Enhancing Professional Success through Soft Skills Training

In the modern professional environment, soft skills are essential for making an individual ready to face workplace challenges effectively. They hold immense importance in increasing an employee's workplace efficacy when combined with a sound technical or core base. The core skills or hard skills are the technical know-how and aptitudes particular to a given profession or sector, and soft skills are character traits and social skills that let people collaborate with others effectively and adjust well in any circumstance. Soft skills are sometimes also referred to as "people skills" or "interpersonal skills," and they include a variety of aptitudes such as effective communication, strong leadership, good teamwork, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence.

Most Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) prioritise teaching domain knowledge in most of the programmes offered by them and often tend to overlook the importance of imparting social and soft skills. Students' grooming, communication, and general professional preparedness suffer as a result, and they are not ready to be a part of the global workforce. This results in MNC’s investing more energy, resources, and money in training the professionals who lack these essential skills. At The NorthCap University, the best university of Haryana, special focus is laid on imparting these much-needed soft skills to students registered for all the programmes offered.

NCU believes in grooming all its students holistically and giving them ample opportunities and exposure to help them develop into well-rounded citizens of the world. The robust curriculum of all courses is duly updated and vetted by world-class academicians and industry experts regularly so that the students receive the best that can be offered. Imparting soft skills training is integral to the curriculum and the university ensures that all students undergo the same before they face the industry.  

The training offered by NCU is based on a well-designed curriculum curated by Internationally acclaimed Soft Skills Trainers and Industry Experts. The curriculum includes specific modules designed to enhance language aspects, presentation skills, public speaking, professional etiquette, networking, business writing, technical writing, professional conduct, team building, and much more. The training sessions include several activities that are interactive in nature, such as role-playing exercises, group projects, and case studies that help students develop their skills in real-world scenarios. A combination of classroom instructions, experiential learning, and practical application ensures an effective absorption of the skills in the learners. As students of the best university in the region, NCU students learn to manage time and tasks effectively, set goals, prioritise, and organise themselves to improve productivity and efficiency through multiple activities and case study-based lessons. The hands-on projects and industry-specific training they undergo ensure that they are job-ready and can seamlessly contribute to their organisations from day one.

Regular mock placement interviews at the end of the courses, conducted by a panel of experts comprising domain specialists, HR professionals, and soft skills trainers, provide students with valuable feedback and guidance. These interviews help them understand their strengths and areas of development, thereby empowering them to enhance their employability and perform well in actual job interviews. Because they have the interpersonal abilities required to succeed in every setting, individuals who possess good soft skills have an upper hand in an array of roles and situations. 

The Student Activities and Leadership Cell of The NorthCap University also provides ample opportunities for students to participate in the various extracurricular activities organised by the student clubs. The industrial visits, community service volunteering work, and internships opportunities enable students to further hone their soft skills outside the classroom. Students participate in group projects where they collaborate with classmates to solve real-life problems, and that helps them improve their communication skills and learn teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving skills. The integration of soft skill training into the overall academic experience makes students better prepared to succeed in the professional world. Therefore, in today's competitive world, investing in developing soft skills is crucial for anyone wishing to succeed.

Dr Shrutimita Mehta

Deputy Dean-Students’ Welfare

Associate Professor

Centre for Language Learning, NCU

Research Areas- Gender Studies, Feminist Writing, Diaspora Studies, Post-colonial Studies.