IT / ITES SECTOR
In 2014-15, IT / ITES sector has offered 5 courses in Regular and six courses in Summer Skill Skool in subsectors including IT Services and Business process management
Business Advisory Committee Meeting
First BAC meeting for IT / ITES sector was held on 11th July 2015 at Sopanam Hall, Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram. Shri Vivekanandan Nair M K( Head – Communication), Smt. Suseela James( Head – Technical), Programme Managers- Smt. Nimmy George, Smt. Deepthy, Shri. Sujith J & Smt. Aparna Sreekala and invited BAC members constituted the discussion panel.
Meeting discussed topics includingcourse identification / formation, its validation and standardization, internship, assessment and certification, new skill courses and new initiatives in the IT / ITES sector. Improving quality of courses and internship were also discussed and the BAC members offered their support for these. Committee was given a live presentation on ASAP by Shri. Vivekanandan Nair( Sector in Charge and Head, Communications ASAP) and in IT / ITES sector which included points such as judicious combination of theory and practical in ASAP, Adherence to Quality Framework, Various job roles related to IT / ITeS sector, continuous and comprehensive evaluation of the students, assessment and challenges faced in skill training including identification of job roles, internship & placement. The forthcoming new programme, Skill Mentorship for Innovative Life Experience( SMILE) and its aim to create vocational initiation among students who passed Class X were also introduced in the meeting.
New ideas came up from the industry side including associating with initiatives like Government Call centers, Common Service Centre portal, bringing in courses catering to the regional demands, associating with companies having CSR initiatives and thus supporting skill training of ASAP students, creating a pool of skilled students and uploading their resumes into a portal which can be easily accessed by industry. Industry representatives offered support for these new initiatives.
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