Icebreaker 2 Students

8/8/2019 Icebreaker 2 Students

1/26

Finishing School

Shantanu Mukherjee


2/26

Ice Breaking / 2 Shantanu Mukherjee

Session Objectives

Why Finishing School

Understanding the concept of our new initiative

i.e. Finishing School in Rahul Foundation (FS)

Key to success


3/26



4/26


5/26


Why Lack In Proficiency ?

Generally the focus is on teaching English, as

just another subject

Students indifference to hone communication

and other soft skills

Authorities unwilling to spare time, money and

effort to impart skills that industry looks for

Students are exposed only to the textual stuffhence cannot acquire the necessary skills


6/26


Industry & Employability

Indian corporate scouts for a rare breed of

freshers: job-ready graduates

Recession/no recession, a phenomena of

strange dilemma is observed Existing job vacancies must be filled up, and fast!

A large number of candidates continue to look for

jobs without much success Reasons??


7/26


Industry-Ready Professionals

Repertoire of competencies for to be a successful entry

level employee

Technical skills

Quality skills Domain skills, and

Soft skills


8/26


Industry-Ready Professionals Contd

Soft skills Crucial to an employees ability to work Smarter

Essential soft skills

Ability to learn new skills

Articulation - Competence in

Reading writing

effective listening and oral communication skills

Adaptability to cross cultural environment through creative thinking

and problem solving

Personal management with assertiveness and initiative Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in teams


9/26


Why Soft Skills are Essential?

Mastering soft skills would help improving Presence of mind

Self awareness and general awareness

Observation ability

Structured thinking & problem solving capability Initiative & Assertiveness

Ability to manage time

Expected benefits ability to learn Technical skills quicker

New skills quicker

Faster on the job


10/26


Who Can Help?

Personality Development Courses

Skills Development Workshops

Spoken English Courses

Offered by many institutes nowadays. The costs of thecourses range from Rs.5000 to Rs.50000 depending onthe duration of the module and the reputation of theinstitute


11/26


Do They Really Help?

They introduce/familiarize the skills to thestudents

Acquiring such skills, requires active

participations in classroom exercises, mocksessions and role-plays etc

Absence ofsuch attributes - plethora ofsuch coursesform just another textual stuff.


12/26


Finishing school in Rahul Foundation

Initiative is aimed at evolving and establishing a

comprehensive training model to

Provide a platform to enable students to compete with

their urbane peers in their future life Make them aware of the industry needs to enable them to

prepare for the employment opportunities

Equipped them with the skills that industry look for - to

enable them to face the global challenges


13/26


FS Model A Birds Eye View

Long term process as oppose to short term solution

Such training can happen through only a prolonged and ongoing

process, and

Soft skills cannot be displayed only if they are not ingrained deep within

a students personality

The training process will be embedded with the regular University

courseware

Performance of the students will be evaluated and monitored on a

continuous basis

University English communication courseware has been tuned to meet the

desired objectives

Workshop for faculty members to tune them for the transition


14/26



15/26


Self Discipline & Attitude


16/26


What is Self Discipline

Self discipline is the ability to do something youknow you should do, whether you feel like it ornot


17/26


What These People Have in Common?

Donald Trump, Jay Leno, Margaret Thatcher,Thomas Edison, Napoleon Bonaparte

They are all famous four hour sleepers!


18/26


Adapt - Ability

This is about strength. This is about power. This is about being prepared for

any & all changes and, dare I say, welcoming them!


19/26


Self Motivation


20/26


Give Yourself a Boost


21/26



22/26


Creativity?

Dont try this at home! I admit, creativity cannot be defined, and this picture is a liveexample of what it stands for. Sometimes its not a bad idea to do the smart thing andheed the advice


23/26


Team Work


24/26


Learning from Movie BLACK

Micr

s

ft

r

i

t

li


25/26


Questions ??


26/26

Thank You

Icebreaker 2 Students

Documents

Transcript of Icebreaker 2 Students