Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development

Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development

The success of any educational institution is measured not only by the level and quantum of knowledge disseminated to students through its competent faculty, but also the number of such students who secure employment, which will serve their livelihood. As an Initiative of the Guru Nanak Educational Society to improve the placement/self-employability skills for the youth of the college, Guru Nanak Center for Skill Development was launched in 2019 to mark the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji.

GNCSD is operated as centre of Excellence of the college. The centre has employed a Dean, Deputy Dean and the coordinators for the smooth functioning. GNCSD has signed MOUs with Europe India Foundation of Excellence (EIFE), Khadi Village Industry Commission (KVIC), Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME), ICT Academy for providing skill development courses to the students in areas such as  AWS Cloud,  Cisco Python, App Development using Kotlin, Advanced Tally with GST, Cyber Security, Agriculture and food processing, Simple Chemicals, Bakery products, Fruit & Vegetables Preservation, Cell Phone Servicing, Sanitary Napkin Making, Jewellery Making etc. GNCSD has collaborated with National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), National Stock Exchange Academy (NSE) and Statistical Analysis System (SAS) for providing advanced industry demanding skills. All the students of Science, Commerce and Humanities are benefited from the training.
The centre has established Institutional Membership with Amazon, Cisco, Oracle, UI Path, Honeywell and ICT Academy to facilitate the students to learn the latest Technologies. After the completion of the courses the students will get International/ National Certification from the above said companies. KVIC has given free entrepreneurship program for 1800 students. The college has initiated the training through CSS Corp on Networking Technologies and Soft skill. This training-cum-placement programme was provided for the final year MCA students of the college. 
GNCSD has initiated free Entrepreneur Development training for commerce students through MSME. Guru Nanak College has been established as SWAYAM - NPTEL Local Chapter: This has helped the college to adopt MOOC integration to our autonomous.     

 

ICTACADEMY: This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and ICTAcademy. This MOU has facilitated the Centre to conduct various job-oriented courses like AWS Cloud Certification, Cisco Python and Android App Development using the latest technologies like Kotlin. Internationally Certified Corporate trainers were deputed to impart the training to all the three-year students of computer science. Also, Hands of training has helped the students for the placement and to be an entrepreneur. All of the certifications are cobranded and the companies will be placing the students to their clients.

Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC): This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and Khadhi Village Industries Commission. This MOU has facilitated the KVIC to conduct following courses:  Bakery Products making, Herbal Products making, Imitation Jewellery making, Sanitary Napkin making, Beautician Course, Simple Chemicals Product Making, Fruits and Vegetable Processing. Trainers from KVIC were deployed from the organization for the effective training.

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME): The centre has signed MOU with MSME. This MOU has facilitated the MSME Technology Development Centre to conduct various courses like Tally ERP9, Advanced Tally with GST, GST Practitioner, Cell Phone Repair, CCTV Installation and Repair, Roof Top Gardening. Corporate trainers from MSME were deployed from the organization for the effective training.

Evidence of Success: During the Pandemic students were trained on preparation of sanitizers and handmade soaps as per WHO norms by the in-house trainers as the certificate course. Also, these products were useful to the society besides meeting the college requirements. During the academic year 2020-21, the entire college students got the benefit of acquiring and developing their skills through the courses.  They have been given the National and International Certification Programme. The beneficiary and course statistics is as illustrated below.

Infosys Springboard: The Centre has signed the Data Privacy Agreement (PDA) with Infosys Springboard and shortly the college will be signing the MOU with Infosys Limited. Infosys Digital Literacy Mission Team had briefed the staffs and the students about how Springboard contents can be accessed. The college has shortlisted job demanding courses for the faculties and students. Also, the contents will be created by the faculties and will be made available to the student’s community across India.

Honeywell CSR – Youth Empowerment program: The “Youth Empowerment” program conducted on 5th October 2021 is a CSR initiative by Honeywell ably implemented by ICT Academy under the banner “Centre of Excellence for Youth Empowerment”. This CSR activity of Honeywell has facilitated 100 students to get trained on Salesforce (Developer) and on successful completion of the course the students will get an International Certification and placement.

Guru Nanak College has been recognized as Centre of Excellence for youth Empowerment for training students on Advanced Information Technology Skills. This program is a CSR initiative by Honeywell ably implemented by ICT Academy. Honeywell has facilitated 100 students to get trained on Salesforce-Developer and this 100-hour training includes extensive learning with practical sessions. On successful completion of the course the students will get an International Certification. Also, the placement assistance will be provided by the company.

HDFC Parivarthan – Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme

This programme was initiated by GNCSD as the CSR of HDFC. Students are benefited on this entrepreneurship programme which was implemented by GNES in association with ICT Academy and HDFC.  Aspiring entrepreneurs were identified and were given domain specific training by HDFC for establishing start-ups with financial assistance.<'p>

CSR with Robert Bosch: GNCSD has collaborated with ROBERT BOSCH, this Industry Academia Collaboration has facilitated the college to get a staff trained directly by the company. The students are now trained in the modules such as: Skill Entrepreneurship, Nation Building Attitude and Behavior, Competency of Features and Social Responsibilities

    

National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM): The Centre has signed MOU with NASSCOM (IT-ITES SECTOR SKILL COUNCIL). The objective of this MOU is to undertake relevant skills upgradation via training programs in the emerging   technologies for the students and faculty members of our college. This is done to encourage any-time, any-where, continuous self-paced learning for acquiring high end industry relevant Technical skills and build digital fluency on emerging technologies & professional skills through the availability of byte sized micro learning content.

Tamilnadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC): Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development is associated with Tamil Nādu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC). The TNSDC has approved the two courses: Plant Biscuit Production and Jam Jelly Ketchup processing technician courses. Currently the students are identified, and courses will commence shortly. Students from the department of Zoology and Plant Biology are the beneficiaries. The centre has shortlisted job roles for the commerce and the computer science students.

Statistical Analysis System (SAS) India PVT Limited: The center has signed MOU with SAS India PVT LTD, This MOU has facilitated the college to incorporate SAS syllabus in the curriculum. Also, specialized training program are shortlisted and center shall provide the International Certification courses on the same.

AWS Cloud: Guru Nanak College has received the status as “AWS Academic Member Institution” and this has facilitated the Institution to provide hands on training in the AWS cloud platform and 403 students have completed the training and the student’s resumes are maintained in the company portal, this will help us to provide them with placement.

Cisco Networking Academy: Guru Nanak College has received the status as “CISCO Networking Academy Member Institution” and this has facilitated the Institution to provide hands on training in the Python Programming and 503 students have completed the training. Since Python is the programming language widely used for Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, this training will help them to increase their Job opportunities in the new technologies.

ICTAcademy: Guru Nanak College is associated with the company for a period of 5 years and the organization has not only helped us in providing training but also in the placement of students. Also, they have provided the training to the Faculties of our college under the FDP programs (Train the Trainer Model) which has helped the faculty to learn the latest Technologies.

Oracle Academy: Oracle Academy has authorized Guru Nanak College has the Academy Member and this certificate entitles the Institution to avail all oracle academy program. Since Oracle is one of the world best Database Software the college is privileged to have this association. Further this authorization helps the staffs and students of the college to work with this software which does not require any Licensing fees.

UI Path Academic Alliance: UI Path has recognized Guru Nanak College has the Academic Alliance and this association will help the college to provide staffs and students training on Software Automation process.

Skill Training with DXC Technologies with NASSCOM Foundation, Implemented by Ethnus Software

Guru Nanak Center for Skill Development has started the training for all the final year graduates and 1st year Post Graduates on the technologies that will be used for the domain which are specific to their departments. This is the sponsored program by DXC Technologies in collaboration with NASSCOM Foundation and implemented by Ethnus software Bangalore.  The company will be training the graduates in the following technologies: Linux, Virtualization, Data Base, BPS Insurance and Google Analytics. After the training the company will provide internships and placement assistance.

Students & Staff Participation in Anna University (TechKnow - 2022)
As the part of employability skills and the employer expectations, All India Manufacturers Association in collaboration with Anna University Chennai organized a 2-day seminar at the university campus. Students from our college along with the Guru Nanak Center for Skill Development coordinators and the placement officer attended the program and got benefitted.

Dean

Dr. R. Anand
M.Sc.(CS),M.Phil., Ph.D.

Deputy Dean

Dr. M. Kavitha
M.Com, M.B.A, PGDCA, M.Phil., Ph.D.

Coordinator

Dr. Dolly
M.Sc.IT, B.Ed., PGDTL, PGDJL, M.A(Hindi), M.Phil.(Hindi), Ph.D.

Assistant Coordinators

Ms. M. Lavanya
B.Ed., M.C.A., M.Phil.

Ms. K. Gowri
M.Sc., M.Ed., M.Phil., SLET

Dr. M. Sheeba
M.Phil., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Dr. E. Gayathiri
M.Sc., (Botany), M.Sc., (Microbiology), B.Ed., DFN., Ph.D., M.D (AT)

Dr. D. Sangeetha
MBA., M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Mr. M. Shanmugavel
M.Com., M.Phil., MBA., NET (JRF).

Ms. Gitanjali Sachdeva
B.Sc., B.Ed., MCA

Courses offered


Courses offered 2023-24

No. Course Name
1 DATA SCIENCE FOR BEGINNERS
2 ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA)
3 BPM-BANKING INSURANCE & FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS
4 BPM IT SUPPORT
5 AWS CLOUD PRACTITIONER ESSENTIALS
6 ACQUIRING DATA
7 DIGITAL 101 – DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAM FOR NON IT GRADATES
8 BASIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS
9 FORENSIC SCIENCE
10 CCTV INSTALLATION AND REPAIR
11 BASICS OF LIFE SKILLS
12 FOUNDATION IN HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
13 LISTENING AND READING SKILL
14 CELL PHONE REPAIR
15 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
16 ADVANCED EXCEL
17 EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
18 PYTHON ESSENTIALS
19 CYBER SECURITY
20 SOLAR POWER TRAINING
21 MUSHROOM CULTIVATION
22 BIODEGRADABLE SANITARY NAPKIN
23 UI/UX DESIGN
24 PESTICIDE FORMULATION AND ITS APPLICATION
25 VERMICOPOST TECHNOLOGY
26 PROGRAMMING IN JAVA
27 FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
28 STOCK BROKING ESSENTIALS
29 INCOME TAX PRACTIONER
30 ADVANCED TALLY WITH GST
31 BASICS IN RESEARCH WRITING
32 CCNA TRAINING
33 CCTV INSTALATION AND REPAIR
34 SIMPLE CHEMICALS
35 ROOF TOP GARDENING
36 SIMPLE CHEMICALS
37 SCRIPT WRITING
38 VIRTUALIZATION
39 LINUX ADMINISTRATION
40 STOCK BROKING ESSENTIALS
41 TALLY ERP 9.0
42 MOBILE REPAIR
43 FRUITS AND VEGETABLE PRESERVATION
44 FOOD QUALITY ASSURANCE AND FOOD SAFETY
45 PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
46 BAKERY PRODUCTS
47 HERBAL PRODUCT MAKING
48 JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
49 MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT USING KOTLIN
50 FIRE SECURITY AND FIRST AID
51 COMPUTER HARDWARE AND NETWORKING
52 VIDEO EDITING
53 PHOTO EDITING
54 GRAPHIC DESIGNING
55 QUANTATITIVE APTITUDE
56 DIGITAL MARKETING
57 ADVERTISEMENT & SALES PROMOTION
58 WEB DESIGNING
59 STOCK MARKET TRADING
60 PHOTOGRAPHY
61 DATA VISUALISATION USING TABLEAU
62 BRAND MANAGEMENT
63 IMITATION JEWELLERY
64 DISASTER MANAGEMENT
65 ORGANIC FARMING
66 GOOGLE ANALYTICS
67 GOOGLE IT SUPPORT
68 PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
69 ARTIFICIAL INTEELEGENCE
70 BUSINESS ANALYST
71 STEP CAMPUS TO CORPORATE
72 VISUAL EFFECTS (VFX)

ODD Semester 2022-23

S.No Name of the Course
1 BASIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS
2 ADVANCED EXCEL
3 FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
4 ADVANCED TALLY WITH GST
5 DATA SCIENCE FOR BEGINNERS
6 FORENSIC SCIENCE
7 Foundation of HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
8 BASIC LIFE SKILLS
9 LINUX
10 PYTHON
11 SOLAR POWER TRAINING
12 MUSHROOM CULTIVATION
13 BIODEGRADABLE SANITARY NAPKIN
14 UI/UX
15 STOCK BROKING ESSENTIALS
16 PYTHON ESSENTIALS
17 CCTV INSTALLATION AND REPAIR
18 CELL PHONE REPAIR
19 CYBER SECURITY
20 VERMICOMPOST TECHNOLOGY
21 INCOME TAX PRACTITIONER
22 RPA

Even Semester 2022-23

S.No Name of the Course
1 Herbal Products Making
2 Simple Chemicals
3 Risk Insurance
4 Banking
5 Media Writing
6 Fruits & Vegetables Preservation Techniques
7 E - Commerce
8 Speaking & Writing Skills
9 Bakery Products Making
10 Graphic Designing
11 Food Quality Assurance and Quality Control
12 Photography
13 Video Shooting & Editing
14 Phytochemistry
15 Organic Farming
16 Positive Psychology
17 Cloud Essentials

SWAYAM - NPTEL Local Chapter

Guru Nanak College has been established as SWAYAM - NPTEL Local Chapter to adopt MOOC integration to our autonomous curriculum. The Local Chapter is now the local link between students/faculty in the institution and SWAYAM-NPTEL. A large number of staff and students have undergone these courses.

SWAYAM NPTEL - Local Chapter

Awards

Mongo DB for Academic Partnership Certificate is awarded to Guru Nanak College as the valued partner for the Academic program.

NASSCOM Award

Date: 22.08.2023

The NASSCOM Annual Technology Conference, one of the premier events that bring together technologists, innovators, and industry leaders to explore the latest advancements and trends in the technology landscape was held at Leela Ambience Gurugram Haryana. In the Event Guru Nanak College (Autonomous) was felicitated with the award for achieving one of the highest number of NASSCOM certification and Building India as Digital Talent Nation with Future Skills Prime (MEITY NASSCOM Digital Skilling Initiative). The CEO of NASSCOM Future Skills Prime Kirti Seth handed over the award to the College.

The Award was presented by Ms. Kirti Seth, CEO SSC NASSCOM and Mr. Manmeet Singh, CEO-V5 Global, First Meridian Business Services.

Mr. Upmith Singh, Head Strategy and Operations, SSC NASSCOM | Project Lead FutureSkills Prime, NASSCOM, Dr. Swathi Paliwal, Head - GNCCOI, Dr. R. Anand, Dean - GNCSD, Ms. Kirti Seth, CEO SSC NASSCOM, Mr. Udaya Sankar, Deputy Director - SSC NASSCOM| Evangelist, Strategist and Educationalist, NASSCO, Mr. Manjit Singh Nayar, General Secretary & Correspondent, Guru Nanak College and Dr. Marlene Morais, Advisor, Guru Nanak College, Dr. M. Kavitha, Deputy Dean - GNCSD

Academic Partner Excellence Award 2023

Date: 14.03.2023

Academic Partner Excellence Award 2023 was conferred upon Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Chennai by ICT Academy in recognition and Appreciation for training 'Highest Number of Students' through ICT Academy Student Certification Programs. The Certification Programs are conducted by the Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development. The award was given by Mr. Mano Thangaraj, Minister of Information Technology of Tamil Nadu, during the Golden Jubilee celebration 'Bridge'23' - A high impact Industry - Institute Interaction Event conducted by ICT Academy on 14th March, 2023 at Chennai Trade Centre.

The Award was presented by Mr. Mano Thangaraj, Minister of Information Technology of Tamil Nadu.

MOUs & Collaboration

S.No. Organizations Collaborated for Providing Skill Training
1 EIFE - Europe India Foundation of Excellence
2 NASSCOM - National Association of Software and Services Companies
3 SAS India PVT limited
4 MSME - Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
5 KVIC - Khadi and Village Industries Commission
6 DXC Technologies sponsored courses with NASSCOM Foundation
7 Ethnus Software
8 ICT Academy
9 AWS
10 Cisco
11 Oracle
12 UI path
13 NSE Academy
14 TNSDC – Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation
15 SWYAM NPTEL - Local Chapter
16 Infosys Spring Board
17 ICT Academy sponsored program with Honeywell
18 ICT Academy sponsored program with HDFC
19 Robert Bosch

Europe India Foundation of Excellence

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 06th November 2020, between Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and Europe India Foundation of Excellence (EIFE). This MOU facilitates the centre to get associated with various skilling agency to conduct certification course, vocational training programme, Hands on training at the International Standards. This organization helps the college to collaborate with many of the International Institutes in France and Greece.

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) on 6th September 2019. The objective of this MOU is to conduct industry-oriented skill Development Certificate Programmes.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and Khadhi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on 20th November 2019 to create employment opportunities in rural areas and to support rural development

ICT Academy

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak College under the wings of Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and ICT Academy on 11th January 2020. The objective of this MOU is to provide domain specific training programs that are in demand in the Industry.

SAS Institute India PVT (LTD)

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak College and SAS Institute India Pvt. Ltd. on 14th June 2021, to provide training on SAS Analytical Platform for B.Sc. Data Analytics Course and Certification Programs with SAS. Further the centre has planned to introduce various SAS certification programs in different verticals such as Banking, Insurance, Retail, Telecom and Clinical Trials.

National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) on 23rd September 2021. The objective of this MOU is to collaborate with the IT / ITES Companies for Training and Placements.

This MOU facilitates the Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development to provide online self-placed and direct training to all the students and the faculty members of the college. Corporate trainers from companies associated with NASSCOM will be deployed to provide training to staffs and students. Hands on training in the cloud labs will help the students for the placement and to be an entrepreneur.

ICTAcademy (For Implementing HDFC CSR)

Guru Nanak College has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ICTAcademy on 3rd December 2021 to implement Entrepreneurship Cluster Development Program.

NSE Academy

This Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Guru Nanak Educational Society (GNES) and NSE Academy on 30th November 2021 to set up NSmart Academy Trading Simulator Lab for training the students on the Stock Market Trading. This training will help the students to work in this application to learn market learning and reproduce features of a live equity/derivative/currency derivative market on trading terminals for its users to practice and learn trading securities without financial risks.

Europe India Foundation of Excellence

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

SAS Institute India PVT (LTD)

NASSCOM

ICTAcademy

ICTAcademy

NSE Academy

Academic Alliance

The College has associated with the following organization for the training and placements assistance

1 AWS Cloud                    

Guru Nanak College has received the status as “AWS Academic Member Institution” and this has facilitated the Institution to provide hands on training in the AWS cloud platform and 403 students have completed the training and the student’s resumes are maintained in the company portal, this will help us to provide them with placement.

2 Cisco Networking Academy

Guru Nanak College has received the status as “CISCO Networking Academy Member Institution” and this has facilitated the Institution to provide hands on training in the Python Programming and 503 students have completed the training. Since Python is the programming language widely used for Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, this training will help them to increase their Job opportunities in the new technologies.

3 ICT Academy           

Guru Nanak College is associated with the company for a period of 5 years and the organization has not only helped us in providing training but also in the placement of students. Also, they have provided the training to the Faculties of our college under the FDP programs (Train the Trainer Model) which has helped the faculty to learn the latest Technologies.

4 Oracle Academy           

Oracle Academy has authorized Guru Nanak College has the Academy Member and this certificate entitles the Institution to avail all oracle academy program. Since Oracle is one of the world best Database Software the college is privileged to have this association. Further this authorization helps the staffs and students of the college to work with this software which does not require any Licensing fees.

5 UI Path Academic Alliance

UI Path has recognized Guru Nanak College has the Academic Alliance and this association will help the college to provide staffs and students training on Software Automation process.

Certificates

TNSDC 1

TNSDC 2

AWS Cloud

Cisco Networking Academy

ICT Academy

Oracle Academy

UI Path Academic Alliance

Honeywell CSR – Centre of Excellence for Youth Empowerment

Guru Nanak College has been recognized as Center of Excellence for youth Empowerment for training students on Advanced Information Technology Skills. This program is a CSR initiative by Honeywell ably implemented by ICT Academy. Honeywell has facilitated 100 students to get trained on Salesforce-Developer and this 100-hour training includes extensive learning with practical sessions. On successful completion of the course the students will get an International Certification. Also, the placement assistance will be provided by the company.

Activities

Honeywell CSR – Distribution of T.Shirts and Course Material

Date: 25.02.2022

Honeywell Limited has provided salesforce Developer training as a part of their CSR Activity. Hundred students are trained in the Salesforce Developer platform and all of them are provided with the course content and T-shirts. Students have completed their training successfully and they are going to take up their global certification shortly.. We thank ICTAcademy and Honeywell for this opportunity.


Honeywell CSR – Youth Empowerment program for Guru Nanak College Students

Date: 5th October 2021

Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development (GNCSD) had an inaugural function “Youth Empowerment” on 5th October 2021. This program is a CSR initiative by Honeywell ably implemented by ICT Academy under the banner “Centre of Excellence for Youth Empowerment”. Mr. G. Venkatesh, Head, Training, ICT Academy highlighted the importance of this program. This CSR activity of Honeywell will facilitate 100 students to get trained on Salesforce (Developer) and on successful completion of the course the students will get an International Certification. Also, the placement assistance will be provided by the company. This 100-hour training includes extensive learning with practical sessions. Dr. M. G. Ragunathan, Principal, Dr. Anand, Dean, Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development, Deans and Heads of various departments graced the inauguration.

Vision & Mission

Vision

  • Create an end-to-end implementation framework for skill development that provides opportunities for life-long learning.
  • To Collaborate with corporates to understand the need of the industry and implement them in the college curriculum that can provide opportunities for quality training,

Mission

  • To rapidly scale up skill development efforts during their study at the college by creating an end-to-end, outcome-focused implementation framework, which aligns demands of the employers for a well-trained skilled workforce with an aspirations for sustainable livelihoods.

Activities

Honeywell CSR – Youth Empowerment program

The “Youth Empowerment” program was conducted to students by Honeywell under the banner “Centre of Excellence for Youth Empowerment”. This CSR activity of Honeywell has facilitated 100 students to get trained on Salesforce (Developer) for 100 hours and all the successful students were provided with an International Certification followed by placement.

TOT - CCNA FDP

Staff are trained with Training of Trainers (TOT) model and it is it is mandatory for all the staff to attend Faculty Development Program (FDP) with various corporates. 25 staffs have completed the CCNA training and have completed the internationally certification

CISCO NetAcad

The college is focused to train its staff in the areas of Cyber Security, Networking, programming and other Technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning which is the need of the hour and has trained Currently 7136 students on Cyber Security and got certified from CISCO.

STEP – Campus to Corporate

Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development and The Hindu have taken a mega programme, “STEP”, A tailor made curriculum for the students of Guru Nanak College to up skill their English Proficiency. This STEP programme (Standardized Test of English Proficiency) has boosted the confidence of the students.

Naan Mudhalvan Project – Government by Tamilnadu

The college has appointed an SPOC for this project Staff training was done on the employability skill and they have in turn trained the students. Placement drives were conducted for all the students of tamilnadu in our campus. Maperum tamil kanavu program was conducted by the government of tamilnadu and our college student was shortlisted as the best students out of 1000 students who participated across tamil nadu.

CSR Projects with Companies

The centre has done the CSR activity with the top corporates and some of them are NASSCOM Foundation, Robert Bosch, Honeywell, HDFC, PayPal, DXC Technologies and Ethnus Software. DXC Technologies with NASSCOM Foundation (Implemented by Ethnus Software) has facilitated our final year graduates and 1st year Post Graduates on the technologies like Linux, Virtualization, Data Base, BPS Insurance and Google Analytics. Post training the company has provided internships and placement.

GNCSD in collaboration with PayPal and ICTAcademy

GNCSD in collaboration with PayPal and ICTAcademy conducted Certification training for 110 students on AWS Cloud. Students were provided training for 140 hours (100 Hour of Technical and 40 hours soft skill) with placement assistance.

Evidence of Success

During the Pandemic students were trained on preparation of sanitizers and handmade soaps as per WHO norms by the in-house skill training through Bio-technology department to all the students. Also, these products were useful to society besides meeting the college requirements. They have been given the National and International Certification Programme.

Under the Paypal CSR project, GNCSD

Under the Paypal CSR project, GNCSD in collaboration with ICTAcademy conducted training for 100 women students on the Salesforce CRM platform. All the students completed the certification successfully and were placed with the top corporates.

Skill Fest 2023-24

Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development successfully hosted Skill Fest 2023-24 on August 9 and 10. The event was honoured by the presence of esteemed guests, including the General Secretary and Correspondent, Mr Manjit Singh Nayar, Dr Marlene Morais, Advisor, Dr T K Avvai Kothai, Principal, Dr Anitha Malisetty, Vice Principal and other distinguished faculty members.

Faculty Development Programme - Standardised Test for English Proficiency

Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development, renowned for its commitment to enhance students’ skills, recently extended its focus to upskill the faculty members of the programme of English(SFS) and Management by hosting a three day Faculty Development Programme from August 27 to 29. This initiative was part of their preparation for the upcoming STEP Programme . Ms Sumithra, STEP- Trainer, The Hindu, led the training sessions.

Skill Labs Inauguration

Mr. Hari Balachandran, CEO, ICT Academy, inaugurated the well-equipped Skill Labs for the Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development, a unit of Guru Nanak Educational Society on November 23.

Launch of the Hindu – Step “Campus to Corporate”

Date: 5th September 2023

Resource Person: Shri Pundi Sriram, Business Head & Chief Product Officer, STEP. Shri Sridhar Aranala, Vice President S & D, The Hindu Group of Publications.

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 822

Certificate Distribution Ceremony

Date: 11th July 2023

Resource Person: Mr.P.Poongumaran, Managing Director, Ticel Biopark

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 122

GNC Skills Journey An orientation programme for freshers 2023-24

Date: 5th July 2023

Resource Person: Thiru. Md. Nasimuddin IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Welfare and Skill Development, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 314

Certificate Distribution Ceremony

Date: 1st June 2022

Resource Person: Dr R. Ravanan-Regional Joint director of Collegiate Education Chennai

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 2372

Skill Fest

Date: 2nd May 2023

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 31

Skill Centre Inaugural Ceremony

Date: December 20, 2022

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 30

Essentials in Stock Broking

Date: 07th – 13th December 2022

Resource Person: Mr. M. Prabhu, Assistant Professor, B.Com Accounting & Finance, Guru Nanak College, Chennai

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 16

General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude

Date: 10th – 14th November, 2022

Resource Person: 1. Dr. D.Vijayachandran, Government Women’s Engineering College 2. Dr.K.Narayanan, Rajiv Gandhi Arts & Science College 3. Dr. (CS). Azhaguraja, Shiv Nadar University.

Number of Participants/ Beneficiaries: 96

Tamil Dream

Date: 9th March 2023

Chief Guests: Mr. M. M. Abdullah, Member of Parliament and Narthagi Natraj,  Member Planning Commission, Govt. of Tamil Nadu . The event was conducted on 9th March, 2023. 

Guru Nanak College in association with Tamil virtual academy, Govt of Tamil  Nadu has conducted the Tamil Dream -Mega event. 1000 students across the city from various colleges have participated and enriched their knowledge towards Tamil Proficiency. The occasion was graced by Mr. M. M. Abdullah, Member of Parliament and Narthagi Natraj,  Member Planning Commission, Govt. of Tamil Nadu . The event was conducted on 9th March, 2023. 


PayPal: CRM Project

Date: 16th February 2023

Resource Person:Mr. T.Kanagaraj, ICT Academy Trainer, Mr. J. Anand, Bangalore, ICT Academy Trainer

Guru Nanak College (Autonomous) has been conferred as the Centre for Women Empowerment (A CSR initiative of PayPal India implemented by ICT Academy). Under this project the Guru Nanak Centre for Skill Development conducted Certification training for Female students on Salesforce CRM. They will be provided with placement assistance. The Inaugural session of the Event was held on 16th February, 2023, to brief the students about this project. The total training was 140 hours that includes softskill(40 Hours) and Technical Training on Salesforce CRM (100 Hours). 110 Women Students across various disciplines benefitted from the training.


Inaugural Ceremony of GNSCD Building and Launch of Courses (Even Semester 2022-23)

Date: 20th December 2022

Resource Person:Dr Marlene Morais, Advisor, Guru Nanak College (Autonomous)

The Guru Nanak Centre for Skill development held the inauguration of its new centre in the Arjan Dev Block in the Guru Nanak College campus on 20th December, 2022. The centre was inaugurated by Dr. Marlene Morais, Advisor, Guru Nanak College (Autonomous). Dr. M. G. Ragunathan, Principal, GNC, Dr. N.C. Rajashree, Vice-Principal, SFS II, Dr. Swati Paliwal, IQAC Coordinator, Mr. Christy, Dean E-Governance, Mr. Saumyakanta, Head, IMS graced the occasion. The inauguration was also attended by all the School Deans and Faculty Trainers. Dr. Anand, Dean, GNCSD, presented the courses completed in the Odd Semester and Dr. Kavitha, Deputy Dean, GNCSD announced the certificates received by the various departments. The faculty trainers and Skill centre coordinators also received appreciation certificates. Dr. Marlene Morais delivered the inaugural address and appreciated the efforts taken by the Skill Centre to upgrade courses continuously.

Some of the courses conducted in the ODD semester are:

  1. Basic Communication
  2. Mushroom Cultivation
  3. Bio-Degradable Sanitary Napkin
  4. Fermentation
  5. Vermicomposting Techniques
  6. CCTV Installation
  7. Basic Life Skill
  8. Advanced Tally with GST
  9. Stock Broking Essentials
  10. Cyber Security
  11. Forensic Sciences
  12. Programming in Java
  13. Nation Building
  14. Pesticide Formulation
  15. Python Essentials
  16. Solar Panel Installation

Courses allotted for Even Semester:

  1. Organic Farming
  2. Stock Broking
  3. Herbal Product Making
  4. Food Quality Assurance and Food Safety
  5. Phytochemistry & its Application
  6. Positive Psychology
  7. Media Writing
  8. E-Commerce
  9. Bakery Product Making
  10. Cloud Essentials
  11. Simple Chemicals
  12. Risk Insurance
  13. Banking
  14. Speaking and Writing Skill
  15. Graphic Designing

CISCO INDIA LEAD VISIT

Date: August 30, 2022

Resource Person:Mr Iswinder Singh - India Lead of CISCO NetAcad, Skills, and Social Innovation group

Mr Iswinder Singh - India Lead of CISCO NetAcad, Skills, and Social Innovation group visited the campus on 30th Aug 2022. Discussion happened with the Management; Principal, Vice-Princpal, Deans of Skill, IT and the HOD’s of computer Science programs. The main agenda was on skill courses, Internships and on curriculum Integration. Also, Importance of simulated software Labs was discussed and how it can add element of experiential learning with work-ready skills that industry and employers desire.


FUTURE SKILLS STUDENTS CONCLAVE

Date: May 17, 2022

Chief Guest: Mr. Navanit Samayar (Head, Future Skills, NASSCOM), Mr. Udaya Sankar (Deputy Director, SSC, NASSCOM

The Guru Nanak Skill Development Centre Future Skills Students Conclave on 17th May, 2022 at Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Auditorium, Guru Nanak College. The proceedings began with invocation. Dr.Kavitha, Deputy Dean, Skill Development , briefed the audience about the skill development centre and also about Future Skills Prime. Dr. M. G. Ragunathan, Principal, Guru Nanak College, welcomed the Presiding guests, Mr. Navanit Samayar (Head, Future Skills, NASSCOM), Mr. Udaya Sankar (Deputy Director, SSC, NASSCOM), Faculties and students. Mr. Manjit Singh Nayar, General Secretary & Correspondent, Guru Nanak College (Autonomous) honoured the chief guests. Dr. Anand, Dean, Skill Development gave a presentation about the functioning of the Skill Development Centre and the MOUs. Mr. Navnit advised the students to continue leaning and to utilize opportunities to the maximum. Mr. Udaya in a vibrant way advised students about time management and about student life. The program came to an end with the vote of thanks by Dr. Dolly, Coordinator, Skill Development and it was attended by all department students and Teachers.


CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY – JUNE 2022

Date: June 1, 2022

Chief Guest: Dr R Ravanan - Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education Chennai Division

Guru Nanak Center for Skill Development arranged the Certificate Distribution Ceremony on 1 June 2022 for all the final year students of our college in the Guru Amardas Seminar Hall. The chief guest of the function was Dr R Ravanan-Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education Chennai Division. He briefed the students on the importance of skill training. He explained about the “Nann Mudalvan” initiative that was inaugurated by the honorable chief minister of Tamilnadu. Ethnus Software & DXC Technologies in association with NASSCOM Foundation have trained all final year students on Linux, BPS Insurance, Virtualization, additionally all the student was provided with Google Analytics course and 2372 students were benefitted. Students are given placement assistance by DXC and other companies.

Skill Mela at Queen Mary’s College – Chennai

Guru Nanak College (Autonomous) took part in the skill mega mela - Thiran Thiruvizha held @ Queen Mary's College, The College is empaneled for two courses Plant Biscuit Production and Jam Jelly Ketchup Processing Technician, As Great beginning students from Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology and Plant Biology & Plant Biotechnology Departments registered for the courses. Exclusive stall was provided to our college. Honorable Chief Minister of Tamilnadu inaugurated the event and Kirlosh Kumar IAS Secretary- Labour Welfare and Skill Development distributed the course registration certificates to our students.

Skill Training for the Graduates and Post Graduates Sponsored by DXC Technologies with NASSCOM Foundation, Implemented by Ethnus Software

Guru Nanak Center for Skill Development has started the training for all the final year graduates and 1st year Post Graduates on the technologies that will be used for the domain which are specific to their departments. This is the sponsored program by DXC Technologies in collaboration with NASSCOM Foundation and implemented by Ethnus software Bangalore. The company will be training the graduates in the following technologies: Linux, Virtualization, Data Base, BPS Insurance and Google Analytics. After the training the company will provide internships and placement assistance.
Date: March 17, 2022
Presiding Guests: Mr Venkateswaran, Senior Project Manager
Mr Nithyanand S, G2- Senior Operation Executive
Mr Maheswar, Customer Success Manager

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