President of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE). Hemachand Reddy said that the state government plans to provide internships to more than 10 lakh students coming out of professional colleges every year and prepare them to get jobs in multi-national companies. .
He inaugurated a two-day workshop on Capacity Development Program-2021 for Training and Placement Officers (TPOs) on ‘Changing Recruitment Trends in Current Scenario’ at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College (VRSEC) in Kanpur here on Saturday.
The workshop was attended by placement officers from various institutions in AP, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The CEOs, managers, directors and HR heads of around 25 companies across the country participated.
Pro. Hemachandra Reddy said that it is very unfortunate that nowadays colleges are being measured on placements given for passouts. Therefore, TPOs and institute management were more focused on providing employment for their students.
‘Need to change focus’
College and placement officers were focused on employed candidates and not on unemployed students. TPOs should be aware of changes in recruitment trends, especially during epidemics, and prepare students accordingly.
“During their course, one year should be marked for internship for each student. To provide internships and necessary training, state and central governments have planned to rope in many industries, companies and small scale units. The President of APSCHE said that the AP government is also planning a skills university to provide training for trainers with world-class facilities.
Later, the CEO, manager and heads of TCS, Virtusa, HCL, Infosys, Hexaware, HP and other organizations explained the importance of virtual interviews and selection, which many companies relied on during the pandemic situation, and TPO The students were asked to train. Online interview.
NCC Limited, Hyderabad, Vice President of HR. Narayan Rao was the honored guest. President of AP TPO Consortium Pro. P. Venkata Rao, President of Siddharth Academy of General and Technical Education (SAGTE) N. Venkateswarlu, vice-president m. Rajaiah and VRSEC chief AV Ratna Prasad were among those present.
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