Designing an Effective Employability Training Plan for MBA Students: What Should We Include?

Hi Friends,

I have to design a training plan for employability enhancement of MBA students. I would like to hear from you all what should be included in this program and maybe if anyone can share some ideas that they have used in such sessions.

Regards,
Richa

Dear Richa, Greetings of the day! Please find enclosed a similar Professional Skills Module that we conduct for B-Tech. However, something similar can be prepared for MBA students as well. Let me know if you need any further clarifications. We have delivered many such programs in Delhi NCR. Looking forward to hearing from you. Regards

Hi Richa, to enhance the employability of students, you can consider training modules focusing broadly on thinking skills, communication skills, and soft skills.

Thinking Skills Modules

The thinking skills modules could include Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking Skills.

Communication Skills Modules

The Communication Skills modules can cover topics such as how to agree, disagree, and be assertive. It should also include group discussion and interview skills modules.

Soft Skills Training

In addition to regular intrinsic training, soft skills training should emphasize building a professional dressing sense and etiquette.

The underlying spirit of this program should prioritize self-knowledge so that students can effectively leverage their individual strengths and understand the challenges they need to overcome to achieve their goals.

All the best,

Regards,
Manju Rai
Director, FACET (Foundation for Application of Creativity in Education and Thinking)
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Dear Manju,
The training modules and value adds suggested by you are definitely the call of the day. Numerous educational/professional institutions are operating, yet the quality of the produce is 'Unemployable'.

The modules/training programs mentioned in the quote would help new professionals to be a better choice but would still end up in the queue of apprentices. I am sure we must be aware of what job an apprentice is put to; the job entrusted to them usually is what an ordinary person/non-professionally trained person can do. The reason is, from A to Z, all institutions train the students on theoretical portions, and those who claim to provide practical exposure give it in such a narrowed down and limited manner that it really does not serve the purpose.

Ideal Situation for Students
The ideal situation should be if I, as a student, have taken up a Master's level course in, say, Finance or Marketing, then I should be a value add, an immediate asset to my employer from day one. Why should my employer be made to test my skills for a period of time and furthermore train me again in the name of apprentice/probation, etc.?

The current educational (read academic and professional methodology) fails to instill the confidence of the industry in their produce.

I may sound idealistic, but then nearer to idealism lies the better path.

Regards

Please see [Generic skills training for researchers: LTS: University of Cambridge](http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/education/lts/lunch/lunch12.html) for problems faced in imparting generic skills to students. From my experience, it is better to incorporate some of these skills into various subject modules rather than present them as separate modules. The above site was found on [Google](http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp&q=skills+training+%2B+stu dents%27+apathy&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq= &gs_rfai=&fp=b880e0c34638eae).

Have a nice day.

Regards,
Simhan