In the month of July 13′, an Employer Engagement Program was conducted at ANK, one of the STeP centre in Delhi .Mr. Lalit ,who is engineer by profession and volunteer of Smile Foundation conducted the session on STeP training program and its benefits. The session was an learning experience for the students. Following points were covered in presentation including career management, job interview, soft skills etc. The program helped the students in improving their communication skills. The confidence with which the students interacted was evident during the engagement program. They were willing to know more in terms of what they can explore as career opportunity. The enthusiasm of the students was most striking as they asked several questions regarding various career options available in the market.
STeP beneficiaries was not only interested in retail management but in knowing how they can go in diverse fields of study like medicine, engineering etc. Mr. Lalit feels that the STeP program is already achieving its objective by preparing the beneficiaries with high class training facilities. The students feel that the curriculum is a very well thought-out course.
The beneficiaries were very joyful with the outcome of the engagement program and feel that they were in the right track in achieving their goal i.e. to become self independent and successful in their life.