GLOBAL

JOB READINESS
PROGRAM
A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR THE YOUTH OF INDIA

Australia’s Deakin University, in partnership with India’s National Skills Development

Corporation (NSDC) is offering students the opportunity to study the “Global Job
Readiness Program” and acquire the skills to thrive in today’s ever-changing world
of work.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Global Job Readiness Program will enhance candidate The Program is available at two levels - Foundation and
capabilities across six critical human- centred skills - Intermediate. An assessment process will take place before
communication, collaboration, problem solving, innovation, students commence the program to evaluate which level each
digital literacy and financial literacy. student will study.

LEARNER JOURNEY

\ The program is available online with five to six hours of

learning content including video, quizzes and other
interactive formats per skill area.
Communication Collaboration Problem Solving \ Upon completion, students will undertake a post-program
assessment to measure the impact of the program
learning.
\ All students who successfully complete the program
will receive a digital badge and certificate to share on
social networks such as LinkedIn.

Innovation Digital Literacy Financial Literacy

FOUNDATION LEVEL
Fundamentals of Communication Fostering Innovation in Your Team
Strong communication skills are essential for engaging Effective innovation in the workplace involves the ability
others, sharing ideas, and building understanding both to critically review information, and conceptualise new and
inside organisations and outside of organisations with improved ideas, theories, practices, or processes.
stakeholders, customers, and clients.
By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:
By the end of this course, candidates will: \ Understand the value of testing and making
\ Understand three areas of communication – judgements to advance innovation processes.
interpersonal, business, and informative. \ Effectively analyse opportunities to innovate using a
\ Learn ways to communicate effectively using skills range of techniques and tools.
to present information, actively listen and
provide feedback. Digital Fundamentals in a Connected World
\ Understand different writing styles for business.
Digital literacy is about using digital platforms to find,
Fundamentals of Collaboration evaluate, use and communicate information.

Collaboration is one of the most highly regarded By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:
employability skills and many organisations rely on \ Understand the different technologies that are
successful collaboration to achieve organisational goals available.
and objectives. \ Use digital literacy skills to communicate safely online.
\ Employ techniques to find and create information.
By the end of this course, candidates will be able to: \ Keep your data secure and maintain the digital security
\ Unpack the individual components of personal of the people and businesses you interact with.
accountability.
\ Understand the skills and attributes that can help Principles of Financial Literacy
a team to accomplish agreed goals and collaborate
effectively. Financial literacy is crucial as it focuses on how financial
transactions work and what financial information means,
Solving Problems in the Workplace whether it’s in your personal life or workplace.

Problem-solving is fundamental to progress, innovation, By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:
and development in the workplace whether it’s settling a \ Begin to develop the skills needed to recognise
conflict or reaching strategic corporate goals. different types of financial transactions.
\ Monitor, control and budget income and expenses,
By the end of this course, candidates will be able to: including interest or charges.
\ Understand the overall problem-solving process. \ Find the right information to help you make informed
\ Move through defining the problem and choosing a decisions.
solution.
\ Review methods to check whether a problem has been
solved.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Effective Communication in the Workplace Identifying Innovative Practices

Communication is an important tool to prepare and deliver Identifying innovative practices at the workplace helps to
information, ideas and presentations on a range of topics. generate, implement and evaluate the success of a new idea.

By the end of this course, candidates will be able to: By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:
\ Write professionally, using accurate sentence structure \ Understand the process of generating innovations in a
and grammar. planned and systematic way.
\ Make effective presentations using images and audio \ Identify some methods and techniques to adopt when
visuals. you want to promote new ideas, introduce new practices
\ Use interpersonal skills to maintain effective work or trial new initiatives.
place relationships. \ Evaluate an innovative idea, both before it goes into
production and after.
Effective Team Collaboration
Participating in the Digital Age
Collaboration is a crucial skill as it helps achieve team goals
and drive business success through collaboration and Digital literacy provides knowledge of the standard
knowledge sharing technologies required to explore, access, create, publish
and share information.
By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:
\ Learn about the different team development stages, By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:
finding team synergies and models for conflict resolution. \ Explore the digital technologies and practices required
\ Understand how to build and facilitate teamwork and to be a “Digital Literate Professional” in society today.
collaboration to promote and contribute to the sharing \ Search for information online and determine its accuracy.
of ideas and information. \ Select the appropriate technology by analysing needs.
\ Create quality digital content.
Understanding Problem Solving Processes \ Communicate and store data securely online.

Problem Solving is the ability to handle difficult or Managing Income and Expenditure
unexpected situations in the workplace as well as complex
business challenges. Understanding how to manage your income and expenses
and the importance of budgeting are key skills in developing
By the end of this course, candidates will be able to: your financial literacy.
\ Understand the problem-solving process, ask questions
to define a problem and set solution criteria. By the end of this course, candidates will be able to:
\ Understand methods of best practice to identify \ Recognise different types of financial institutions.
potential solutions and determine the best one. \ Understand the role regulatory bodies play in the
\ Apply project management skills to implement a financial sector.
solution to a problem. \ Develop your knowledge and understanding of financial
strategies and where to seek financial information.
“Problem-solving, critical thinking, presentation skills,
corporate agility, time management and active
communication are the most in-demand soft skills
that are raising the bar in corporate India.”
Reference: ‘India Skills Report 2022’ (Wheebox, 2022)

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About Deakin University

Established in 1974, Deakin University successfully combines excellence in teaching, research and effective
partnerships with industry and government to deliver high-quality courses and undertake research that
makes a difference to the domestic and international communities it serves.

We are pioneers in online learning and continue to be world leaders with our innovative online teaching
platform. Our range of programs offered online gives you the freedom to study what you want, how you want,
when you want, and where you want.

Top 1% of #1 Victorian #1 Victorian university Award-winning Top 3

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worldwide1 satisfaction2 experience3 service in Australia4 in Victoria5

About DeakinCo.

At DeakinCo. we build workplace capability to drive organisational performance through further education and
workforce development that meets the ever-changing needs of business. DeakinCo. is backed by Deakin University –
one of Australia’s leading universities and in the top 1% of universities globally.

Our workplace solutions are recognised and respected both in Australia and internationally, and provide the best
possible measure of vital workplace skills.

1 ARWU Rankings 2023, THE World University Rankings 2023, QS World University Rankings 2024
2 Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2022, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)
3 2022 Student Experience Survey, Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)
4 Australian Graduate Recruitment Industry Awards, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 winner for most popular career service in Australia; Employability award, 2021 Australian
Financial Review Higher Education Awards
5 AFR BOSS Best Business Schools 2023

For enquiries, please get in touch with us at bd@nsdcindia.org