Unless a Parrot has No desire to come out, to enjoy the freedom opening
The cage will have no effect.
By Abdul Majid Najar
EVALUATION CRITERIA
· THEORY
· PRACTICAL
· ASSIGNMENT,
· VIVA VOICE, INTERVIEW
· PORTFOLIO
· TEST SCHEDULE
MONTH 1
TEST 1 2 ND WEEK
IYDP 1 3RD WEEK
TEST 2 4TH WEEK
MINIMUM 50% REQUIRED
MONTH 2
TEST 3 1ST WEEK
TEST 4 2ND WEEK
RETEST 2ND WEEK {Saturday}
IYDP 2 3RD WEEK
TEST 5 4TH WEEK
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 60%
MONTH 3
TEST 6 1ST WEEK
TEST 7 2ND WEEK
RETEST 2ND WEEK {Saturday}
IYDP 3 3RD WEEK
TEST 8 4TH WEEK
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 60%
REINFORCEMENT CLASSES AND RETESTS
· Extra classes conducted after regular classes on weekdays, or weekends
· Retest is to be scheduled on 2nd Saturday of the month {excluding 1st month}
· Retest results to be recorded and improvement noted
· When a student has not scored 60% or above as overall aggregate, and has scored less than 50% in theory, he/she can sit for the graduation/work readiness module but will not be allowed to apply for a job until they clear the final retest
· Final retest can be given at the discretion of the facilitator in charge of the course but has to be within 10 days of declaration of final results
WEEKLY TESTS
· All marks to be calculated and shown out of 100
· One theory test and one practical test is compulsory every week {excluding the 1st week of the month and weeks in which IYDP is held}
· For English tests the above rules don’t apply.
· At least two assignments one within the class-room and the other in the field, one viva and one interview have to be given during each module. More than one of any or all of the above, can be given at the initiative of the facilitator
· Results of assignments have to be recorded in the week in which assignment results were declared, and not in the week in which the assignment was set
IYDP
· IYDP to be individually scored by technical and English facilitator
· Average of the scores to be taken
· IYDP has to be conducted in the third week of every month.
ENGLISH
· English language skills will be conducted by English facilitator and the marks would be passed on to the other facilitators.
COMPUTER LITERACY AND BASICS OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS & Numeric Skills
Every student who passes through LABS program should have a basic working knowledge of computer application, and basics in customer relations.
LABS Students Performance Assessment Criteria Guidelines
Key √ means satisfactory standard. Key x means unsatisfactory standard.
What would you do if you were the teacher?
Comments on the Test Results
Probably you would be happy about part 1. For part 2 you should advise student A that his standard was not good enough. You should try to make time to explain why his work was not good and also explain how it could be made better. Ideally he should be tested again on this part after he has had a chance to learn.
The results for part 3 show that this is generally poorly learnt. Probably this part needs to be taught again. Here the teacher gets feedback about his own performance – so maybe next year the topic will be taught differently.
Part 4 shows that two students need more guidance – but it would probably be a waste of time to repeat part 4 for the whole class.
If you do everything suggested in the comments, you will find that it will take you a lot of time. This is a problem, but giving students this kind of individual guidance is one of the most valuable things that a teacher can do. You must try to make time. One idea is to spend less time lecturing to the class and letting students learn directly from manuals, handouts and practical experience.
A final point. Notice that this frequent testing and guidance applies equally well to both the knowledge and skills.
A look over the Progress report which was compiled in 2005 gives us an work idea at that time to energises our current employees
After the selections and admissions were completed, the classroom training was started on April 15th of 2005. In the first week, Induction classes were conducted for five days. During this period, different modules on life skills were taught to the trainees.
The trainees learnt the importance of managing time. They were given a typical day wherein they have to plan and prioritize issues and make complete use of the given time that enables them to organize the day.
The students were given some typical complex situations and were asked to take decisions. They were suggested to first identify the problem, Identify the possible solutions, evaluate each solution and finally take a decision that has most positive outcomes. This helps them to think and analyze the issues rationally rather than being just emotional and impulsive.
The students were made into teams and were asked to participate in the activities through which they have learnt to work in teams and how team work affects the efficiency, productivity and achieving goals. They realized the advantages of team work along with individual performance and that team work is situational leadership.
The trainees also learnt about family, values and perceptions through stories and case studies so that they can relate them to their personal life. They were also told some tricky tales for which they have to answer that enabled them to find creative solutions.
The induction module was an interactive session wherein all the trainees had to participate that enabled them to have exposure to different situations, mingle with others and made them understand the program and comfortable to continue the program.
Then the students were segregated into different courses. The individual strength of each course being Bedside Nursing Assistants – 54, White Goods Servicing – 17, Automobiles – 15, IT Enabled Services – 40, Customer Relationship and Sales – 50. The allotment of courses was done basing upon the aptitude test and their interest. For example, a candidate with some social thinking and outgoing nature and likes to meet and communicate with people will be trained in the Customer Relationship and
Sales. A candidate who has problem solving bent of mind, have some mathematical aptitude and logical thinking will be given IT Enabled Services. A candidate with technical aptitude and interested in operating and working with tools will be trained in White Goods Servicing or Automobiles.
A typical day at LABS starts with Pledge. Then News paper reading in each class room follows. Initially the students used to come either late or at the time of their convenience. But they understood the privilege of being punctual and changed. 160 students are attending the program regularly and punctually. They are keeping their classrooms and premises clean. They decorated their classrooms with charts that carry the topics they learnt. They changed their dress code. They are coming in formals that give them a sense of discipline and dignity.
All the trainees have been taught about the importance of communication skills and the role of English Language in due course of their career progression. Now, after one month of training, the students are able to identify different parts of speech, sentence formation, expressing their daily activities in simple sentences and introducing themselves in English. They are reading English news paper regularly. Now they are able to understand, comprehend and respond to the faculty members when they teach or talk in English. They are putting efforts to speak in English even within themselves so that it becomes a habit to them. This was done by participative method with role plays and pair works that makes them actively involve in the activities instead of passive listening.
CRS Students have been initially taught about fundamentals of Economics such as needs, wants, resources, production factors that open up their mind and makes them think about the nature of human wants and needs and availability and scarcity of resources. This was done by giving real life examples and asking some simple questions on their personal experiences and common observations. Then they were introduced to Marketing Concepts and Variables of Marketing Mix like Product in detail. They understood how Marketing has evolved, its historical background, the changes that took place during industrial revolution, its Impact on human life and on global economy by giving illustrations and examples. They understood what marketing is actually and the process of it. They understood how marketing helps the firm to achieve its organizational goals, how it benefits the consumers by offering quality products etc., and how marketing performs as change agent and value adder in the society. They understood and are able to comprehend frequently used terminology in marketing like Product, Production, Organization, Consumption, Consumer, Customer, Brands, packaging, Labeling. They have been given real life examples and case studies. They also learnt various features of product, its life cycle and strategies and steps involved in new product development. They were given some imaginary situations and were asked to give their solutions and suggestions to make them enable to relate the theories they learnt to the practical issues in business. They have been given practical assignments on the topics they learnt in the class room sessions so that they can learn the application of them in their career. They were asked to give demos on some products randomly chosen to make them comfortable with product presentation, which is one of the most important parts of Sales. The trainees have put their efforts sincerely and seriously and have given nice reports on the work they done and displays their progress and the enthusiasm that is growing up in them which is encouraging.
In the second month, the CRS trainees have learned about some more important concepts in Marketing like Pricing, Sales Promotion, Advertising and Physical distribution. |
They understood the importance, necessity of these concepts, tools, steps and methods that firms adapt while planning and implementing and how they are going to be useful in their professional life (Application). These issues were discussed with the help of Case Studies and Professional Magazines. The students also learnt about Rural Marketing as special focus as they are going to work in the Rural Market place. They understood the qualities required for a Rural Salesman. After giving exposure to basic concepts of Marketing, the students were trained in the core skills of Salesmanship like Persuasion, Presentation, Attitude, Approach, and Appearance etc., This was done through expert counseling by visitors from various Business Setups who shared their experiences and given valuable suggestions and guidelines that are helpful for the trainees in their career progression. The students participated in local market study where they have met the local industry people and acquired the information regarding the opportunities and different responsibilities to be handled that enabled them to approach and converse with others and elite people and to understand the market scenario. They were also learnt some specialized skills like Show Room Sales, Field Sales skills for Cellular Services and Automobiles and Tele Marketing etc, through Spl. Orientation Classes.
In the third month, CRS students have completed their work and this has given them a lot of confidence and understanding of their abilities, workplace responsibilities and behavior. During the project work itself some of them have successfully shown results. Then they have undergone work readiness module for four days wherein they have learnt Resume Preparation and Interview preparation. They have prepared simple and elegant resumes. They have also attended Mock Interviews in order to build confidence for Actual Interviews. Later students have been sent for Actual Interviews and got placement at different organizations.
WGS trainees were not aware of anything about electronics at the time of joining. They have been introduced to fundamentals of basic electronics theoretically along with examples of electronic goods with which the students are very much familiar. |
This helped them to understand and relate the theory to the examples given. Then the basic terminology of the science of Electronics has been explained with their meaning and application in brief in order to make them familiar with the concepts and content. Different components of motherboard like Transistors, Conductors, Semiconductors, Resistors, Capacitors etc., have been demonstrated with diagrams and their functioning has been discussed in detail. They are now able to explain different components and their functioning of which they didn’t even heard about a month ago. They are about to start their practical sessions soon. They have been introduced to computer hardware as well, as it is also an electronic good basically, in order to keep their career options wide open. Now they have got enough exposure to basic electronics and confidence to proceed to further sessions that include Servicing of Different Electronic Goods.
In the second month, after getting theoretical knowledge about basic Electronics, the WGS trainees started practical sessions in TV & VCD mechanism. They have been explained about common features of TV & VCD in detail. And the details were shown practically. Each and every individual was asked to operate the machine to make them comfortable and understand the features. These features were demonstrated on different models of latest and older machines so that they can understand the developments in the technology and to make them more comfortable with wide variety of options so that they get the confidence of handling different tasks that are current not obsolete. The students have learnt the key components inside a TV & VCD. They learnt to open the machine and identify some basic problems which are common and frequently occur. Now they are in the advanced phase of learning TV & VCD mechanism and they simultaneously started learning the mechanism of Tape Recorder along with practical sessions. They have done local market scan through which they have learnt the prevailing market conditions and understand workplace environment.
In the third month, WGS students have completely learnt all areas of trouble shooting and servicing of Televisions. They have been given some real time problems related to Television & VCD mechanism and they have successfully sorted out. They have learnt Tape Recorder mechanism as well and apart from this, they have been given comprehensive training in Deck technology as well in order to equip them with multiple skill sets and career opportunities. Now they have become confident of handling different kinds of electronics related servicing. The LABS faculty and external visitors who are expertise in Entrepreneurship have given them exposure and guidelines to Self-Employment situations. Half of the trainees have already started working on their own at their places. Remaining students want to go for apprenticeship for some time so that they can have more experience on troubleshooting issues. They are attending interviews and confident of getting apprenticeship soon.
Bedside Nursing Assistants’ students are getting their training at Govt.Hospital Durg. Initially, before sending them for the actual training, Importance was given to English Language and Vocabulary with a view of making them comfortable with medical terminology. So far they have learnt about role and responsibilities of Nursing Assistants, about their attire, attitude and aptitude, human anatomy and physiology, importance of personal hygiene. They have learnt the basic functions of Nursing Assistants like Bed making, testing temperature etc., that are demonstrated practically by the faculty members. They are visiting the hospital wards along with Senior Nurses and are exposed to real life experiences of their future profession.
In the second month, Nursing Assistants have learnt to understand the health needs of the sick/disabled and providing special care for them. They have done practical sessions on various functions of nursing assistants like Chair Positioning, Physical comfort- |
bed, Bed -source care prevention and Lifting and Moving clients They have also learnt the importance of maintaining good health like Nutrition, Recreation, Exercise and Posture etc., They have learnt and done practical sessions on personal care like Hydration, intake of Food-Tube Feeding, Bed Bath-Sponge bath and Care of the hair etc., They were taught about the Eye care, Ear care and Cloth Change as well both practically and theoretically. They have learnt to give First Aid of Emergency cases like Accidents, Drowning and Fire and Burns etc., Practical sessions were regularly done and the involvement of the trainees was monitored closely.
In the third month, the students learnt the techniques and purpose of giving suction and Hot and Cold Fomentation as well. They have also learnt issues in Palliative Care, Need of dying and legal and Ethical Issues. They understood about individual care and coping the Family in such situations. They were trained in Home care of the patient both mentally and physically and maintaining Home environment. They learnt about control and prevention of health hazards like accidents, infection etc., they also learnt and got trained to take care of patients with different complications like Parkinson’s Disease, Cancer and Fracture Patients. Finally they have learnt about Documentation of Cases, importance of documentation, what, when, how and why of Documentation. After completion of training, their overall performance has been evaluated and almost all the students scored well. They are now confident of what they have learnt and trained.
Most of the ITES students were not aware of what a computer is, except that they heard the word computer. Some of them have not seen the computer even by the time they joined the program. Most of the ITES students were not aware of what a computer is, except that they heard the word computer. |
Some of them have not seen the computer even by the time they joined the program. Initially they have been introduced to computer by relating it to other machines like typewriter, calculator with which the students are very much familiar. Then they have been explained the advantages of computer over them like memory, saving time and retrieving whenever necessary etc., then they have been taught about how a computer works, input and output devices, processor and display units and their functioning in detail. They have been explained what are the things that can be done with computer like documentation, accounts and designing etc. Later they started operating the computer practically and understood what an operating system is. Now they are able to initiate the machine, create their own folders, files, to save and to retrieve them. Initially they are asked to play simple games in order to make it easy to operate the machine. After they have become comfortable with the process, they learnt to create their own folders and files, saving and retrieving them. They have learnt documentation, entering data, organizing the data in a proper manner using options like setting margins, aligning and changing fonts etc. Now they are able to design different formats of documents like application forms and Bio-Data. They are also learning to fix up and assemble the processor. Major concentration being the speed of typing. They are asked to learn type-writing which helps them improving the speed. They have been given keyboards for practicing to acquaint themselves with the keys. As a result, there is substantial improvement in their speed. Individual attention is being paid to ensure equal progress among all students in all respects.
In the second month, the ITES students have learnt preparing spread sheets using MS-Excel. And they have also learnt to represent data with different kinds of graphical diagrams using the application. They have also learnt to prepare presentations and slideshows using MS-PowerPoint. They were given different kinds of exercises to enable them to use the applications for a wide variety of purposes and to use their creativity. The trainees have also experimented some works of their own to get perfection. Then they have learnt Desk Top Publishing using Adobe PageMaker. They have learnt and practiced different kinds of publications like Letterheads, Pamphlets, Brochures, Wedding cards and Business Cards etc., They were given ample time for practical session and their performance was monitored regularly to ensure improvement in their skills.
In the third month, ITES students have learnt Image Editing by using Adobe Photoshop. They have learnt where the application is mostly used and they have also learnt about different file formats and their differences in usage. They also learnt about image compression and different tools used for photo re-touching and drawing. Then they have learnt about Internet and its origin, technology- how it works and what Networking is. They have learnt about e-mail and created their own e-mail IDs. They understood the importance and widespread benefits of online communication. They also learnt about browsing and surfing various useful web sites those provides valuable information. The same time they didn’t ignore the practice for improving typing speed. After the completion the training, they are very much confident of their speed and skills in different areas like Data Entry and DTP.
For automobile trainees we have made arrangements with a Nagar Nigam Workshop. The person in charge is a qualified B.E (mechanical) and has an experience of around 15 years. Our candidates go to the workshop and get a practical demonstration of the vehicle .the biggest advantage is that they get to learn by looking, Observing and doing it themselves. They have got accustomed to chasis, parts of a vehicle, wiring, types of tools used, Brakes, Suspension etc. after Lunch session they join us and take up rest of the classes.
In its endeavor for Youth development, LABS started its project at RAJOURI, (J & K) under Swarnajyanti Gram Swarojagar Yojna (SGHY). The RAJOURI chapter of LABS was inaugurated on 20th of April 2006.
Course Commencement: Induction
Induction Programme started on 20th April. During the induction programme students were guided and detailed on various topics. These included wide range of topics from Career Orientation, Life Skills etc. The whole environment was friendly with facilitators helping each student to participate and express freely his/her opinion and clear individual queries. We the facilitators encouraged them to come forward and be more interactive through games Like Follow the Leader, Who am I, Shock game, ad mad show, and Telephone game. Through these games we tried to tap their qualities like leadership, organizational ability, Creativity, Time Management. Communication and encourage them in the whole process to make participative learning.
The trades at our center are
1. Information Technology Enabled Services
2. Customer Relation and Sales
3. Hospitality
4. White Goods Services
5. Automobiles
Observation: After induction
We observed a sea change in the trainees from day one to the end of induction. They were more confident and free. The end of the induction established a friendly and interactive atmosphere among the students and the facilitators.
Course conduction and Methodology
The trade wise session started on 1st of May, average strength of the participants on daily basis is around 170. The regular students were a little less than our target. As some were in jobs and could not come daily, some had family problems. On the other hand there were many students who were very interested but could not make to the first list .So we recounselled many students and selected them .
We have been alloted six class rooms to conduct the training, each trade been has been allotted one room and the remaining one is the Computer Laboratory for Trainees.
Scope of the course was discussed beforehand between the Facilitators and the coordinator to ensure smooth running of the training.
Courses are being held according to decided schedule and there is active participation and interest among the students who are trying to learn maximum. Here is the brief summary.
Achievements
Hospitality
So far our facilitator for Hospitality Mr. Narinder Abrol has introduced the trainees to concept of hospitality, core elements of service and related topics. He has also covered important topics like Different departments in a Hotel ; spirit of Service ;Service as a art & assigning duties. The candidates are doing practice for taking Orders at the table, work process at the hotel, etc during the practical sessions. We have also included the terminology related to grooming , Hygiene & table manners.
White Goods Services
Our White Goods Facilitator Mr. Jony kumar has dealt with basics of Electricity, types of electric current, generator, Domestic wiring etc. In Basic Electronics the students have learnt resistance, Condenser, transformer, Millimeter, Soldering iron, Pcb Layout and Radio receiver etc. During the Practical sessions they are doing Soldering and desoldering.
For better Understanding they will be working on Projects like calling bell, DC power supply-12V, Disco Light etc.
Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES)
Over here Mr. Hitesh Gupta has started from the scratch. Starting with basics they have been introduced to Windows. The trainees are comfortable with basic operation of computer, like folder, paint to name a few .The theory concepts are immediately followed by Laboratory sessions.
Customer Relation and Sales
The students have been introduced to elementary topics like scope and types of marketing by our facilitator Mr. Joginder Mongol Customer relation, Customer service., Market Segmentation etc. Our strategy has been to inculcate these topics with role Plays. We encourage them to take active participation, be innovative and shell out more ideas.
Automobile –Learn by Doing-A Novel Approach
For automobile trainees our facilitator Mr. Abdul Majid Najar has made arrangements with the Authorized Maruti service station, at RAJOURI. The person in charge is a qualified D.A.E (mechanical) and has an experience of around 10 years. Our candidates go to the workshop and get a practical demonstration of the vehicle .the biggest advantage is that they get to learn by looking, Observing and doing it themselves. Till now they have got accustomed to chasis, parts of a vehicle, wiring, types of tools used, Brakes, Suspension etc. after Lunch session they join us and take up rest of the classes.
Spoken English Classes
The English sessions are conducted by the combined efforts of all the facilitators in their respective classes. We started with their introductions. They were given individual attention regarding their problems with English. Our approach is to teach them through Vocabulary Building
Student Creativity and Further Plans
Our students are taking appreciable interests in other activities. Each class has a committee, which deals with the conduction of assembly, discipline and other related fields. Each class has their own notice board, charts with their trade as the theme. They have also developed logos for their trades. Saturday afternoon is reserved for some competition or game, which is held collectively. So far we have organized one Handwriting Competition, one Quiz competition, one typing competition and an individual feed back from classmates. There are plans to expand upon these ideas like inviting parents on the same platform as their wards to make this project more enjoyable and interactive. We the RAJOURI team with the support of participants are moving forward to achieve the objective for the benefit of each individual.
Thanking you for going through the report,
With Regards,
Abdul Majid Najar
Dr Reddy’s
9697321959
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