Skills have been a major concern that has hit the youth in this century. There are very few young educated adults who demonstrate skills today. Education system and culture as a whole is unable to prepare the youth for the jobs today!

2. "A set of achievements, understandings
and personal attributes that make
individuals more likely to gain
employment and to be successful in
their chosen occupations".

3. Skills have
been a major
concern that
has hit the
youth in this
century. There
are very few
young educated
adults who
demonstrate
skills today.
Education
system and
culture as a
whole is
unable to
prepare the
youth for the
jobs today!
Simply put, skill is the ability to do something well or having an
expertise in certain activity.
In order to start on a right career path and building a successful
career in any stream, skills are the most crucial aspect as they
lay foundation for any profession. Skills are crucial for finding
an employment in the current century. Many of the youth are unable
to meet the skill needs of the employer. It is important on part
of the educator, to ensure that education itself is skill centric
to achieve this paradigm. IIHT Technologies has dedicated its
education and training to empower the youth with enhanced skills
and intellect and thereby enrich their lives. The skill centric
concept is inherent to its Education and Training.

4. How could
an
education
and
training
institute
achieve
effective
imparting
of skills
and ensure
that the
same is
imbibed by
its
students?
It is foremost essential to ensure that the imparting of skills
is the centre of all the deliverables of any institute.
Following the skill school concept could come in hand for this
purpose. The skill school concept was built by IIHT to ensure
that each of its students has acquired skills, before entering
his/her career, during their course. Following steps could be
followed to build a concept such as Skill School
Keep track of the skills that are imperative to the
profession
Focus also on secondary and tertiary skills that
complement the profession
 Study the market for the skills in demand
 Course design should be skill centric
 Ensure every module of the course is centred at one or
more skills
 Encourage students to set skill based goals
Essential skills for any profession could be easily ascertained by studying the
current markets, interviewing professionals, employers and recruiters and keeping
a tab on latest advancements and trends in the said profession.

5. Structure based approach of IIHT Technologies is skill
centred and has conceptualised the following skill
based analogy
Technical and job specific skills
Indepth Skills
Hands on Experience
Skills on Current Technology
Interpersonal Skills
English
Team Player Skills
Presentation Skills

6. It is important even for the
students to focus on acquiring
each of the skills and gain
expertise through practise and
perseverance. To ensure
students gain such attitude,
students should be encouraged
in the beginning of the course
to analyse their current
skills, establish the skills
needed specific to profession
chosen, chart out skill
centred goals and persuaded to
create a skill map that guides
them in reaching their
destination of being skilled
and being highly employable.
It is important to understand
that skills are inexhaustible
and acquiring same never ends.
Once employed, the new
professionals have a huge task
to acquire new and relevant
skills every day.

7. Corporate Headquarters
#15,Sri Lakshmi Complex, 4th Floor, St. Marks Road, Bangalore - 560 001. India
Tel: 91 80 6160 4545 e-mail: franchise@iihttechnologies.com
web: http://www.iihttechnologies.com/