Finishing School : SPB English Medium College of Commerce

Education Dept., Government of Gujarat has started Finishing School in the year of 2017 under Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat(KCG).Finishing School has 4 components each of 20 hours; Component 1 & 2 (Employability and Life Skill) and Component 3 & 4 (Functional English and Communication) It is an Employability Enhancement Initiative of the Education Department, Government of Gujarat for imparting training on Skill development for students of Higher and Technical Education to make them Industry-ready.
Our college got the opportunity to groom our students in employability skills under this sponsored programme of ‘Finishing School’ supported by KCG, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Programme and Syllabus

Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat initialised the program Finishing School with a view to develop interpersonal skills of the students and their proficiency in English and communication skills. In order to teach them interview skills, public speaking, soft skills, use of right words at right place, resume writing, group discussion and so on, the program is divided into four different components as follows :

Component 1. Life Skills

Component 2. Employability Skills

Component 3. English Functional Skills

Component 4. English Functional Skills

Details of each component:

Component 1. Life Skills	Component 2. Employability Skills	Component 3. English Functional Skills	Component 4. English Functional Skills
Self awareness – SWOT	Body language	Introducing self and others	Asking & answering questions
self esteem	Time management	Let’s name it	Hello
Observation and concentration skills	Professional goal setting	Describing people	Let’s pair up
Self confidence	Following directions	Roll, camera & action	First step
Critical thinking	Resume writing	Everyday English	Essential building blocks
Empathy	Cover letter	Right word, right place	Speak and contribute
Stress management	Group discussion	Let’s connect	Effective communication
Self discipline	Presentation skills	Building blocks	Let’s discuss in group
Interpersonal skills	Grooming and personal hygiene	Framing it right !	From the reporter’s desk
Team work	Interview skills	Developing a paragraph	Speak right !
Commitment	Leadership skills
Negotiation skills	Professional ethics
Life goal setting	Efficiency
Problem solving and decision making	Planning and organizing skills
Stress Management

Since academic year 2018-19 college has successfully conducted three off- line batches and one on -line batch in 2020-21 due to the pandemic situation.