Student's Perception of  Employability Skills.
             
                                                          Employability study.
Sensing, the criticality and importance of "Employability", this project has been approved for an indepth- study by the One of the top most Research Organisation of Government of India.

According to Knight and Yorke employability is.....“a set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes - that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy.

Despite the emphatic stress laid on education and training in this country, there is still a shortage of skilled manpower to address the mounting needs and demands of the economy.
The employability scenario of Indian engineering and management graduates is certainly an area of concern

Employer studies from India show that although India graduates 450,000 engineers each year, only a fraction - 25 percent - engineers and 10% management graduates possess the skills to be employable
Only one out of ten students graduating from tier 2, 3 and 4 engineering colleges is readily employable, pointing to the yawning gap between education and employability of the much-in-demand graduate pool, according to a latest survey

According to the survey, jointly carried out by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the World Bank, 64 percent of surveyed employers are "somewhat", "not very", or "not at all" satisfied with the quality of engineering graduates' skills.
Similarly, only 10%of management grduates are found to be employable by a leading study.(Aspiring Minds).
 
Hence, the rationale of the our study and survey questionnaire to explore the perception of  students   on the importance employability skills and significance of  proficiency of their  skills
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam rightly said India’s biggest crisis is not unemployment but unemployability'
The purpose of the study is to explore employability skills that employers, university lecturers and graduates values and  to bring to the workplace..The purpose of the work would be to enable students to acquire knowledge, concepts,skills and attitudes which will equip them to manage their careers, i.e. their lifelong progression in learning and work.
 
The findings from this study could be a of significant value to the Employers, Higher Educational Institutions and universities, Students and Government in producing industry ready graduates and at improving human capital capabilities. Hence, would appreciate a total support from all the constituents to this project to make it highly beneficial.    

SKILL DESCRIPTIONS:-          
 
1) Communication - Ability  to communicate
 
  The ability to convey information  to another effectively and efficiently.  
Having the ability to listen, write, speak effectively and facilitate communication are absolutely critical in whatever profession

2) Leadership Skills
These skills include the ability to lead in various activities and tasks. It is also important
to lead in discussion and make decision .
 
 3) Entrepreneurship Skills
  These skills involve the ability to seek business opportunity and develop risk awareness, to be creative and innovative in activities related to business and tasks to design and   plan business propositions, and
and own the responsibility for process, actions and decisions.
 
 4) Life-long Learning. /  willingness to learn
These skills involve an effort to learn to be independent or self-regulated in acquiring skills and new knowledge.
The ability to manage information well will allow a graduate to distinguish between good and bad, to adopt the best practices and to make sound decisions.

5) Team - Work.
     The process of working collaboratively with a group of  people in order to achieve the goal.
 
6) Planning and organising skills -
 ability to organize self and others, effective time  management
 
7 )Problem-solving  / Ability to make decision and solve problems.
    To identify, analyse, critique and synthesise a mass of information in order to solve problems, assess risk and draw conclusions.
    Decision Making skills - to define objectives, compare options, use judgement, make decisions and take action, thus linking closely with problem solving skills.
8)  Self-management  /  Awareness of strengths/weaknesses.
  Self-management skills are those  in the perfor mance of specific tasks, in particular skills involving methods, specialised techniques and  resources involved in specific functions.
9) Inter-personal .
 The abilities enabling a person to interact  positively  and  work effectively.
 
10) Time -management
Time management entails planning out your activities and tasks as specifically as possible in a manner where they will complement each other and will constitute the best use of time..

11) Technical competence / Application of Knowledge.

A technical skill is the understanding of and proficiency in the performance of specific tasks /functions, . Technical skills also include specialised knowledge, analytical ability and the competent use of tools and techniques to solve problems .
 
12)  ICT / Computer literacy
 ICT is to consider all the uses of digital technology that already exist to help individuals, businesses and organisations use information

 Please  refer Guideline on skill description above

PL NOTE THAT THE IDENTITY OF THE RESPONDENT TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL