Capacity Building & Skill Enhancement Initiatives
1. Soft Skills
Professional environment demands certain fundamental characteristics from employees such as personality traits, behavioural patterns and social attitudes in order to communicate collaborate and administer challenges effectively. Hard skills are a person’s technical competency which could be attained over a short period of time. However, soft skills are challenging skills that could only be acquired through constant training and practice. Employees with exceptional soft skills can help organisations reach higher levels through extraordinary production and service.
Some of the demanding soft skills employers’ value:
- Communication skills
- Confidence
- Positive attitude
- Lateral thinking abilities
- Creativity
- Time management
- Decision making skills
- Negotiation skills etc
MASKTASTIC Organized by Department of English Literature on 7th November, 2020.
First year MSW Guest Lecture Series (Lecture-1) “Social Work Practice in India” organized by Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, MSW Department on 9thJanuary 2021.
Student Training Programme on “Personal Finance Management” organized by Dept. Of BBA, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College on 30 / 01 / 2021.
National level webinar series Celebrating Global Women’s Breakfast IUPAC - Women in STEM-Empowering Diversity in Science-Webinar 8” organized by Department of Physics, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College on 09-02-2021.
GUEST LECTURE - The Art of Purposeful Networking organized by School of Management, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College on 11-02-2021.
Guest Lecture for I MSW on "The role of Social Worker in correctional setting" organized by Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Department of Social Work on 16-02-2021.
Two Days Workshop on Skill Development & Entrepreneurship organized by PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 12.03.2021 & 13.03.2021.
Two Days Workshop on Skill Development & Entrepreneurship organized by PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 12.03.2021 &13.03.2021.
Webinar on “Problem Identification in Research” organized by PG & Research Department of Commerce, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 20.03.2021.
Episode III: Relevance of Statistical Analysis in Social Science Research organized by PG & Research Department of Commerce, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 27.03.2021.
Guest Lecture – Entrepreneurs Talk Topic: Disruptive Innovation in Business organized by School of Management, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College on 22-06-2021.
“Orientation on summer internship” organized by Department of Social Work, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 29 .06.2021.
2. Language and Communication
Language enables a person transmit information from one place to another and it is through this wonderful tool employee and employers accomplish great heights. Communication is probably one of the most important skills of all the soft skills. Ubiquitously, English is the dominant language of communication, both written and spoken, between clients and organisations around the globe. Therefore, English language skills should be nurtured and developed in order to communicate effectively in a working environment.
National Webinar on “Theory and Practice of Learning” organized by Department of M.A. Human Resource Management, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 01.02.2021.
3. Life Skills
According to WHO (World Health Organisation), life skills are defined as “a group of psychosocial competencies and interpersonal skills that help people make informed decisions, solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, build healthy relationships, empathise with others, and cope with and manage their lives in a healthy and productive manner. Life skills may be directed toward personal actions or actions toward others, as well as toward actions to change the surrounding environment to make it conducive to health.” Young minds navigate their journey through adulthood to the professional world, hence they should be trained to develop their attitudes and instil social values in order to contribute to the society and attain success. Therefore, through education they are quipped with the fundamental social skills such as self-awareness, interpersonal skills and thinking skills in order to transform them into becoming a better citizen and achieve success in their career.
Some of the most important life skills are:
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Communication skills
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Stress management
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Emotional regulation
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Positive thinking
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Self-esteem
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Empathy
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Listening skills
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Interpersonal effectiveness
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Handling disputes
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Managing relationships
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Goal setting
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Decision making
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Problem solving
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Critical and creative thinking
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Executive function skills
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Resilience
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Perseverance
" Fit India Cyclothon” organized by Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, 5 COY NCC INFANTRY on 23-01-2021.
“Girl Power - Self-Defence“organized Luca Fama - Department of Accounting and Finance Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 10-02-2021.
“Fitness tips for NCC cadets” organized Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, 1(TN) ARMED SQN NCC on 30-01-2021.
4. ICT Skills
Information and communications technology (ICT) skills refer to one’s ability to converse with people through various technologies. Similar to information technology (IT), ICT refers to technology use for regular, everyday tasks: sending an email, making a video call, searching the internet, using a tablet or mobile phone, and more. ICT skills could also include the ability to use older communication technologies such as telephones, radios, and televisions.
The Essential Computer Skills List for Students
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Typing Skills. Using a keyboard is key to using a computer
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Using Web Browsers.
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Working with Microsoft Office.
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File Maintenance and Organization.
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Email Etiquette.
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Using the Internet for Research.
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Basic Computer Troubleshooting.
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Online Privacy, Security, and Safety Skills.
Advanced computer skills, as defined by the ICAS Computer Skills Assessment Framework include Internet and email, computers, word processing, graphics and multimedia, and spreadsheets and databases.
“Workshop on understanding IPR & Patent Cooperation Treaty” –Webinar7 organized by Department of Physics, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 08/01/2021, 27/01/2021 & 18/02/2021.
“Virtual Lecture - ICT for Teaching and Learning” – organized by Department of Hindi (Shift-II) / Online, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 18.01.2021.
“Virtual Lecture - ICT for Teaching and Learning” – organized by Department of Hindi (Shift-II) / Online, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 18.01.2021.
“Workshop on Adobe Photoshop” – organized by LucaFama - Department of Accounting and Finance, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, from 8 to 10 February 2021
“Basics on MS Excel” – organized by LucaFama - Department of Accounting and Finance, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 17th & 18th March 2021.
“Training Programme on HR Metrics and HR Analytics” organized by Department of Social Work, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 03.04.2021.
“Power Talk - Workplace cohesiveness using NLP as a Mind Tool” organized by School of Management, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College on 10-06-2021.
“Digital Transformation in the financial world” – organized by Dept. Of BBA, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, on 12.06.2021.