Life skills can be said to incorporate all aspects of generic skills that include the cognitive elements associated with non-academic skills. Life skills are identified to be the most critical skills in the current global job market especially in a fast moved era of technology. The reorientation of education which is one trust of education for sustainability also relates the importance of these so-called? Life skills.

An interesting factor that our research has shown is that pure academic skills, alone, are not enough to get students good jobs. Employers are looking for Motivation, Sincerity, Team spirit, Hard work and Reliability apart from leadership qualities and entrepreneurial mind set. Companies want their potential employees to have a pleasing personality, good communication skills, patience, tolerance, appreciation, tact, efficiency, literacy, awareness. These essentials are what we term as “Life Skills”. In NIILM University Life Skills is taught as a compulsory subject in all courses so that students can be taught the real skills of life. Life Skill is the ability required and expected from persons for finding a suitable job, its maintenance and promotion. Success in life depends on presenting ideas in an appropriate manner.

NIILM University provides specially designed training program for the students in order to improve their employability skills and to prepare them to face the interview boards more effectively. The objective of this course is to provide the student with an integrated module of personality development, emphasizing the areas essential for the overall growth and development of a confident and well -groomed professional. They learn job seeking techniques, organization and planning skills and tips for communicating with prospective employers. Work expectations are those things people consider likely to happen in their job situation.

People who have clearly defined, well communicated expectations find more satisfaction and success in their work.