IMT’s Capstone challenge
IMT Hyderabad has come up with Capstone— a a renowned worldwide business challenge which is a part of the strategic management course at the institute. The challenge is a part of the curriculum in which the simulation exercise is carried out in two parts— first in a group of five members each, over a period of 10 days and then at an individual level as a comprehensive six hour long examination. Being a part of the strategy course, the exercise involves implementing concepts from all the course work of the first year to make business decisions in the areas of marketing, finance, accounting, HR, leadership and Strategy.
Pre Internship MBA Courses
The Sunstone Business School offers Pre Internship Model MBA courses where every candidate will have to finish a compulsory two months corporate internship before he is admitted to the classroom. The internship will help a candidate to understand the sector he is entering into and broaden his learning horizons as well.
Sunstone Business School was conceived with three fundamental concepts —low cost structure, focus on learning than teaching and connecting the world through intense collaboration. The curriculum is built around real business problems and the faculty acts like coaches who help students solve problems.
Course on celebrity management
B-Town Institute of Celebrity Management is all set to start their first batch from June 1, 2014 in New Delhi and would offer Celebrity Management course that will expose students to case studies of celebrity management, talent management, artist management and public relations management. The duration of the course is three months and the classes would be of two hours thrice a week. The institute will offer a specialised course of Celebrity Management that focuses on managing various aspects of a celebrity’s PR, business, image and brand positioning. The course will provide employment opportunities in PR agencies, sports organisations, entertainment and production house.
On an enrollment mission
The Muthoot Group in association with Save the Children recently announced that 1,200 children in the age group of 5 to 12 years from most marginalised families were referred for enrollment in Government schools through an innovative Enrollment and Retention drive in North East Delhi. The drive sensitised parents and community members on issues such as benefits of education for children, information on the nearest school, the admission procedure, and about sending children less than five years to the nearby aanganwadi centers in order to develop school readiness skills.
The aim is to improve the quality of education in primary schools managed by East Delhi Municipal Corporation and to support the National objective of universal enrollment and retention. In a survey it was observed that more than 90 per cent of the parents reached out during the enrollment drive were not aware of the existence of school management committees, one of the features of the Muthoot programme.
Executive education programme by HBS
The Harvard Business School (HBS) will host an executive education programme— Aligning and Executing Strategy— from June 9 to 12, 2014 at the HBS style classroom, Taj lands’ End, Mumbai. The programme will examine how organisations have to adapt their leadership style as they shift from a regional to a multinational focus, facilitating the participants to achieve success once India’s economy rebounds. This leadership development programme is designed for senior executives doing business in India and around the globe across a wide range of industries, representing large established private companies seeking to enhance their business strategy as they expand into new markets and business lines. Participants will learn how to build and sustain competitive advantage, thrive in periods of uncertainty etc.
Vocational training centre
Prabhaav learnings pvt ltd, a registered vocational training provider under the skill development initiative of Ministry of labour and Employment, Government of India recently launched a vocational training center in Shri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Kalkaji. 14 courses have been introduced like soft skill for base line staff in service sector, front line assistant and supervisors, spoken English and communication skill, accounting, banking associate, small office and home office coordinator, junior marketing associate, junior human resource associate, assistant counsellor, positive health and well being counsellor, child and adolescent counsellor. The basic age requirement to get into these courses is 14 years and the educational qualification varies differently according to the course. After completing the course candidate will be awarded a certificate by National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) on the basis of which they can apply for jobs. The courses are from 100 to 480 hours and classes will commence daily at Satya Sai Vihar Center.