Mangaluru,july.16: The Department of Commerce St Agnes college (Autonomous) Mangaluru has raised the curtain for a five day certificate course in soft skills for professional competency in collaboration with I brain (intelligent brain),Bangaluru on 16th July 2015 at 9 a.m. in the college auditorium.
Sr Dr Maria Roopa AC, joint secretary and local manager, St Agnes institutions inaugurated the workshop. In her inaugural address she said that “Soft skills play a vital role in achieving professional success. They help one to excel in the workplace and their importance cannot be denied in this age of information and knowledge. Soft skills are elusive, hard to pin down and intangible. They are the personal character traits or qualities each of us has. They make up who we are, generally encompassing our attitudes, habits and how we interact with our people. They are much less tangible than hard or technical skills and unlike them, you do not learn soft skills by enrolling in a training programme.
In the age when relationship between individuals and organisations are getting more and more complex, it is not enough to have only an excellent IQ. The ability to deal with ones feelings and understand the feelings of others in any given situation helps one to complement academic intelligence or cognitive capacities with the humane achievement and understanding of issues. This ability is known as emotional intelligence.
They will enable us with a strong conceptual and practical framework to build, develop and manage teams. They play an important role in the development of our overall personality, thereby enhancing your career prospectus. Training in soft skills provides strong practical orientation and helps in building and improving skills in communication, the affective use of English, business correspondence, presentations, team building, leadership, interviews and inter personal skills. The participants of this workshop are privileged ones. Make the best use of this, good luck.”
Prof Sr M Supriya AC, Principal St Agnes College Mangaluru in her presidential address remarked “soft skills make a person competent, confident and committed not only at work place but also at their homes and in the society.It also contributes to their success as responsible citizens of the nation”
It was followed by a short address by Mr. Ronit Nanjappa , director, I brain who spoke on the concept of I brain and how it will contribute towards building ones career. Mr govind leeladhara joshi, customer relationship mangaer, yahoo, Germany and trainer, I brain spoke on the need of women leaders in the society and how they are emotionally and intellectually stronger today.
Mr ajay kumar, talent acquisition, TCS Hyderabad trainer I brain spoke on the relevance of aptitude tests for interviews as well as careers in the corporate world. Dr Devi Prabha Alva, Head of the Department of Commerce and Coordinator of the workshop welcomed the dignitaries and also extended a warm welcome to the media persons and the participatants. Ms Aishwarya, final year student of b.com presented the vote of thanks. The inaugural was compered by Ms fazana, Secretary St Agnes college commerce students association (SAACSA). Totally 154 students of b.com, bbm, bsc, and bca are taking part in this workshop.
