Learners Accelerating Careers with Placement Assured Online Programs – Times of India

Deep-skilling online programs with placement assurance are gaining momentum for their value proposition

The unemployment rate in India is bringing to light the raw reality of the Indian workforce. Macroeconomic recovery is progressing at a snail-pace casting a negative professional outlook for millions. About 1.5 million Indians, both from the formal and informal sector, lost their jobs in August. Although, the majority of job losses accrued in rural India, urban unemployment rose by 1.5% against July. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) estimates as many as 36 million people to be looking for job opportunities.

While the pandemic takes the lion’s share of the blame for such a status quo, other reasons for the hapless state of Indian workers include the fast encroaching digitisation, rising skill gaps, and job competition. Deep-skilling is one answer to such woes, yet, you need a strategic approach to choosing when and how to deep-skill.

Linking Opportunities with Jobs & Growth

An outlying factor in determining your job readiness is the validity of your skills. The more recyclable your skills are, the more relevant you become to employers. The plight of Institutional education in India is clear from the fact that less than half of Indian graduates are employable.

As per the India Skills Report 2021, only 45.9% of graduates are ready to be employed. This report also states that the hiring intent, which had slumped to 10% in 2020, has surged back to 19% in 2021. With employers ready for an influx of knowledge workers the centerstage domains for mass-hiring are expected to be BFSI, software/hardware, Information Technology, and internet businesses.

Industries need job-ready candidates.

Therefore, NIIT, a leading skill development conglomerate has launched a series of placement assured online programs targeting the same domains as highlighted by the India Skills Report. The programs are designed by subject matter veterans and aim to induce cross-compatible, full-stack proficiencies in learners to make them day-1 job-ready. The hallmark of these professional programs is placement assurance. It is a subliminal promise by NIIT to facilitate a hassle-free entry for learners into program-related domains. NIIT has been acknowledged for its credentials as a talent development leader, having garnered 38 million program subscriptions since its inception in 1981. Building on this legacy, it augments its online programs with deep-set industry connections, to enable job placements with competitive salaries.

Let us understand how the exercise works.

Placement Assurance the New-Normal

NIIT is an education conglomerate with a 40-year-old corporate lineage. As an upskilling hub, its expertise at identifying sophisticated technologies and training students on the same through hands-on learning is world-renowned. It acts as a talent supply vendor to over 800 hiring partners who trust NIIT to help maintain high-performance teams with productive personnel. Such industry tie-ups enable NIIT to connect eligible learners with suitable jobs offered with a minimum CTC guarantee*. As program completion draws near, NIIT mentors students based on 6 preemptive quality filters. This workflow is a prerequisite to ensure prospective employers view learners with 360° workplace efficiencies. Famed as the Super 6 Initiative, the exercise validates acquired potential in students and grooms them in the following manner:

Mindset Conditioning

As per a LinkedIn survey, more than a 3rd of job aspirants are concerned about too many recruitment rounds. That is why having a strong mind frame pays dividends. While the course content takes care of infusing on-the-job capabilities in students, NIIT’s placement support wing cultivates a never-say-die attitude in learners. Psychometric assessments are used to upgrade student aptitude to hiring expectations.

Certifying Core Competency

As per a Randstad report, Indians are willing to trade off up to 10% of their salaries in place of job security. However, that is not the attitude with which NIIT trains its students. Logical aptitude is complemented by ensuring the students are well-versed with program modules. Having a strong backbone in cross-applicable skills allows employers to extend employee expertise on a range of projects, thereby increasing productivity.

Storyboarding

New hires are expected to have commanding oral skills so they can explain mission-critical, technical concepts to business stakeholders. Students undergo extended training to become confident and vocal about their expertise. Gradually, through practice, each individual rises the curve to display respectable problem-solving skills.

Interview Handling

Essentially all the interviews involve a predefined template that candidates should know how to maneuver. From building rapport with the interviewer to listening intently, and guiding the conversation with strategic punchlines, behavioural science experts at NIIT feed incumbents with necessary tips required to carry out professional dialogues.

Resume Building

63% of recruiters want to receive resumes customized to their job openings. Placement coordinators at NIIT work closely with learners to tailor students C.Vs as per employer expectations.

Personal Conduct

A Twin Employment and Training report found 65% of recruiters admitting that interviewees who didn’t make enough eye contact didn’t get the job. Personal conduct is key to making the cut. NIIT’s Super 6 Initiative includes mock drills to refine communication techniques. Dialogue-shaping influencers such as a strong handshake, eye contact, body language, and voice intonation are worked on diligently.

NIIT Placements Make Headlines

We are only beginning to catch a glimpse of the post-pandemic workplace. Yet, all this while NIIT has been proactive in establishing program graduates as knowledge workers in industry 4.0. NIIT boasts a 100% placement record for Q1 of 2021 for its Advanced-level programs. As per company data, it took an average of 8.75 days to place students in their respective job roles post-program completion. In this era of online education, NIIT stands for not just assured placements, but assured growth.

Explore NIIT’s new-age, placement assured programs and venture towards a rewarding career.

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About NIIT

NIIT is a leading Skills and Talent Development Corporation that is building a manpower pool for global industry requirements. It ranks among the world’s leading training companies owing to its vast and comprehensive array of talent development programs. With a footprint in over 30 countries, NIIT offers training and development solutions to Individuals, Enterprises, and Institutions. NIIT incubated, StackRoute, as a digital transformation partner for corporates to build multi-skilled full stack developers at scale.