GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BEGUMPET
HYDERABAD - 500016
(Autonomous ‐ Affiliated to Osmania University)
Reaacredited by NAAC with A+ grade (4th Cycle) with 3.5 CGPA on 4 point scale

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Placement Cell(TSKC)

TELANGANA SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (TSKC)

Training and placement cell

The Institution established Jawahar Knowledge Centre (JKC) in the year 2005-06 to impart skills and knowledge to the students and make them employable. The centre received overwhelming response from day one and the successful placements addedto its strength and objectives. The JKC in GDCW Begumpet, was designated by Commissionerate of Collegiate Education asa Nodal JKC of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts in the year 2007.

 After the formation of the new State of Telangana, the program was implemented with a fresh vigor.  Jawahar Knowledge Centre is now called asTelangana Skill& Knowledge Centre (TSKC) and has now expanded its scope and competency.  The Training and Placement Cell of the college is a single window facility of training and job opportunities for the students.

Objectives of TSKC:

• To impart requisite skills through intensive training in Communication Skills, Soft Skills, Analytical and Technical Skills relevant to the current trends in the job market.
• To make the students aware of various job openings and help grab the opportunities appropriate to their skills.
• To provide training to students and empower them to become successful entrepreneurs with a plan for Startups through innovation and design.
• To train students who seek to pursue higher education for various competitive and entrance examinations conducted by various Universities.
• To conduct Mega Job Fairs and Campus Recruitments Drives and facilitate placements.

The Vision of TSKC:

• To provide opportunities to students belonging to weaker and marginalized sections and enhance their employability skills.
• To promote Institute-Government-Industry interface through training and placements.

The Mission of TSKC:

• Developing Skills
• Creating Opportunities
• Unleashing potential

The Context:

The primary aim of TSKCis to provide intensive training to students in communication skills, soft skills, analytical and technical skills. It focuses on guiding, mentoring and training students who are from socially and economically weaker sections of society. Most of the students are first generation learners who need additional training to equip themselves with essential skills and competencies which would fetch them ample opportunities in the job market.

The TSKC is provided with a Computer Lab which is extensively used by the students.   The TSKC Mentorprovides training to help students enhance their employability skills. The College creates a comfortable learning environment and encourages the students to be creative, independent and self-reliant.

 TSKC Committee consists of the Principalwho acts as the Chairperson, the TSKC Coordinator, 4 Coordinating members, one Full Time Mentor. The committee meets regularly and monitors various training and placement activities.

The Practice:

• The training is conducted during the college hours as a part of curriculum completely free of cost.
• Three Hundred hours of training in Language skills, soft skills, analytical skills, and fundamentals of computers is given to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Year students.
• Special training is given for Banking Services Examinations and other Public Services competitive examinations.
• Workshops and seminars are conducted on aspects that enhance employability skills and confidence building among the students by inviting eminent speakers and HRs from corporate sector to support the regular training.
• The TSKC also facilitates Online Courses to students- Spoken Tutorial Libre Office Writer, Libre Office Calc, Libre Office Impress, C and C++ in the academic years 2018-19 and 2019-2020. The Spoken Tutorial Project is the initiative of the “Talk to a Teacher” activity of the National Mission on Education through information and Communication Technology (ICT), launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India. The Spoken Tutorial Project is being developed by IIT Bombay for MHRD, Government of India.
• The students were greatly benefitted through Spoken Tutorial offered by IIT Bombay like Libre Office (which included the use of open wares), C, C++ and JAVA as mastering these courses augmented the opportunities of the students for better employment.
• The TSKC of the college has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding through the years with many organizations. The details are as follows:

 Evidence of Success:

 The institution conducted umpteen many training programmes and placement drives. The social profile and incremental growth of TSKC are projected in the following tables. 

Social profiles of the students enrolled in first year and trained at TSKC during the last five years:

• The list of Companies who conducted campus drives in the institution are ILM Bangalore, Genpact, ADP,Aegis Ltd,RVSS,Zealous,Schneider Electric,HRH Next,Tech web Labs,Q Connect,Just Dial, Infosys, Amazon, AIR Worldwide- Verisk Analytics, Wave rock Dupont and  Tech Mahindra.
• A total of 1085 students got through various PG Entrance Exams to pursue their higher studies in State and Central Universities during the last Five Years

Required Resources:

• Requirement of well trained Full Time Mentors to meet the academic needs of large number of students.
• More number of ComputerLabs with latest infrastructure to meet the huge strength.
• Financial assistance to conduct training programs and Seminars on Advanced Computer Courses like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IOT).

Problems Encountered:

• It is difficult to provide practical approach while training the students due to large student strength.
• Imparting practical training on Language skills and Basics of Computers is a challenge as more number of training sessions cannot be provided within the time table. 
• The institution is working towards integrating students placements with entrepreneurship training. Efforts are being made to establish a Skill based Centre in collaboration with WE-Hub, Women Entrepreneurship Development Program of Govt. of Telangana which would foster and promote women entrepreneurship and also scale up the global market.

TSKC Activities: