1. AUGUST 2014 Aug 2: Biotech Entrepreneurship Conference
Aug 4: WDC Orientation– Ms. Chandra Iyengar
Aug 4: Meeting of Provincial with HODs
Aug 4: Political Science International Seminar
Aug 4: XRCVC inauguration of Resource Centre
Aug 6: Young Teachers’ Orientation
Aug 10: College Evaluation Prelim Meetings
Aug 13: Faculty Seminar: Mind Mapping
Aug 14: Malhar Conclave
Aug 15, 16: Malhar Finals
Aug 25-30: CIA – 2
Aug 26: Visit of Deputy PM, Nick Clegg, of the UK

2. SKILL DEVELOPMENT In Higher Education at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai
College of Excellence: April 2014

3. Building on Core Competencies
Diploma Courses
Geology: Gemmology
Jewelry Designing
Biology: Forensic Science
Life Sciences: Clinical Research
Microbiology: Public Health QCQA

4. Building on Core Competencies
Diploma Courses
History: Heritage Walks, Tourism
Ancient Indian Culture: Museology
Psychology: Counselling Psychology
Statistics: Market Research, Actuarial Science, Data Science
Sociology/Economics: Development Studies, Public Policy

5. Bachelor of Vocation Degrees bring prestige to the skill
Vocational degrees for the first time in India
Building on competencies already available
Yearly Exit Points – choice!
General Competence: soft skills, values, language..
Applied Competence: specific skills needed in society

6. Under-explored area for generating employment
Tourism
Under-explored area for generating employment
Tour guides, Managers, Operators…
Event Management: a new concept
Heritage Tours.. With a deep knowledge of the field.
Departments of History and Ancient Indian Culture

7. Rapidly expanding field
Software development
Rapidly expanding field
Programmers, Designers, Enterprise resource planning, handling of software like SAP
Course is designed to meet current industry needs.
Industry input, MOUs for internship, recruitment, curriculum design…
Department of Information Technology

8. The changing needs of industry
The two components of Skill Development
India urgently needs
Quality
and
The changing needs of industry

9. THANK YOU St. Xavier’s College - Autonomous, Mumbai
COLLEGE OF EXCELLENCE
Grateful acknowledgement of the opportunity to present.
THANK YOU