Prof. T. V. KattimaniVice-Chancellor

Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (A Central University)

Amarkantak, Dist.: Anuppur, (M.P.) India, PIN- 484886Mobile: +91-94253-31399

Email : tvkattimani@gmail.com , vc@igntu.ac.in

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Scope and Opportunity of Employability in UG Programs of IGNTU

Topics Discussed:• Under Graduate Professional Courses offered in IGNTU• Changes to graduate recruitment• Creating a curriculum for employability• Developing a strategy for employability• Transformation of Students• Add-on Specialized Courses for Employability • Requirements of IT Industry• curriculum for employability• Employer involvement – benefits to education• Conclusion: Employability Strategy

Under Graduate Professional Courses offered in IGNTU

• Bachelor of Computer Application- BCA

• Bachelor of Business Administration-BBA

• BBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management

• Objective : Impart Computer Education for Employability• Improve student’s IT skills• Make him/her expert in field of Computer Science •  • Highlights : Syllabus is covering Hardware & Software, both• Practical element with every subject• Hands-on- training in a live practical situation• Emerging Technology at the exit point•  • Evaluation : Continuous Assessment through Assignment (30%)• Term End Exam (70%)• Practical Assignment with Viva (70 & 30%)• Project work with viva (70 & 30%)•  • Employability : Both in IT Sector and Non IT Sectors •

Bachelor of Computer Application- BCA

• Objective : Introduce him/her to Business Environment • Progress the curriculum by imparting more Skills • Application of knowledge in a live situation •  • Highlights : Business Entrepreneurship introduced • Employability enhanced with new skill set

• Practical element with every course• Field Training with industry attachment• Emerging Technology at the exit point•  • Evaluation : Continuous Assessment through Assignment (30%)• Term End Exam (70%)• Practical Assignment with Viva (70 & 30%)• Work Book with viva (70 & 30%)• Project with viva (70 & 30%)•  • Employability : Banking, Marketing, Finance, HR etc.

Bachelor of Business Administration-BBA

• Objective : Introduce him/her to Tourism & Hospitality Environment • Progress the curriculum by imparting more Skills • Application of knowledge in a live situation •  • Highlights : Tourism Business Entrepreneurship introduced • Employability enhanced with new skill set

• Practical element with every course• Field Training with industry attachment• Emerging Technology at the exit point•  • Evaluation : Continuous Assessment through Assignment (30%)• Term End Exam (70%)• Practical Assignment with Viva (70 & 30%)• Work Book with viva (70 & 30%)• Project with viva (70 & 30%)•  • Employability : Tourism Sector, Hotel Management, Tour Guide etc.

BBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management

“Employability skills are the skills that almost everyone needs to do almost any job”

Self-management

Thinking and solving

problems

Working together and

communicating

Understanding the business

Using numbers

effectively

Using language

effectively

Using IT effectively

Positive approach

What is meant by employability?

Education Vs Employability

What

How

WhoWhere

When Educatingfor

employability

Intended outcomes

Learning experiences

PeopleSchoolCollege Workplace

Needs of individuals

Changes to graduate recruitmentEmployers increasingly focusing on attributes in addition to traditional employability skills

Successful candidates need to be able to demonstrate these attributes on their applications and articulate them at interview

Creating a curriculum for employability

What do we want to achieve?• Understanding

– themselves; career opportunities; work and working practices; employers’ needs

• Skills– enterprising; basic/functional; customer service

• Qualities– have a go attitude; respect for others; respect for the

environment

Creating a curriculum for employability

How will we organise learning? • experience work – placement; visit• make choices and take responsibility – plan

events• follow and create instructions• speak out and express views• engage in simulation and with visitors• reflect on and apply learning

• IGN Tribal University offers few Short Term Add-on Specialized Courses with the objective of equipping the students with skills that give them an added benefit and an edge in the intensely competitive job market of today’s globalizing world which may potentiate their knowledge received through the mainstream education system at the undergraduate i.e. BCA, BBA, BBA Tourism and Hospitality Management.

• Candidate who is regular student shall pursue such certificate courses simultaneously while he/she studying for his/her BCA/BBA/BBA Tourism.

Developing a strategy for employability

• These specialized, career-oriented courses will empower the students for self-employment and can be pursued along with their degree-level education as they are designed in a way that ensures a co- ordination between the two in terms of time-schedule and orientation.

• At the end of three years the students will be equipped with a Specialization in Certificate / Diploma / Advanced diploma in successfully completed Add-On Courses along with BCA/ BBA/ BBA Tourism and Hospitality Management degree.

Developing a strategy for employability

Transformation of Students

Comfort Zone

Expert Zone

Transformation

Regular students of IGNTU shall pursue such specialized “Add on Courses” simultaneously while he/she studying

for his/her BCA/BBA/BBA Tourism UG program.

Add-on Specialized Courses for BCA• Diploma in Hardware and PC Maintenances • Diploma in Computer Network Management • Diploma in Multimedia Technology • Diploma in Software Development • Advanced Diploma in Film and Cartoon

Technology• Advanced Diploma in Web Engineering and

Web Development• Advanced Diploma in VLSI and Semiconductor

Technology

• Diploma in Human Resource Management• Diploma in Marketing Management• Diploma in Financial Management• Diploma in Event Management & Public Relations• Diploma in Social Enterprise Management• Diploma in Logistics & Supply Chain Management• Diploma in Share Marketing & Management

Add-on Specialized Courses for BBA

• Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management• Diploma in Tourism & Airlines Management• Diploma in Tourism & Hotel Management• Diploma in Tourism Aviation & Airport

Management• Diploma in Tourism Aviation & Hospitality

Management

Add-on Specialized Courses for BBA Tourism and Hospitality Management

There are broadly two categories in which IT professionals are employed in the industry:

a. As IT professional in a Software company – about 25% employment

b. As IT professional in a Non IT company – about 75% employment

What are the Requirements of IT Industry?

The major roles assigned to the IT Department in any Non IT organization are:

a. IT Infrastructure Managementb. Database Managementc. Web Resource Management

Entrepreneurship skills are essentially required by every such professional who wants to rise in the career or set up a small business unit at some stage.

Technology is changing at a very fast pace.

What are the Roles Assigned in Non IT Organization?

The leadership challenge – how are we doing?

• Do we have a vision and planned outcomes for employability?

• Do we have effective management and co-ordination in place?

• Do we have policies in place or in development?• What resources do we use to support

employability?• Are we compliant with legal requirements?• Do we recognise achievements?

Curriculum opportunities for career and work-related education

• Explicit, planned content in all curriculum subjects

• Specific lessons as part of a tutorial programme

• Whole university activities• Specific projects and experiences

A curriculum for employability

• Learning in a work context• Business involvement• Synthesis of theory and practice

• experiential learning• Experiences of work

• high fidelity or high validity

Developing students’ employability:working with partners

• What is the rationale for partnership?

• Who are our partners?• What can our partners provide?

Employer involvement – benefits to education

• revenue and resources• governance • improved community profile • improved skills • professional development opportunities for

teachers • higher staff morale • innovative options for curriculum delivery

Conclusion: Employability Strategy

Inspection & accountability measures

Attainment in qualifications

Skills / competencies / qualities

Personal development / attitudes / motivation

Parental / community / staff impact

Unintended outcomes

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