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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Soft Skill Development course by Swayam primarily aims to help candidates polish their communication skills by raising relevant issues and practical scenarios. The extensive curriculum provides various critical pointers and tips for the candidates to utilise their soft skills in their workplace and social environments. Several vital topics are the key focus of this programme, such as persuasion skills, group skills, emotional and positive thinking skills, conversational and vocational skills.
The Soft Skill Development certification syllabus is IIT Kharagpur’s curation, taught by the institute’s top faculty, Professors V.N. Giri, D. Suar, and Priyadarshi Patnaik. It is an elective programme under the “Humanities and Social Sciences” category that takes around eight weeks to complete. The curriculum supports PG and UG-level learning and is therefore open to any learner.
The Soft Skill Development online course is rife with video tutorials and study material for candidates to access at their own pace. They will also be eligible for an e-certificate after completing the programme, for which they must appear for a certification exam when the term concludes.
The Highlights
- Elective learning
- Humanities and social sciences programme
- UG/PG-level course
- Certification exam (Proctored and offline)
- Free enrolment
- Digital certificate
- FDP course – approved by AICTE
- Curated by IIT Kharagpur
- Eight-week curriculum with online videos
Programme Offerings
- digital certificate
- Online training
- video tutorials
- Internal tests and assignments
- Proctored end-term exam
- Self-paced learning
- Top Instructors
- Free Admission
- Free access to course material and references
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kharagpur |
- Students don’t have to pay Soft Skill Development fees for admission.
- If they want the curriculum certificate, an Rs. 1,000 registration cost is applicable for its test.
Soft Skill Development fee structure
Course option | Fee |
Soft Skill Development (Course content access only) | Free |
Soft Skill Development (With certificate) | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
The candidates aspiring to participate in the Soft Skill Development training by Swayam must understand English. They must also have basic knowledge in communications and possess communication skills.
Certification qualifying details
While evaluating the candidates’ overall performance, Swayam gives 75% weightage to the certification test and 25% weightage to their internal assessments’ marks (average of the six best-scored ones out of eight). So, to be eligible for certification, the candidate must score at least 30 out of 75 in the end-term exam and have an average internal assessment score of at least 10 out of 25.
What you will learn
The candidates participating in the Soft Skill Development certification will be adept in the following:
- How to resolve conflict in the workplace or a social environment.
- Critical and creative decision-making skills.
- How groups function and group dynamics.
- Developing emotional sensitivity and awareness of how to work with different people.
- How to deal with stress personally and in the workplace.
- How to conduct negotiations in a social environment.
- Adapting and working in varying environments.
Who it is for
The Soft Skill Development certification programme is intended for any candidate interested in building their soft skills. There are no restrictions for participating in this course. Any candidate, ranging from recent +2 graduates, undergraduates, postgraduates to working professionals, will benefit from participating in the programme.
Admission Details
Step 1 – Preview the Soft Skill Development online programme - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_hs80/preview
Step 2 – Begin your registration by locating and hitting the “Sign-in/Register” tab.
Step 3 – You can either sign-in instantly via your Facebook account, Google ID or Microsoft social account, or you can create an account in Swayam.
Step 4 – To create a new account, provide your details while signing up and hit “Send verification code”.
Step 5 – A verification code will reach your email ID. Enter the code to confirm your account.
Step 6 – Complete enrolment by hitting the “Create” tab.
Application Details
Learners need not complete admission forms for the Soft Skill Development certification course. They can enter their username, password, and email ID to complete their sign-up form. If they do not have a pre-existing account in Swayam, they can choose to log in via their Google or Microsoft ID or Facebook account.
The Syllabus
The Basics
- Understanding the communicative environment-I
- Understanding the communicative environment-II
- What to listen for and why
- When to speak and how
- Starting and sustaining a conversation
Presentation and interaction
- What to present and how – I
- What to present and how – II
- Multimedia presentation: Understanding the basics
- Communication styles
- Speaking in groups
Visual, nonverbal and aural communication
- The world of visual culture
- Visual perception
- The aural: Its relevance and impact
- The body and the way it communicates
- The face, its expressions and what it says
Individuals, groups and cultures
- Building Relationships
- Understanding Group Dynamics- I
- Understanding Group Dynamics- II
- Groups, Conflicts and their Resolution
- Social Network, Media and Extending Our Identities
Emotional and social skills
Creativity, critical thinking and problem solving
Motivation, persuasion, negotiation and leadership
- Motivating oneself
- The art of persuasion-I
- The art of persuasion-II
- From persuasion to negotiation
- Leadership and motivating others
Survival strategies
- Managing time
- Managing stress
- Resilience
- Work-life balance
- Applying soft-skills to workplace
Evaluation process
Aspirants who wish to get certified for the Soft Skill Development online course must appear for a certification exam at the end of the programme. This will be an offline test in a proctor’s presence.
The candidate must fill out the registration form once Swayam announces the exam registration commencement online. Students must be present at the designated test centre on the date and time provided in the online form. Swayam will hold this exam in two sessions - morning and afternoon.
Instructors
IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Soft Skill Development training instructors are Professors D. Suar, V.N. Giri, and Priyadarshi Patnaik from IIT Kharagpur.
The Soft Skill Development online programme can be completed in around eight weeks.
Yes. The Soft Skill Development course by Swayam includes internal assessments and an optional certification test.
Yes. This programme is widely recognised by all industries requiring the application of soft skills.
Yes. This is an FDP programme recognised by AICTE.