More Endeavours to Improve Employability
Every day, more and more institutions are waking up to the fact that students passing out from their portals are not equipped enough to contribute to the industry. What they are lacking is employability skills. The institutions are worried because a dip in campus placements reflects poorly on their capabilities. They know that the best way to attract students is to show them a long list of successfully placed candidates. In order to ensure the development of soft skills, they are tying up with companies, training institutes and universities like IGNOU. Among the soft skills, effective communication is given the most importance as most students are weak in this area. Click here to read a report about it.
New Course on Animation and Visual Effects
Fascinated by animation? Fond of classics like The Lion KIng and can’t stop watching Kung Fu Panda? Well how about turning your fascination into a rewarding and exciting career? Surveys reveal that animation is one of the fastest growing industries in India. Recent movies like Hanuman have made a big impact and it’s only getting started. With time, more projects will be taken up and we will see our Indian superheroes in all their glory in animation movies. Apart from movies, expertise in visual effects can also secure a place for you in the rapidly growing gaming industry. We have come a long way since Mario and Contra and a look at the new-age games developed for various gaming consoles reveal how visually rich and realistic they have become.
While there are no doubts about the demand for professionals, finding good courses can surely be difficult. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has partnered with Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics to launch a full time 3 year degree course on 3D animation and visual effects. In addition to equipping students with all the technical knowhow, the course will also groom the students in soft skills so that it becomes easier for them to secure employment. You need to have completed your 10+2 to apply for this course. Upon completion, you can look forward to joining media organizations, production houses or studios. you can also choose to become a freelancer or an independent filmmaker.
Visit the IGNOU website for course details and other relevant information.
Learning English=Winning
The urban/rural divide when it comes to education is nothing new to us. Urban students, with better facilities and exposure for learning English, have an edge over their rural counterparts when it comes to soft skills. Developing communication and soft skills is vital when it comes to bagging lucrative opportunities. Though rural students can compete with the city kids when it comes to domain knowledge, the lack of English knowledge often plays spoilsport in interviews. Just came across yet another article in The Hindu today which talks about the problems faced by rural students in various engineering colleges across the state.
Students have to realise that getting into a good college does not guarantee a good job these days. In addition to the curriculum, students need to keep themselves updated on current industry practices and trends. If they find there is something lacking in them (especially something as vital as English), immediate steps must be taken to improve and become an effective communicator. All the domain knowledge won’t be able to help a student out if he/she fails to express it and convince interviewers.
The article provides some other examples as well. Check it out here.