SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Skills Development means developing yourself and your skill sets to add value for the organization and for your own career development. Continuously learning and developing one’s skills requires identifying the skills needed and then successfully seeking out trainings or on-the-job opportunities for developing those skills. Developing your skills begins with assessing which skills are important for your desired career development.

Types of skill 1. Transferable/Functional - actions taken

to perform a task, transferable to different work functions and industries. Based on ability and aptitude and expressed in verbs.

Examples: Organize, Promote, Analyze, Write

2. Personal Traits/Attitudes – traits or personality characteristics that contribute to performing work.Developed in childhood and through life experience and expressed in adjectives.

Examples: Patient, Diplomatic, Results-oriented, Independent

3. Knowledge-based - Knowledge of specific subjects, procedures, and information necessary to perform particular tasks. Acquired through education, training, and on-the-job experience and expressed in nouns.

Examples: Personnel Administration, Contract Management, Accounting

SKILL REQUIREMENTS COMMON TO EDUCATION

SECTOR

1. Principal • Responsible for the overall functioning of the institution• Ability to hire qualified teachers• Ability to handle the required legal aspects

related to the institution - complaints, audits, reviews• Ability to formulate strategic plans for building infrastructure for the institution• Ability to build the ‘brand’ of the institution.• Ensuring availability of Information and

Communication Technology (ICT) to smoothen the teaching and learning process.

• Ability to increase the enrolment and out-turn• Ability to appraise the performance of faculty on a regular basis.• Ability to coordinate with the external authorities / government officials and liaison with them.• Ensuring the safety of students• Ensuring discipline inside the campus.

2. Head of the Department• Responsible for the overall functioning of the department• Allocating of work to faculty / teachers/ trainers• Preparation of timetable for various theoretical and practical sessions.• Ensuring adequate quality of teaching and pass percentage• Facilitating industrial visits• Handling classes• Reporting to the Principal periodically, on the performance of the students• Assisting the principal in identifying qualified faculties / teachers.

3. Teachers /Professors /Lecturers• Adequate knowledge of principles of teaching• Strong theoretical knowledge of subject• Ability to communicate the knowledge of the subjects to students in a manner that can be understood• Ability to deliver the content in a simple way to facilitate understanding• Good communication skills• Ability to empathise with students• Observation skills to understand the ability of

the students to grasp a particular topic and to plan the teaching methods accordingly.

• Ability to address doubts patiently• Ability to use computers in teaching (Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, Microsoft Excel, other ICT tools)• Industry exposure, especially in case of faculty handling technical courses. For example, a faculty handling modelling course in a fashion technology institute should have experience in ramp walk, conducting events, etc.

4. Administrative Staff/School Support Staff a. Administrative Assistant – An administrative assistant is one of the most important

positions in the entire school. A school administrative assistant often knows the day-to-day operations of a school as well as anyone. They are also the person who communicates most often with parents. Their job includes answering phones, mailing letters, organizing files, and a host of other duties. A good administrative assistant screens for the school administrator and makes their job as a whole a lot easier.

b. Clerk – The encumbrance clerk has one of the most difficult jobs in the entire school. Clerk is not only in charge of school payroll and billing, but a host of other financial responsibilities.

c. Nurse – A school nurse provides general first aid for students in the school. The nurse may also administer medication to students who need it or are required medication.

d. Cook – A cook is responsible for the preparation and serving of food to the entire school. A cook is also responsible for the process of cleaning up the kitchen and the cafeteria.

e. Custodian – A custodian is responsible for the day-to-day cleaning of the school building as a whole. Their duties include vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, cleaning bathrooms, emptying trash, etc. They may also assist in other areas such as mowing, moving heavy items, etc.

f. Maintenance – Maintenance is responsible for keeping all the physical operations of a school running. If something is broke, then maintenance is responsible for repairing it. These may include electrical and lighting, air and heating, and mechanical issues.

g. Computer Technician – A computer technician is responsible for assisting school personnel with any computer issue or question that may arise. Those may include issues with email, internet, viruses, etc.

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