Academy for Professional Development

Department Profile

Academy for Professional Development

Vision

VISION
• Nobody learns from any limitations, it is only our ignorance.
• Gain knowledge of yourself & get over the complex.
• Make the right choice and put the right effort at right time.

Mission

MISSION
• To ensure the students get practical knowledge to fit into business and industry needs. It also focuses on the awareness of oneself and live consciously.

Category:

APD

Our NGM College with a vision of providing employability is engaged in providing quality education to the rural youth and has been growing consistently spreading its wings far and wide to offer a variety of educational program under one roof for over 60 years. In the cherished history of the educational services of NGM College, comes the unique initiative, NGM-APD which comes into existence to enrich and enhance the students’ employability and empowerment.

THE NEED OF SOFT SKILLS

Our unique and innovative approach in training will make a student excel as an individual in the industry where he/she wants to shine. Our training begins right from the grass root level which will help moulding students in perfect shape and enable them to present and market themselves successfully.

This promotional aspect makes one to think beyond and to empower oneself with the sense of devotion to what one does.
To be passionately skilled.
As Soft Skills play a vital role for professional success, it is being imparted as a post- college hour course.
Soft skills complement hard skills, which are the occupational requirement of the job. These are personal attributes that enhance an individual interactions, actions, performance and career prospects.

Highlights

UNIQUENESS OF ACADEMY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT [APD]

Soft skills constitute an immutable need to every company’s operations. There are certain soft skills all employees of a company are expected to have regardless of level or position, in order for the company to prosper. Our Department of Academy for Professional Development is a training department to develop the soft skills. Unlike hard skills, which can be proven and measured, soft skills are intangible and difficult to quantify. Some examples of soft skills include analytical thinking, verbal and written communication, and leadership.
Research from the Society for Human Resource Management found that employers actually care more about soft skills than they do technical abilities like reading comprehension and mathematics. One reason soft skills are so revered is that they help facilitate human connections. Basically, you can be the best at what you do, but if your soft skills aren’t cutting it, you’re limiting your chances of career success.

METHODOLOGIES USED IN THE PROGRAM

Practical, relevant and experiential learning methodologies focus on “hand on”, ready to apply tools and techniques to augment training takeaways and long term results. Some or all of the following tools and methodologies will be used in the execution of the program and can and will vary depending on the various factors such as the nature, duration and topics of the program.
The tools used in this program are activities, audio and video presentation, live demonstration, Q and A/Brain storming sessions, Case studies and questionnaires. The methodologies including the various activities deployed in the program would be customized as best possible to maximize relevance to the students’ required learning objectives and desired outcomes. The ultimate objective is to make each class Exciting, Empowering, Energizing, Entertaining and enlightening.

SALIENT FEATURES

1. NGM APD is a unique initiative to enrich and enhance the student’s employability. It ensures that students are trained with the right set of values and skills for a professional start.
2. Training will be given as a co curriculum for final year graduation and also for Post Graduation level.
3. Exclusive corporate required skills combined with APD syllabus will be given to final year students.
4. Main aim is to train the students to get practical knowledge through experiential learning.
5. APD focuses on interpersonal skills, communication skills and management skills as HR departments rate soft skills as some of the most valuable skills they look for when recruitment and selection.
6. Bringing awareness to the new changing needs of the rapidly growing educational field.
7. Making them have a sense of pride and responsibility towards themselves.
8. High skills mastery due to pragmatic learning and personalized feedback.
9. APD conducts Guest lectures and Train the Trainers programs for trainers to update themselves as well as students’ welfare.
10. APD conducts Mock interviews for final year students so that students get ready for campus interviews.
11. Bridges gap between corporate and college.
12. Soft skills training for the students to enhance employability during future campus selection.
13. It is very hectic task for all the students to get 100% placement. The industry requires “all-rounder” who are not only good at academics but also have the soft skills required by the corporate world. As these students are the future of our nation, they can be made strong through quality soft skills training as required by the corporate world.
14. Training the students not only to get the job but also to develop the sustainability skill.
15. Taking students to the corporate level while studying college. For instance – explaining through case studies.
16. Developing students’ innovative skills and creativity in all aspects.
17. Making students to come out of fear and shyness after various sessions.
18. Training them by motivation to improve their attitude, creativity.
19. Training by various activities they learn to think and work on their own.
20. Training individuals to be resourceful, ethical and good communicators as per the expectations of the corporate.

Association

Insignia focuses qualities that a student should posses through skill based education

White background represents peace and purity in both mind and action.
Blue represents searching and learning to reach depth and wide wisdom.
A Man head with Multi colors denotes anthology of skill sets.
A bright lamp gives a colossal idea to the world to shine eternally and meant for creative technology and innovation.
A man with globe insights human excellence with creativity which leads to reach out the next version of world.
Green leaves represents Global Green Environment along with the technological improvement as focal point as eyes.
Slogan imparts the reengineering process of defining oneself to reach their potential with assertiveness.

MR. GANESH P ARUMUGAM

B.COM.,MFC.,MBA.,ACAP.,DPM.,PGD ADV.,

Assistant Professor & Head

EMail: apd@ngmc.org

MS. GAYATHIRI E

B.Tech.,M.E.,

Assistant Professor

EMail: apd@ngmc.org

NGM – APD (ACADEMY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)

In the cherished history of the educational services of NGM College, comes the unique initiative, NGM-APD which comes into existence to enrich and enhance the students’ employability and empowerment. It is immensely important that this programme for the students gain the job opportunity and upgrade their skill level. The management felt the increase significance of soft skills and this unique programme is being implemented to enhance and hone the latest skills of the students. In Academy for professional development, Soft Skill trainer helps in developing students skills and personality. In today’s extremely competitive world, it is imperative that an individual should have the right set of values and skills in order to progress in his/her Career. We at NGM – APD, ensure that students are trained with the right set of values and skills for a professional career start.

Professional Development Training/skill orientation is given for all the final year students. Offered in fifth and sixth semesters of UG & third and fourth semesters of PG programme. 24 hours training is offered in final year and one hour is devoted for each class every week. The attendance for this orientation is made compulsory to the students.

THE NEED OF CORPORATE SKILLS IN EMERGING INDIA

In an ever changing business environment, the focus has to be on the influence of human personality, which in turn reflects on the influence of the human personality, which in turn reflects on the functional efficiency of an organization. India with its huge work force is in a dire need to be internationally competitive and hence an APD in NGM College is indispensable.

Objectives

To think beyond and to empower oneself with the sense of devotion to what one does.
To be passionately skilled.
To play as a vital role for professional success.
To provide Soft skills as well as hard skills, which are the occupational requirements of the job.
To gain personal attributes that enhances an individual interactions, actions, performance and career prospects.

VISION

Nobody learns from any limitations, it is only our ignorance.
Gain knowledge of yourself & get over the complex.
Make the right choice and put the right effort at right time.

MISSION

To ensure the students get practical knowledge to fit into business and industry needs .It also focuses on the awareness of oneself and live consciously.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

NGM-APD is a career enrichment program for college students, to hone their interpersonal skills and make the ready for employability.

VITAL PROGRAM MODULE

Semester	Course Title	Training +Tutorial/Practical Hours /week
5	Corporate Readiness	1
6	Transformation To Corporate	1

TOPICS

Communication skill & Positive Thinking
Decision making & Problem solving
Goal setting & Mind Mapping
Creativity and Innovation
Talent & Stress Management
Motivation, SWOT & Self Esteem
Conflict and Time Management
Intra & Inter Personal Skills
Etiquette in LSRW, Polite yet Assertive, Empathy & Discourse analysis
Leadership, Presentations &Managerial Skills
Group Discussion & Emotional Intelligence
Impression Management &Team Building
Campus to Corporate & Office Hospitality
Professional & Entrepreneurial skills
Grooming Etiquette & Interview Skills
Resume Building & Career Road Map
Aptitude

Aptitude – Course Objective

To make students able to critically evaluate various real-life situations by resorting to an analysis of key issues and factors.
To demonstrate various principles involved in solving mathematical problems and thereby reducing the time taken for performing job functions.

Course Outcomes (CO)

At the end of the course, students will be able to

Enhance the ability to clear the Aptitude Round in interview process.
Solve the real-time problems for performing job functions easily.
Interpret the concepts of Logical Reasoning Skills.
Acquire satisfactory competency in use of Verbal Reasoning.

Corporate Readiness (HR) – Course Objective

To enhance and hone the latest skills of the students and train them with the right set of values and skills for a professional career start.

Course Outcome –

- Enable the students to understand various industries scenario and its office manners.
- To impart training for empowerment thereby encouraging the students to become successful entrepreneurs.
- To learn about various protocol skills in connection with workplace.
- Enable the students to built confidence to face the challenges in the interviews ultimately for the success.