Kaveri College of Arts,
Science and Commerce in association with Skillslate and MKCL had arranged a 4 days National Workshop on “Skill
Building: Creating & Empowering Leaders of Tomorrow” on 28th &
29th August and 3rd & 4th September 2020.
On 28 August, 2020, the
session was inaugurated at the hands of Chief Guest Mr. Vivek Sawant, Chief
Mentor, MKCL, Dr. Shirish Limaye, Guest of Honor, Mrs. Malati Kalmadi, Secretary
Kannada Sangha, Pune, Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, and Dr. Mukta Karmarkar,
Vice-Principal.
Principal Dr. Ashok
Agrawal welcomed all the participants from across India. Sir congratulated Mr.
Omkar Joshi MSc(CS) student for getting placed in Somic Ishikawa, Shizuoka
Hamamatsu, Japan with a package of approximately 27 Lakhs per annum.
Mrs. Malati Kalmadi, in
her presidential address, appealed to all the participants to look at this
pandemic situation as an opportunity to upgrade various skills which will help
them to work with confidence. She also emphasized that we should work in
collaboration.
In his address as Chief
Guest, Mr. Vivek Sawant, Chief Mentor, MKCL congratulated Kaveri College for
conducting 4-day National Workshop on Skill Building.
Mr. Sawant guided
participants on numerous Career
Opportunities available in the market. He encouraged everyone to ‘Go Digital,
Go Green’. Mr. Sawant asked the participants to grab the opportunities
available locally and globally by going digital. He discussed various online
and offline ways to get the requirements, finish the given work and submit the
final product.
Dr. Shirish Limaye, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Accountancy
at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce was the Guest of Honor of the
session. He emphasized on to cultivate moral & ethical values that will
help everyone to sustain through out their life.
The resource person Ms. Devaki Purohit, Language Trainer, conducted a
session on “Resume: A Pathway to Career Building”. She guided the participants
on how to write job application letter and resumé. She explained the do’s and
don’ts while writing an application and resumé so as to make the effective
start of the career.
Sessions on “Effective
Time Management” and “Digital Profile Building” were conducted on Day – 2 (29
August 2020) of 4-days National Workshop on “Skill Building: Creating &
Empowering Leaders of Tomorrow”.
Session on “Effective
Time Management” was conducted by Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice-principal, Kaveri
College. Dr. Muckta Karmarkar explained the importance of time management by
giving the examples of legends who are very punctual. She discussed 4 important
techniques to manage time effectively. She emphasized to achieve the small
goals in the stipulated time.
Session on “Digital
profile building” was conducted by Ms. Meeta Kanhere and Ms. Pallavi Lawlekar,
Founder Meraki Leadership Solution, Pune. Ms. Pallavi encouraged participants
to have their own digital brand in the form of digital profile on LinkedIn or any
other job portals. She also made participants aware about Facebook posts which are
also checked by the recruiters for “background check”.
Ms. Meeta Kanhere
guided the participants on email etiquette. She explained the various parts of
email with examples.
On Day – 3 (3 September 2020) of 4-days National Workshop on
“Skill Building: Creating & Empowering Leaders of Tomorrow”, sessions on
“Mastering Interview Skills” and “Campus to Corporate” were conducted.
Session on “Mastering Interview
Skills” was conducted by Mr. Munir Damani, Founder, Nester Career Consulting
(OPC) Pvt Ltd. Munir Sir during his session emphasized that the participants
should go prepared for the interview. He stated that participants should
rehearse and practice the mock interviews many times before appearing for the
real interview.
Session on “Campus to corporate”
was conducted by Mr. Sanjeev
Suryakumar, Behavioral & Leadership Facilitator, EQ Fellow. Mr. Sanjeev
conducted the entire session in the form of a story telling to state the change
from campus to corporate behavior. He emphasized that students should be
patient to get themselves adjusted in the corporate event as it is a change
from campus to corporate. He emphasized that the first 5 years in the corporate
world are for learning and growing.
Sessions on “Corporate Manners and Etiquette” and “Decoding
Group Discussion” were conducted on Day – 4 (4 September 2020) of 4-days
National Workshop on “Skill Building: Creating & Empowering Leaders of
Tomorrow”.
Session on “Corporate Manners and
Etiquette” was conducted by Dr. Prassanakumar Deshmukh, Principal, Anantrao
Thopte College & Research Center, Bhor, Pune. Dr. Deshmukh shared corporate
manners to be followed during meetings, on telephone etc . He gave various tips
to observe the good manners and etiquette in the corporate world.
Session on “Decoding Group
Discussion” was conducted by Mr. Mahesh Gaikwad, Dy. General Manager Corporate
– HSE Shapoorji Pallonji & Company, PVT LTD. Mr. Gaikwad explained the
coding standards of Group Discussion. He shared points that one can start group
discussion with a thought, quote or question. Mr. Gaikwad emphasized that the
participants in the group discussion should never loose the track of the topic
of discussion.
Mrs. Pallavi Joshi proposed Vote
of Thanks to all the stakeholders involved in making the event successful.
Mr. Amey Agrawal, Founder,
Skillslate foundation, successfully made the entire four day event as YouTube live, reaching the maximum number of
participants.
Academic partners & sponsors
for this National workshop were Dhaka
International University, Dhaka, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd.,
Anantrao Thopte College & Research Center, Bhor, Matoshree Group of
Institutes, Nashik, Maratha Chamber of Commerce, Maharashtra Chamber of
Commerce and many others.
There were more than 4000 views
daily for these sessions.
