Strive to become successful future leaders, youth told

Three-day training to enhance employability skills begins

May 15, 2018 12:57 am | Updated 12:57 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM

Registrar of RGNIYD A. Chandra Mohan (right) with AU Vice Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao at a workshop in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

Registrar of RGNIYD A. Chandra Mohan (right) with AU Vice Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao at a workshop in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

The training programme was aimed at enhancing the employability skills of the youth, Registrar of Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur A. Chandra Mohan said here on Monday. Giving a digital presentation at the inaugural of a three-day workshop on training of the trainers on employability skills for NSS programme officers organised jointly by Andhra University National Service Scheme and RGNIYD, Prof. Chandra Mohan underlined the need to hone the traits required to become smart and successful future leaders.

Citing examples of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, HCL Technologies founder and chairman Shiv Nadar, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, among a host of others who fought against all odds to scale greater heights, Prof. Chandra Mohan elaborated the importance of building competencies to stand out in the competitive world.

Module

Based on the recent research on identifying what makes the youth employable conducted by RGNIYD, the resource persons said a module has been designed to train the youth to help them become job-ready.

AU Vice-Chancellor G. Nageswara Rao emphasised the importance of treading the entrepreneurial path and urged the students to step out of their comfort zones.

Registrar V. Uma Maheswara Rao exhorted the volunteers to become catalysts of change.

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