Developing Employability Skills Dr G R Sinha, IEEE Senior Member Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering CMR Technical Campus, Hyderabad ISTE National Award, TCS Award, IEI Award, Expert Engineer Award, Young Engineer Award, Young Scientist Award Recipient Email: drgrsinha@ieee.org

Lecture Objectives To learn Employability Skills To learn how to Develop the Skills To know about set of Skills To learn Success Process and Excellence Outcome Achieved…..effort continues……. Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Motivation Arise! Awake! and Stop Not till the Goal is Reached! Activity gets you busy and productivity makes you free!! Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

3-Idiots: Different Approach Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Are Colleges for Idiots! One listens to his heart and chase his dream; works as opposed to the worldly norms or in a different manner. Otherwise Run faster in the race of life or else you will be crushed by others Education is for learning and not merely for getting good marks, money making, US visa etc. Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Exam Oriented Study!!!!! Education system: exam oriented! Students are taught to "GET ONLY MARKS" rather motivating the students to research, and innovate in their field. "Perform or Perish“ By cramming one can get marks but no knowledge What will we call ourselves after getting degree??????::Well trained OR Well educated?????? Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Identify You Every cloud has a silver lining. When hobby becomes passion and passion becomes your profession, you will excel in life. Attitude and Aptitude makes oneself : Chatur or Baba Ranchordas Choice is yours Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Indians in the USA Statistics that show: 38% of doctors in the USA, 12% of scientists in the USA, 36% of NASA scientists, 34% of Microsoft employees, 28% of IBM employees, 17% of INTEL scientists, 13% of XEROX employees, … are Indians. Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

“…after the Chinese, Indians are the smartest people in the world” Punch line pinches us.... William H. Gates, Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation “…after the Chinese, Indians are the smartest people in the world” Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

The “Challenge”…….. Promised Talent Pool of Graduates Selection Committee Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Interview Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Only 20-30% Engineering Graduates are Employable Industry Requires Only 20-30% Engineering Graduates are Employable Technical and Soft Skills Integrate into Organization Peers, Managers, Juniors, Customers and Partners Adapt to Corporate Work Culture Work in Multi-cultural Virtual Teams Synthesize Creative Technical Solutions to Solve Business Problems Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

What Employers Want ‘Highly adaptable, patient risk-taker who is open to new ideas’ (Top 10 Employability Skills – US) Skills required for 21st Century Workforce Development of Multiple Intelligence Critical Thinking: Creative Thinking Decision-Making Problem Solving Interpersonal Relationship Effective Communication Coping with Emotions, Stress Self-Awareness High value on Verbal & Written communication Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

contd.. Job Outlook National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Employment SKILL KNOWLEDGE Plus EMPLOYMENT Employable Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Developing Employability Skills Awareness Practice Further Practice Reflection Feedback Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Involve me, and I will understand Employability Skills Through Problem Based Learning Tell me, I will forget Show me, I may remember Involve me, and I will understand Chinese Proverb Creating a Learning Environment Students working in teams to experience and explore relevant, real-world problems, questions, issues, and challenges; then creating presentations and products to share what they have learned. Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Problem Based Learning is Skill-Based To learn collaboration: Work in teams To learn critical thinking: Take on complex problems To learn oral communication: Present To learn written communications: Write To learn technology: Use technology To develop citizenship: Take on civic and global issues To learn about careers: Do internships To learn content: Research and do all of the above Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Continuous Quality Improvement Say what you want Improve it Do what you say Prove it Role of Teacher The role is one of coach, facilitator, guide, advisor, mentor…NOT directing and managing all student work. Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Assess Your Employability Self Confidence Personal Presentation Motivation Enthusiasm Attitude Flexibility Team Work Planning and Organising Reliability Problem Solving Writing Skills IT Skills Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Success Process Goal Identification Strengthening commitment to Goal Change Behavior Change Attitude Goal Identification Basic idea: How can you ever expect to get somewhere if you don’t know where you want to go? Goals give your life direction Write down your goals Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Change Attitude Negative attitudes inhibit success Weakens commitment to goal Overconfidence Low Self confidence Lack of Self worth Adoption of victim role and cursing the authority Unwillingness to seek help Resistance to change Tendency toward procrastination Avoidance of areas of weakness or perceived unpleasantness (e.g., written communications, interpersonal interaction) Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Outcome Achieved…effort continues… 04 National level Awards & 06 State level Awards 06 Books 185 Research Papers 04 PhDs 32 Keynote Lectures Editorial Board Members of 15 International Journals Research Advisory Member in more than 04 Universities EC Member/Dean Few more…… BUT effort continues…. Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

E= mc2 Equation to inspire E = Excellence m = Motivation c = Commitment e.g. c = 0.5 (Half hearted) E = ¼ c = 2 (Doubly enthused) E = 4 Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha

Thank You All For Your Kind Attention Any Queries Please!!!! Developing Employability Skills Association of Dept. of ECE 21st December 2016: Dr G R Sinha