Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities of Training and Placement Cell. Empower Your Knowledge and Skills to Perform as Placement Officer in an Institution!

Abstract

Employers today pick nominees based on how they match their needs. Students need to know what employers give selection attributes priority.

 

Communication, convincing and negotiation skills, resume writing, positive attitude, motivation, strategic planning, preparing for the interviews are all critical for meeting the employer's needs.

Training and placement department is the epicenter for career guidance to students of all programmes and streams pursuing their studies at the institution. It offers overall career solutions to the students by guiding them to decide and pursue their dream careers.

Keywords

Training and Placement, Internships, Jobs offers, Placement Officer, Duties and Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

After undergoing this article you will be able to understand about training and placement cell and roles of training and placement officer 

Introduction 

The Training and Placement Cell is provided with a well-equipped Auditorium/ Seminar Hall for pre-placement talk, well-furnished rooms for training, interviews and counseling. The Placement Cell coordinates with recruiting companies and handles the entire end to end placement process.

Placement Training activities

The Training and Placement Cell is also committed to enhance the employability skills of the students by organizing following training programs.

Organizing Aptitude training programs to enhance quantitative, verbal, logical & reasoning skills

Organizing soft-skills training to improve the student’s personality, Confidence level, Public Speaking skills, Conducting Mock Interviews, Group discussions.

Organizing subject/domain specific Technical Skills Training by Experts. Career counseling for pursuing higher studies.

Organizing entrepreneurship development programs to motivate the Students to become Entrepreneurs.

Training modules delivered

Emerging Topics to be delivered to students are

Goal-setting

Personality traits

Staying Positive

Self-motivation

Self-awareness

Learning skills

Effective communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Personal grooming

Emotional quotient

Body language

Human Relation

Creativity

Customer Relations Management

Team building

Problem solving and decision-making

Leadership skills

Public Speaking

Presentation skills

Negotiating skills

Self- management Cross-culture –communication and Corporate Culture

Interview / GD skills

Finance for Non - Finance

Sales training

Business etiquette

Managing stress

Goals of Placement Officer 

Placement Officers help students to find work placements with relevant employers. 

The goal of a placement is to provide students with workplace experience and assist them with their transition into the workforce. 

Placement Officers look for placement opportunities that match the skills and preferences of their student candidates.

Top Tasks and Duties of Training and Placement Officer 

• Finding placement opportunities for students.
• Building and maintaining relationships with students to discover skills and preferences.
• Liaising with students and employers during placements.
• Fostering relationships with local placement providers.
• Negotiating terms of placements with providers.
• Conducting pre-placement background checks.
• Providing lists of placement students to course coordinators.
• Reporting student or workplace issues.
• Providing information and documentation about placements to students.

Strategies for Placement

Carried out by Placement Officer or TPCell

Training, Placement and Industry Institution Interaction 

• CV Writing – Internal.
• Communication Skills – Written/Spoken – Internal / External.
• Employability Skill Tests.
• Domain-Specific Technical Training.
• Soft-skills and Technical Training Workshops.
• Practice Sessions for Aptitude / Technical / Psychometric Tests.
• GD Sessions and Mock Interviews by Industry experts.
• Finishing School Training before the Campus Drives.
• Industry Institutions Interaction 

• Expert Sessions / Guest Lectures.
• Industrial Visits.
• Workshops – Technical / Domain specific / Profile-based.
• Internships / Projects.
• Campus Placements.
• Faculty Training in Industry.
• Tie-ups / Empanelment with Industry / Academic Institutions.

The top strategies for Successful placement of students are the following:

• Carrying regular relations with the drive-through Seminars, Guest Lectures, Conferences, Corporate Meets etc.
• Designing and managing On-Campus as well as Off-Campus recruitment exercises.
• Helping the students in conducting summer training assignments.
• Creating a database of researchers and delivering their curriculum to different industries.
• Providing management consultancy for researchers live projects.
• Managing Inter-Cultural exchange with other institutions and industries.

Conclusions 

The training and placement process involves several stages, including Live Interactive Training, Assignments, Conducting Mock Interviews, Certification, Identifying Job Requirements, Developing Job Profiles, Identifying Skill and final step Shortlisting Candidates.