About Skill Development

Academics – Part of Courses - Industry Relevant
Pooling Industry Experts
Skilling for High Pay Package Core Placements
Special Academic Programs/Certificate Course Offering by MNC’s
Skill Council Sectors (Level 5 and Above)
Faculty Staff – Skilling Activities in coordination with Academic Staff College
Foreign Languages (not limited to) – South Korean/Japan/Germany/etc.
Top Down Approach Methods in Skilling
Global Hackathons and Skilling Competitions
Global Certifications and Coordination
Part of Design Thinking Activities
Ongoing Academic Courses like Introduction to Engineering and Importance of Skilling to ALL
Use of Platforms like LinkedIn, Adobe, Coursera, etc., for part of Skilling Activities across all programs
Use of Reference Globe like for Continuous Monitoring of Student Progress
For all Applicable Stake Holders – Incorporating and Ensuring the Interpersonal Skills, Management Skills, Professionalism Skills, Team Building Skills, Analytical Skills, Life Skills, Personal Life Skills
Special Attention towards the courses consisting of L-T-P-S – Skilling Component

FOCUSSED OBJECTIVES

To ensure overall development of students and scholars with the help and support of appropriate skilling mechanisms/methods and modes
To achieve and to target the higher and better pay package placements for students in core and allied industries/companies
To prepare the students to plan their career in the directions of entrepreneurship, career advancement, and higher skill employability
To monitor and assess the student progress since inception of joining and to timely help him to achieve the progressive growth and to reach comparably a significant development with effective professional and upskilling in their domains
Skill activities applicable to students, scholars, faculty, staff, outside CSR and to other applicable stake holders (Entry to Exit overall skilling plans)

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

For the purpose of effective outcomes at University Central level in terms of skilling; a strong bonding and coordination to be built with the Dean(Academics), Dean(Progression & Training), Dean(Placements & Internships) and Director(International Relations) and other as applicable etc.,
Identification of skill development needs including preparing a catalogue of types of skills, range, and depth of skills to facilitate individuals to choose from them.
Development of a sector skill development plan and maintaining skill courses database inventory.
Determining skills/competency standards and qualifications and getting them notified as per NSQF.
Standardization of affiliation, accreditation, examination, and certification process in accordance with NSQF as determined by NSQC.
Conduct skill-based assessment and certification for training programmes.
Participation in the setting up of affiliation, accreditation, examination, and certification norms for their respective sectors.
Plan and facilitate the execution of Training of Trainers along with NSDC and states.
Promotion of academies of excellence.
Paying particular attention to the skilling needs of ST/SC, differently abled and minority groups.
Ensuring that the persons trained and skilled in accordance with the norms laid down are assured of employment at decent wages.
To supervise the regional offices for consents generation, conduction of practice school, evaluation of assigned students and submission of reports

EXPECTATIONS - PLAN MODE AND MECHANISMSWITH FEW ADDITIONAL POINTS

To work towards improvements in all spheres of professional, technical, and other continuing education and training services and skills development to attain enhanced standards at all levels among its applicable stakeholders.

To work in close harmony with Skill Sector Councils (SSCs) in efforts to upgrade skill development activities at KLEF.

To engage in revenue generating activities (for self-sustained model) related to consultancy, training, and education services to enhance the employability of students.

To liaise and to decide the list of corporates, industries, SSCs and other Government Skill Divisions

To suggest a model and to coordinate with Academic Division of various Corporate Companies and initiate proposals of New MoUs for onward submission to Registrar

To ensure the skill part of UGC quality mandate and to work for future activities

To decide on Global Certifications applicable to specific field in coordination with required team of experts

COORDINATION AND COVERAGE

To impart skills for jobs across all levels of workforce in the Engineering, Technology, Science, Law, Architecture, Pharmacy, Commerce, Arts, Fine Arts, and allied areas and any other and develop an interdisciplinary talent hub.

To serve as the key knowledge resource and to develop Centres of Excellence (COE) with state of art research infrastructure enabling innovations for Engineering, Technology, Science, Law, Architecture, Pharmacy, Commerce, Arts, Fine Arts, and allied areas and any other in the Country

To collaborate with national and global institutions for offering programmes and creating capabilities for upgrading programmes in relation to domains of Engineering, Technology, Science, Law, Architecture, Pharmacy, Commerce, Arts, Fine Arts, and allied areas

To promote consulting services to address policy, institutional framework, efficiency, technology, and other sector specific challenges.

To establish linkages and collaboration with leading industry players and global academic institutions for knowledge transfer and to offer Internships, certificate courses which are truly global that shall help students to acquire high pay placement packages

To introduce new skills into the curriculum, i.e., certifications, practice school.

To provide an opportunity to students to practice the concepts learnt in a classroom, in real-life situations/company/organisation/industry in both virtually and physically means

To sensitize the students to the touch of workplace by assigning timebound projects in a company

To create awareness among the students about their strengths and weaknesses in the work environment

To provide the students a platform to take up on-the-job Engineering Training and develop a network which will be useful in enhancing their career prospects

To make the students industry ready that will help in job placements

To invite people from the industry to train students and faculty as Faculty Development programs using Tools.

BEST PRACTICES IN ENHANCING THE SKILL ACTVITIES

Implementing the Choice Based Skill Model (CBSM), based on student interest towards Employability, Higher Education, Social Service, Entrepreneurship, etc., After completion of first-semester student’s choice considerations be recorded across all the programs.

Implementation of L-T-P-S Structure (S- Skill Component)

Virtual Skill Internship Program(VSIP)
Transforming from Inside Out (TIO)
Talent Mapping – Skill Hunting(TMSH)
On the Job Training in Application Research (OJTR)
Earn while Learn (EWL)
Professional (Technical) Intern Training Program(PITP)
Industry Integrated Dual Education Program (IIDEM)
Core Corporate Skilling Activities (CCSA)
In-Demand or On-Demand Professional Skills (IDPS or ODPS)
Simulated Industry Integrated Learning (SIIL)
Prior andAuthentic Learning (PAL)

Implement and promote a virtual environment that acts as a HUB to connec t employers, career counsellors, university students, to better prepare students for work. Creation of Industry Simulated Infrastructure: For successful implementation of training, physical infrastructure is imperative. Experience of industry-simulated labs at the centers enables aspirants to gain first-hand experience of the work environment, which they may not otherwise get. These labs are technology-driven equipped with all the latest tools, teaching aids, and practice models.

SOME POINTS AND FOCUS

Transitions, career learning, and career management skills

Multi-disciplinary and critical perspectives

Authentic Learning

Taxonomy of employability skills

Skill up Joint projects with Industry

Learning by doing