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2013-10-29

India’s Global Lifeskills Center prepares students for interviews

Goducate’s Global Lifeskills Centre (GLC) in Hyderabad helps to prepare university students for the global world , to enhance their prospects of employment. It’s a place where students can learn about different cultures and meet people from different countries, and have fun while doing so.

Last week some of the students were in the midst of applying for graduate jobs and were about to face a series of interviews. Hence they asked for practical tips on attending an interview. We discussed with them the interview process. For some jobs competition can be great, and interviewees may have to go through 7- 8 rounds, with group discussions, public speaking, and debates to identify the brighter , more confident ones who speak well. Some are then are short -listed to be interviewed on the technical aspects of the job. At the end of the session students felt more confident about going for an interview.

Students also learned a new board game called Pictionary. They worked in groups, practising their drawing and communication skills, improving their English and learning new words, enjoying some competition, and having lots of fun. The night ended off with their trying blueberry and raspberry muffins and chocolate-chip cookies, a first for most of them.

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Students in China learn leadership skills

Last month, Lifepegs ran a 5-day leadership camp in Wenzhou for teenagers. The campers were taught leadership skills through a series of lectures, workshops, and activities. They were taught how to reach their potential by learning their weaknesses so that they can rectify these, how to increase their ability to influence others, and how to cultivate the habit of practising their leadership skills every day.

Most of the campers had never attended a camp like this, at which learning was fun because it was attained through games that enabled them to exercise their leadership abilities and practise what they had learned. They learned how to play games such as captain’s ball, floorball, dodgeball, as well as an amazing race that required them to complete obstacles at different stations within an allocated time. All the games and activities required them to take turns exercising their leadership ability and teamwork. At the end of each activity, they would reflect on their performance and what they could improve on. Many of the games were new for the campers.

There was also a skills night during which campers were taught different skills. Campers learnt how to cook dishes such as pasta, roast lamb, cookies, and Korean food. They also picked up some music lessons, learned about relationships, and learned card games. For many of the campers, this was a whole new experience, which taught them that there is a lot more they can do for fun besides playing computer games and shopping online. They were excited to go home and share the recipes with their friends and teach them how to cook.

Overall, the campers said that they thoroughly enjoyed the camp and learned much about how to be better leaders. Our hope is that the campers have picked up skills that will help them to be better leaders of the next generation.

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Second batch of Goducate community development workers to start learning Indonesian language

On June 17, 2013, 17 graduates of the Goducate Training Centre (GTC) in Iloilo, Philippines, passed through Singapore on their way to Batam, Indonesia. For many of them it was the first time leaving the Philippines, so their excitement was evident.

The 17 are the second batch of GTC graduates to be attending the Goducate Language Centre in Batam, where they will spend 3 months learning “survival” Bahasa Indonesia and Indonesian culture before they are sent out to various parts of Indonesia to serve as community development workers. Goducate believes that there is no better way to learn a language than through immersion, so their training in Batam will not be confined to classroom teaching. The students will be interacting with the locals to practise their Bahasa and to experience the local culture firsthand.

New batch of students for Goducate Language Center in Batam