Career Enhancement
Centre for Professional Enhancement envisions to transform budding young minds into successful professionals who can transcend their limitations and carve a niche in the global arena through well-designed curriculum, student engagement activities and industry specific inputs.
1200+
Activities for capacity building and career counselling
50+
Established Industry Training Partnerships and collaborations
20K+
Students assessed every year on industry grade testing platforms
2000+
Students clearing national/ international examinations like GRE/ GMAT/ GATE/ AFCAT/ IELTS/ TOEFL and more
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Soft Skills
The Department of Soft Skills focuses on fostering holistic development of students, both professionally and personally. It bridges the gap between an amateur and a professional.
The key features are:
- Personality Development: Continuous and Comprehensive soft skills training and professional grooming shapes students’ personality.
- Professional Outlook: Students imbibe the knowledge of workplace/ professional demeanour/ conduct that enhances their placement potential.
- Personal Branding: Students ace the art of personal branding by designing dynamic CVs and by learning the knack of clearing interviews.
Verbal Ability
Department of Verbal Ability ensures English language proficiency among students with an intent to transform them into global citizens.
The primary attributes are:
- LSRW skills: Students hone listening, speaking, reading and writing skills by virtue of rigorous practice and regular assessments.
- Levelled Language Inputs: Students receive levelled language inputs benchmarked with CEFR levels and are given a roadmap to achieve English language fluency.
- Language Proficiency labs: Language labs equipped with AI based software provide a pragmatic language learning experience to the students.
Analytical Skills
Department of Analytical skills augments analytical acumen among students with an aim to boost their placement potential.
It is engineered around:
- Levelled Analytical Input: Students receive levelled analytical input in accordance with their analytical quotient.
- Cognitive Aptitude Training: Students become well versed with solving problems by dint of cognitive aptitude training.
- Higher-Order Thinking skills: Students develop higher-order thinking skills through critical reasoning.
Foreign Languages
The Department of Foreign Languages stands as a gateway to global understanding and communication within our academic institution.
The inputs are based on:
- Multilingual Proficiency: The department offers courses tailored to various proficiency levels, from introductory to advanced.
- Innovative Pedagogy: The cutting-edge teaching methodologies like multimedia resources, language labs and online platforms are incorporated to enhance the learning experience.
- Faculty Expertise: The experienced faculty members are dedicated to provide personalized instruction and support to the students
Career Counselling
Career counselling prepares a road map for students, in terms of achieving academic success and becoming placement ready.
- Assistance: Students learn to identify their abilities, interests, strengths and skillsets in accordance with their desired job profile.
- Career Guidance: Students are guided about the vast career opportunities wherein they learn to build a suitable career for themselves.
- Industry Insights: Students gain insights into the industry expectations and prerequisites for securing a dream career.
Student Club Activities
Since learning is not limited to classrooms, multiple events and activities are conducted across the campus for the students.
- Workshops: Students are continuously engaged and empowered through our specialized and extensive workshops.
- Guest Lectures: Eminent speakers from the industry are invited to share their words of wisdom with a view to provide exposure to students.
- Competitions: Students learn the knack of healthy competitive spirit by participating in events on regular basis.
Value Added Courses
The value-added courses help the students to improve their skill set, thereby helping them clinch placement opportunities, at the national as well as global front.
- Skill Centric Courses: Courses are offered in communication skills, cognitive aptitude, behavioural modelling and life skills to make the students proficient in every aspect.
- Competitive Exam Preparation: Students are prepared for competitive examination with the help of UGC NET, UPSC, SSC, GATE, etc. courses.
Industry Expert Inputs
Specialized training and workshops by renowned industry experts are conducted to provide knowledge about industrial requirements. Tapping into the expertise of industry specialists provides a multitude of benefits, ranging from informed decision-making and risk mitigation to strategic guidance and professional development. As industries continue to evolve, the role of experts in driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and facilitating growth becomes increasingly indispensable.
Industry Grade Practice Platforms
Company specific mock tests are planned and conducted on EXAMLY, HITBULLSEYE and MYPERFECTICE, OAS platforms to assess them and make them placement ready.
Industry Grade Assessments
At Centre for Professional Enhancement, the students undertake tests on assessment platforms like AMCAT, COCUBES, ELITMUS, MERCER METTL on regular basis to recognize their strengths and work on their grey areas.
In conversation
with the LPU community
The mock placement drives organized by LPU’s Center for Professional Enhancement (CPE) were incredibly helpful and allowed me to improve my communication and presentation skills.
CPE's industry events and guest lectures gave me insights into the corporate world and motivated me to aim higher. Their experiential learning and feedback helped me secure a well-compensated job role.
The PEP classes by CPE significantly boosted my confidence and communication skills through engaging departmental events and activities. They played a crucial role in helping me secure a great placement after graduation.
The Centre for Professional Enhancement at LPU and the placement team's support were essential in securing my role as a Guest Service Associate at Oberoi Hotels. Their training in communication and problem-solving prepared me for a smooth industry transition.
CPE's career counseling sessions helped me identify my strengths and provided guidance on resumes and personal branding. Participating in mock drives and activities led to a fulfilling job at an MNC that aligns with my interests.
FAQs
What are the initiatives being taken by the university to help the students to determine their interests while taking up their career?
University organizes career counselling forums in the form of sessions, webinars and events across disparate career pathways.
Is there any specific tutoring dispensed by the University for diverse career pathways?
University is in collaboration with various experts and veterans across diverse domains to guide and up-skill the students on the pivotal career pathways such as Corporate Jobs, Government Jobs, Higher Studies, Entrepreneurship, Study Overseas, Research & Development, Social/Community Service and Sports. (O capital)
Does university conduct any diagnostic test for the students to assess their competency level in quantitative and verbal aptitude?
Entry-level diagnostic assessment for students takes place right after their admission which is intended to measure test taker’s proficiency in quantitative and verbal aptitude.
What are the measures being taken to improve the English language skills of the students?
Based upon the continuous assessment of the students, the university provides leveled input as a part of the course curriculum to enhance the English language skills of the tutee. Besides this, virtual language lab and one on one interaction with the faculty also ensure improvement in this domain.
What are the special inputs imparted by the university to enhance the employability quotient of the student? Are these inputs part of the course curriculum?
University provides end to end career readiness inputs to their students. Specialized inputs like Soft Skills, Verbal and Analytical Skills etc. are imparted rigorously into the students to enhance their employability quotient. These focused inputs are rendered as a part of with-in and beyond accredited curriculum.
Does university conduct skill based events/workshops/seminars for the student’s placement readiness?
University is committed to bring about skill based training initiatives through seamlessly planned events, competitions and webinars. These events are executed with set outcomes helping students to hone their placement readiness skills.
Is university associated with Industry recognized assessments and practice platforms to hone the industry skills of students?
Yes, university is associated with extremely competitive industry recognized assessments and practice platforms. Our assessment & practice partners are SHL (AMCAT), AON (COCubes), E-Litmus, Hitbullseye and Examly.
Does the university equip students with a series of mock tests for the placement preparation?
University conducts a series of mock tests under stimulated conditions with an aim to evaluate the knowledge of students and make them ready to get selected in their targeted organizations.
Is there any provision of up-skilling foreign languages within the university?
University gives exposure to the foreign languages such as German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin etc. through varied certification courses and in-house Language Lab for enhancing the linguistic skills of the students.
