Confused About the TPO Role in Colleges? Seeking Guidance from Experienced Peers

Dear Seniors, This is my first post. One of my friends recommended this site. I have a query regarding the TPO profile (Training and Placement Officer).

Seniors, I have completed my MBA in Marketing and HR with ten months of experience in coaching at a private institute. I went for an interview for a part-time lecturer position at a Management College, but I was offered the TPO profile. As this is my first job in a management institute, I agreed to it.

The fact is, I am not clear about the TPO profile and its role in the college. The college did not provide me with any information about it. Kindly help me and let me know what the role of a TPO is in colleges. Please, seniors, help me.

Thank you.

Hi,

Hope this will help you..........Profile of Training & Placement Officer (TPO) :

•Coordinating for placement related activities, arrangement for campus placements, public relations, softskills training, etc.

•Public Relation, Searching Prospect Students, Admission Counselling, Seminar, Managing Education & Career Fair, Motivation etc.

• Arranging the On Job Training, Summer Training & Final Placement of students studying in various courses with us

• Develop a Placement Preparation Module which provides guidance / preparation to the students for campus placement

• Maintaining a constant interaction with top industry managers (both Functional / HR) across the leading companies of Corporate India

• Driving tie-ups with top notch companies for manpower requirement / training / research / consulting requirements

• Organising national level symposiums / conferences for top managers for the purpose of brand building / knowledge management

•Reviewing the performance of students working in the Corporate Sector in various capacities (Final Placement, Summer Training, Projects etc.) by taking feedback from companies

• Coordinating and managing the entire placement process for every company which recruits from the Campus with the support of a student placement team

• MDPs/FDPs – Organizing of workshops/seminars at regular intervals for training of mangers / faculty members of various organisations

• Applicant should have an experience of more than 6 years in managing the placement activities for a leading business school

• Applicant should have a post graduate qualification (preferably in Management) from a reputed Institution

• Strong existing network of senior HR / Marketing professionals in the Industry

• Should possess excellent Networking, Marketing, Communication and PR skills

• Should have the ability to independently organise and manage events / placement activities