INDUSTRY
Readiness
Programme
For college students of all disciplines
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• Background
• Taking a step in the direction of making graduates employable by enhancing their industry
readiness, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched an ambitious programme
which aims at scaling of upskilling interventions in higher education institutions. The
programme will make use of technology and also bring industry experts to provide mentoring
and guidance to students.
• An urgent requirement of educational institutions from industry today is internships for
students since the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has made four-six months
of internship mandatory for students. With the number of students enrolled in higher education
in India being 30 million and with engineering students alone being approximately 0.8 million
who take admissions every year, mandatory internship means roughly 4 lakh students in
engineering alone needing meaningful engagement with industry on an annual basis. But
there are not more than 2.5 lakh registered manufacturing companies in India. Eighty-five per
cent of them, as per Asian Development Bank estimates, are very small sized with less than 50
workers. Effective number of decent sized companies which are in the manufacturing sector
and which can provide some form of internships, is only about 35,000.
• Given this lop-sided scenario and the criticality of ensuring that students find adequate options
to hone their skills for corporate world, CII has launched two soft internship programmes called
CII Smart Manager Certificate Programme and CII Campus to Corporate Programme. Both
programmes make use of technology in a big way and have blended formats. The Campus to
Corporate Programme is a six-month programme and includes visits to industry and face to
face interactions with industry leaders every month. The Smart Manager Programme on the
other hand is a four-month programme in purely digital mode. Both programmes will have CII
certification on successful completion by students.
• The CII Industry-Readiness Programme will also include a separate assessment of engineers to
gauge their level of preparedness for a job in industry and will be called CII IPATE (Industrial
Proficiency Aptitide Test for Engineers). This assessment and the way it will be administered 2
across country was also explained at the summit.
CII Industry
Readiness
Programme
Soft Assessment
Internships & CII
Certification
CII Smart CII Campus
Manager to Corporate
Programme Programme
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2 components of Industry Readiness
Programme
SOFT
internships
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2 programmes in
Soft Internships
CII Smart Manager Certificate Programme
CII Campus to Corporate Certificate Programme
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Soft Internship
CII Smart Manager
Certificate
Programme will make
students ready for their
professional careers with
practical competencies
that all employers seek.
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provide those skills to
students that are
typically gained through
work experience or
internships
Mode of delivery
Blended (interactive
digital + digital live
classroom) through
Android, iOS, web apps
Duration 6
4 Months
Soft Internship
CII Smart Manager
Certificate
Programme
Industry Stalwarts who
will be part of this
programme
Partners
GlobalGyan
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Soft Internship
CII Campus to
Corporate
Certificate
Programme will
equips graduates and
early career talent with
the skills they need to
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‘hit the ground running’
and be ready for the
professional world.
Mode of delivery
Digital + Face-to-Face
Duration
6 Months
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Internship
Structure
Soft Internship Rigorous
Program
Best in
Class
Experts
CII Campus to
Corporate
Certificate
Programme 10 Critical
Job- Interactive
On-field classroom Relevant and Engaging
Skills Sessions
Live project for 4 months
Every month industry 24 Class sessions
visits 12 Days of GD & PI
10 Industry Expert
Partners Sessions
05 Industry tours
Catallyst Constellations
03 Refresher Labs
01 Live Project
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Assessment &
CII Certification
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CII Industrial Proficiency Aptitude Test
for Engineers (IPATE)
The GATE-way to Corporate World
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CII IPATE
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Registration
Visit www.ciihighereducation.in to register
Contact
[email protected]
[email protected]
Phone: 9818850568
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