Ram-da, He he thats a good one.
I meant the finishing schools to improve employability - how to present yourself, how to write good resume and how to search for jobs etc etc . Thats what the article says. Umesh Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Umesh: Why do you think there is a " Hindu: Finishing Schools need in Assam" ? (The Hindu does not suggest it - you do) Before Assam, there seems to be a bigger need for "Finishing Schools" in many other places (include Delhi/Mumbai/Bihar), and perhaps often even in these forums. :) Most of us having had even some basic schooling in Assam, seem to have already gone thru some good "finishing school"! --Ram On 2/4/08, umesh sharma wrote: > > http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020560290100.htm > > Finishing schools eyeing > Coimbatore > M. Soundariya > Preetha > > COIMBATORE: > With a large number of employment opportunities available now for students > even as they are completing their studies, several finishing schools are > aiming at a presence here. > > Scope > Explaining > the need for finishing schools, K. Thangaraj, Managing Director of > Coimbatore-based AGT Group, points out that the schools have a scope of > improving the number of people who are "employable", of helping them find > appropriate employment and also enabling them go up the career path easily. > Further, the schools provide technical training, which can be outside the > regular syllabus, according to the needs of the industry. These schools help > candidates meet the needs of the industry and the candidates are trained in > a "near-industry environment", he says. > Other > areas > Apart > from technical abilities, personality development, communication skills and > career focus are the other areas covered in these schools. Students > primarily come to an institution for education in a chosen field. > They need to be trained to have a hassle-free ride up in their career > ladder and the knowledge should come when they start their career and > finishing schools provide these skills, he adds. > > Employment > The > AGT group plans to start a finishing school that will prepare students for > international employment too as a number of Indian companies are now > starting operations overseas. > "We are speaking with industry people to see what their needs are and it > is not just in the information technology sector," he says. > Raman International Institute of Information Technology, a Mysore-based > finishing school, plans to foray into tier two cities such as Coimbatore. > Mind Parlour also has plans to enter Coimbatore. Sanjeev Nair, its chief > Mentor, says it plans to have a "comprehensive facility" that will train > candidates for all sectors. > > Institutions > Coimbatore > not only has a large number of educational institutions but is also an > emerging metro. It has a huge potential to train candidates for various job > opportunities. > > Printer friendly page > > > Umesh Sharma > > Washington D.C. > > 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] > > Ed.M. - International Education Policy > Harvard Graduate School of Education, > Harvard University, > Class of 2005 > > http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) > > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) > > > > > www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) > http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ > > > > http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ > > --------------------------------- > Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
