

Major Areas of Work

• Soft Skills Development: Training students and young professionals in workplace-ready soft skills.
• Career Counselling: Individual and group counselling on career decisions and future planning.
• Life Skills Education: Structured guidance on personal and social growth for students in crisis or transition.
• Corporate Readiness Training: Preparing career beginners for selection processes and corporate work environments.

Major Initiatives & Programmes

• Campus to Corporate (C2C): A training programme preparing students for real business scenarios and selection processes.
• Head-Heart-Hands-Health (4H): A life skills development programme delivered through projects, activities, and skill-a-thons designed by industry leaders.
• Student Life Skill Education Lab (CC Lab): A counselling based programme helping students clarify goals and identify behavioural and social obstacles.
• Counselling & Career Advisors (CADS): One-on-one advisory support helping students build insight into their own decision making.

Impact

IACC has delivered over 600 hours of training and worked with more than 30,000 students to date, operating across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.

Partners

Specific institutional or corporate partners are not listed publicly on IACC's website; the organisation appears to operate primarily through direct engagement with schools, colleges, and students across its three-state operating area.

IACC India suits people interested in direct, one-on-one student engagement, career counselling, or soft skills training rather than large scale programme management, given the organisation's small, experienced team and personal, advisory style of working. It appeals to people motivated by youth development and employability outcomes, and to those drawn to a long running (15 year), regionally focused organisation with deep counselling and training expertise across South India.