Open learning forums Services in India
SCG encourages learning or acquiring new skills as one of the best ways to become more successful in one’s career. Whether you are exploring a new career opportunity or moving into a new role, upgrading your skills and knowledge can improve your chances of achieving your career goals successfully.
In most professions, especially in IT or ITES, upgrading your skills and knowledge, is highly valued and is seen as a mandatory requirement for many professional/ employees. Many jobs requirements are dynamic, ever changing, and adapting as the sector grows. Hence, working professionals must be adaptable and up-to-date with the trends and new developments in their respective fields.
Following are some of the benefits of upgrading your skills:
Increased self-confidence:
Acquiring a new skill can help you take on new work responsibilities confidently, as well as increase your ability to articulate to your seniors, and how you can add value to the work responsibilities. Corporate are always on the lookout for the best suited candidates who are skilled, knowledgeable, competent, agile and proactive. An employee who is self-assured about their skills and who can actively and confidently demonstrate these skills will be considered as an asset to their employer’s workforce.
Increases your profile’s marketability and competitiveness:
SCG advises you to regularly invest your time, money and effort in upgrading your skills and knowledge. This also helps in keeping you updated within your domain / area and makes you a more competitive in the job market. When prospective employers see that your skills set matches with what they need, you are more likely to get a call back on your application, as well as pushes your chances of getting hired.
Better resourcefulness:
SCG feels that if you regularly update and upgrade yourself with new skills it can give you the ability to offer solutions to problems that may occur on the job. Any corporate or employers value those employees who are self-directed, self-dependent and able to anticipate and resolve issues as they occur. These skills can be seen or demonstrated on the job, as well as during behavioural-based interviews, where the applicants share examples of a solution they developed to a challenge that arose.
Bright career prospects:
SCG believes that if you undergo training programs through open learning forums, upgrading your skills will open the door to new career opportunities that you may not have been able to consider before. For example, if you upgraded your functional or product based skills, you may be able to apply for jobs that require specific skilled based job profile. As you gain new skill sets, you can consider job opportunities and roles that you once you could never consider. Open Learning forums also gives you the opportunity to network with professionals across companies or across varied sectors. This brings your profile in the spotlight and may help you boost your career prospects.
Professional development:
SCG offers short format training programs which may last for a few hours or for a few days. SCG also offers longer training programs for professional development that may be ongoing. Professional development training can be specific to your industry or function or may focus on the development of soft skills, such as communication, leadership, or interpersonal skills. These power packed programs not only offers unique learning experiences to the participants but also the platform for professional networking and collective learning.
Depending on the nature of your training and your performance during the training, you may receive a certificate or an acknowledgement of participation upon completion. This will add weightage to your profile and will improve your marketability in the employment market.
