Skill Development

Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

GENERAL WORKFORCE ISSUES

INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA MISMATCH

PARADIGM SHIFT IN EXPECTATIONS OF WORKFORCE

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Phenomena in India

• Skill development

▫ surplus of un-trained and under-educated people

▫ Scarcity of real talent

▫ Surplus that we do not need and a deficit that we cannot fulfill

▫ mismatch between jobs available and skill shortage

Resulting in Gap between the Needs of the Industry and the Availability

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Skill

Development

Traditional

Hr. Education

Training /

Re-training

Higher Education (Post Class X & XII)

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• Required Skill development initiatives▫ Programmes other than pure academic university traditional

education, with lateral linkages with higher education. ▫ Popular Programmes which attracts desirous students▫ Testing, Certification through Industry/Chambers/Ind.

Associations • Traditional Higher Education

▫ Better quality Hr. Edu. Institution of Academic & Professional in nature which is - ‘Higher’ not because of its sheer structure, but it should be higher by its quality and excellence”..

▫ Private universities that impart quality education, as expected .

▫ Transnational provisions - Foreign univ. campus, Branch Campuses, Offshore Institutions

▫ Corporate & Corporatized universities▫ Virtual universities, Distance education providers, other non

traditional modes• Institutions specialized in training and Retraining

▫ Independent Skill development Institutes (NIIT, Aptec)▫ Specialist ‘vendor-led’ training, companies like (Microsoft,

Intel and Cisco Systems) in partnership with other providers ▫ Other New Modes

6Need of an Alternative Model

• The Current Model under the Current Policy ▫ not replicatable for a large scale provision, and ▫ not likely to fill the gap (Aspirations and Skill Demand)

• The current Pvt. universities have come up in the existing framework and part of the License Permit Quota Raj▫ Not able to deliver to the potential that they can

• For successful model ▫ Need Governance not Regulations▫ Autonomy- Academic, Administrative & Financial▫ Freedom for foreign collabotation

• Regulatory models to be explored▫ Single window approach▫ Based on transparency and disclosure norms▫ Self regulations▫ Free entry with adequate capitalization norms

Skills Needed in Addition to Technical

Creativity/ Innovation Good communication Skills A team player with multi-task

capabilities Financial/Commercial Knowledge Global Outlook Cultural/Religious/Social sensitivity

OLD PARADIGMS• Job Security• Longitudinal Career Paths• Job/Person Fit• Organizational Loyalty• Career Success• Academic Degree• Position/Title• Full-Time Employment• Retirement• Single Jobs/Careers• Change in jobs based on

fear• Promotion highly tenure

based

NEW PARADIGMS• Employability Security• Alternate Career Paths• Person/Organization Fit• Job/Task Loyalty• Work/Family Balance• Continuous Relearning• Competencies/Development• Contract Employment• Career Sabbaticals• Multiple Jobs/Careers• Change in jobs based on

growth• Promotion highly performance

based

Workforce –The Changing Career Paradigms

PARTNERS IN RESOLVING WORKFORCE ISSUES

• Individual Organisations• Industry Associations• Industry Professional Groups • Industry Academia Partnerships•Government Support

Initiatives at Bundelkhand University

MOU with leading Trainers and Consultants (M/s DreamUny Education & MonsterIndia) to : Impart requisite soft skills training to the UG and PG students of

Engineering, Pharmacy, Computer Applications, Commerce, Management, Life and Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences

Impart Domain specific training to the students of professional courses like :

Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Computer Applications and Information Technology

Bridge the gap between the acquired skills from University and required skills of the industry

Organise on and off Campus Drives for the students

MOU with Clark Group of Hotels, a leading chain of Hotels with an objective to : Train and prepare the Hotel and Tourism UG and PG students

according to their brand requirements Ensure 100% placement in various branches and properties

Cont’d

Upgradation of Curriculum as per latest trends and industry requirements by Induction of industry expert into the Board of Studies Feedback from the Alumni placed in various industries Conducting short terms workshops and seminars by

the industrial experts from relevant fields

Training the faculty members of professional courses to equip them with required teaching methodologies support faculty members to improve their skills to

enhance learning among student

 The Executive Council of the University in its meeting held on 27th August, 2014 accorded approval to enter into MOU with leading trainers and consultants to implement NVEQF to :

Facilitate vocational skills at various levels to school drop outs to make them employable

Provide seamless integration between vocational education and regular higher education and multilevel entry/exit system

Meet with the demand for skilled and enhance Gross Employment Ratio,

Linking various vocational qualifications and setting common principles and guidelines for a nationally recognized qualification system and standards.  

National Vocational Education Qualification Framework

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“The class was good n awesome experience, the faculty was too good n they taught the things in a very good way.”

- Ankita Agarwal, MBA Core

• Nearly 40% Students found the training to be “absolutely perfect” – giving a 10/10 to the training sessions

• Only 1% of the students found the training to be average and below average

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“The sessions were really fun & helped me to remove my hesitation, build up my confidence level. Thank you sir.”

- Huma Shafi, B.Pharm 7th Sem

Institute of Pharmacy

Institute of Engg. & Tech.

“The verbal ability sessions were totally linked to our career field and helped me developing my skills & the information given was highly facilitated.”

- Geetakshi Shrivastav, B.Tech Bio Tech

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“It was great to meet such teachers. Teacher could be a very small word for him he is a mentor in many ways.”

- Swapnil Tripathi, BCA

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Institute of Economics & Finance

“These classes helped me to do calculations within seconds which was my weak topic. I really enjoyed quant classes.”

- Shrasthi Rajpoot, B.Com 2nd Year

Impact AnalysisStudent Performance Improvement: Overall

English Quant LR380

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Average Score (Pre Test) Average Score (Post Test)

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Greater than 10% Betwwen 5 and 10%Between 0 and 5% No Improvement

• Improvement across all 3 areas: English, Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning

• Highest Overall Improvement in Scores: 535 (20%)

• Highest Improvement in English Score: 245 Marks (27%)

• Highest Improvement in Quantitative Aptitude Score: 290 Marks (32%)

• Highest Improvement in Logical Reasoning Score: 235 (26%)

• 64% of the students who attended the bootcamp showed an improvement

• 12% of the students showed an improvement in excess of 10%

Population Size: 175 Students

Recommendations on Government Front

• Play Active Role• Improve Policies• Sensitive To Industry Issues• Enhance Compensation Benefits• Play Active Role In Industry Academia

Interactions• Help In Infrastructure Development