NEW DELHI. In a first of its kind initiatives to provide a platform to millions of college students for finding job opportunities, JEEVITAM – a tech-enabled livelihood platform, and Asian Community News (ACN) Network – a News Media House have announced to launch a series of webinars “Reimagining Campus Placements”
For this, they have joined hands with the National Institute of Career Services, Ministry of Labour & Employment, and the very first webinar is scheduled to happen on August 29.
Dr. Babu Lal, former Executive Director (Corporate Learning & Development), Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), NOIDA of BHEL – a Maharatana Company of Government of India, has consented to be the Chief Mentor & Advisor to this students-lead Movement. He will guide this movement and help in making it a Self Sustainable Initiative.
“I am happy to announce the launch of our First Webinar Series for the college students focusing on ‘Reimagining Campus Placements’. It’s a students-lead movement with the intent ‘Ab Har Student Banega Atmanirbhar’ – Now every student will become self-dependent. It’s a series of Webinars which will take place every Saturday of the month from 5 to 6 pm in the coming months, with first happening on August 29,” said Munish Chawla, Co-Founder of Startup Jeevitam, a Tech-Enabled Livelihood Platform.
Other speakers during the webinar would include R Ashwani Kumar, Associate Director, National Institute of Career Services, Madhura Dasgupta Sinha, Founder & CEO, Aspire For Her Foundation, Sanjeev K Ahuja, Editor, Foreign Affairs (Asia), Asian Community News (ACN) Network, and Munish Chawla, Co-Founder & Chief Happiness Officer, Jeevitam.
The Top Careers & You (TCY) is the Educational Partner for the webinar, while the National Institute of Career Services is Government Partner.
The focus would remain to make students aware about the work opportunities available for them. While ‘Reimagining Campus Placement, we will be asking the following five questions.
“First, Why Campus Placements cannot be done digitally where students are at home, corporates do not travel and colleges manage with all the stakeholders? Second, Why Campus Placement cannot be done for both graduate & post-graduate students? Third, Why campus placement be done regularly till every student find work? Fourth, Why Campus Placement be done in Colleges where it has never been done? Especially in Tier 2 & 3 cities?,” exclaimed Chawla, who leads Jeevitam’s strategic engagement with National and State Governments of India, Industry Associations, Corporates & Philanthropy Partners on a wide range of Initiatives involving Livelihood Opportunities to the Vulnerable Segments of the society.
An industry veteran of over 28 years, Munish actively participates in public policy forums in India and is a Member of CII National Committee on Startups & Entrepreneurship.
“And finally, Why Campus Placement be not done for existing students and provide them apprenticeship, internships, Startup, Part-Time, and freelancer opportunities? And to realize this intent we will be launching Part-Timer App for the students during the webinar on August 29,” he added.
Students can register for participating in the webinar at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1umWMAuaNZ4SYnZXjsSVeJNblFYEoVhRjjmxHzbhuZQ0/edit
Sanjeev K Ahuja, Editor, ACN Network said that the webinar series “Reimagining Campus Placements” would set a new trend in the campus placement domain, and provide the students ample opportunities not only for getting on-the-job training but would earn them livelihood too even while they are studying in colleges and universities.
About Dr. Babu Lal
He has successfully headed the Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), NOIDA of BHEL, a Maharatana Company of Government of India, as Executive Director (Corporate Learning & Development). He has taken care of L&D of BHEL through HRDCs spread across all the manufacturing units as well as project sites. With over37+ years of experience in BHEL in the fields of Corporate Planning & Development, technology selection, investment planning, application of mathematical models in management decision making, Planning and Monitoring of operations of various units of the company and Human Resource Development, Dr. Lal is Member of Governing council of Sector Skill Council, member of the academic advisory board of academic institutions, and Mentor of Change Niti Aayog. He did his M Tech & Ph.D. from IIT Delhi.
