National Workshop on Skill Building: Creating & Empowering Leaders of Tomorrow

 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 28^th & 29^th August and 3rd & 4^th 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.