Concentrate on One Main to get maximum out of your training

I few days back i wrote a piece titled 7 simple steps that will help you get maximum out of your training. In it i promised to elaborate the points so here we go.



AS I have said earlier. Training has increased my skills, polished my knowledge and boasted my confidence. Though I was lucky to have DR. Ramamurthy, a hard taskmaster as my guide, I feel this 7 simple tips that follow will be applicable to everyone who is doing training no matter who is his or her guide.

So without further adieu let me begin

Concentrate on One Main Thing.
Concentrate on one main area of work during your training. If you want to be in design and then focus on design and if you want analysis, then focus on analysis. If your interest is programming then focus on that. Now as I have said earlier in this post, one needs to be clear about his motivation before joining training. IF that is clear then you will have no problem in focusing on your job at hand. See when I was in NAL, I have seen few folks not focused on there task and always grudging about the cool task the other person is doing in HYPERMESH. Yes it’s good to be fascinated with the software that your college or friend is working on but don’t loose your focus.

If you are already know what you want out of the training then you‘ll have no difficulty in staying focused.

What are the consequences of not staying focused?

• You loose interest in your main task that you have been assigned.

• Your work doesn’t reflect the true potential that you have.

• Since you began with one topic and now drifting to difference software or task, chances are you have two half-baked software skills. If might look on resume but might glaringly come out when you are in a technical interview.

So what can you do?

3 simple steps.

• Before joining any training know why you are joining? Have a clear goal for your training. If you don’t have a goal, Do it now. See what you want to take away from this training? Write that purpose down. Make it short but write it. In my days of training my focus was to apply my aeronautics knowledge and to create software aerospace or engineering tools. And I concentrated my maximum time on the activities that lead to me to fulfill my focus area.

• Now when you know you are to focus on one area of your training, chalk out the activities that you need to do. Some will be related to the task you are assigned by your guide. Align them to your focus area. One of the tasks I got while in NAL was development of an access database for the account database. So where was my aerospace knowledge here? Since I was assigned to do this work, I learned access to accomplish this and then applied this access learning skills to create a database of all the data of military engines that I had for my work on gas turbine engine of a UAV. So work with your focus area always in your mind.

• Get a small percentage of your time to do that fascinating thing that that your friend on the next computer is doing. Yes programming and making software tools was exciting, but seeing my friend doing magic and creating all those colorful graphs in fluent was also mesmerizing. So everyday I took half an hour and tried my hands on that software if I got the change. This is how I tried so many software including NASTRAN, HYPERMESH, UNIGRAPHICS, GAMBIT etc. Doing this not only gave me a welcome relief from my work but also opened up opportunity to see how my primary focus area skills can be applied to this software.

So these are my thoughts on the training. This post itself got longer than interned. So I’ll be post the other tips for getting the maximum out of your training in my next post.

Related : 3 things i have learnt in NAL during training!

Remember these 3 Things before Heading for Training.

After AeSI results, some of the students of AeSI will begin thinking about the training in NAL, HAL, GTRE or any other institutions in Bangalore. So here are three things I think every training aspirant of AeSI should ponder before heading for the training in aerospace.

• Call and begin your training process from Chennai. I am talking about Chennai because it’s the place I began my journey. The point here is before getting to the training place which is most probably is Bangalore. Begin the calling process from via phone. Enquire about the places you are interested, get contact numbers of the people you can contact for the training. Begin it from your place so that when you are in city of your training, you have enough leads to follow up and get started immediately. Be sure to check this post from kripa for some relevant numbers.

• Be clear about your motivation for training. Is it for software’s or applying your knowledge or for getting a feel of working on your preferred software’s. What is it you want to do it? Know and write about that!

• Remember this most important fact, its training for you but for the scientist you will work for, it’s real work. Be prepared to learn and deliver the work assigned to you. Its real work and results as concrete as cement is needed from you. So keep this in your mind.

Hope these 3 points help you give a great start for your training mission. Don’t forget to check the other articles related to training that I have written from time to time.



Related : Is training really necessary for AeSI graduates

Questions On AeSI training

A few days back I wrote about 11 questions one should ask if he desires to go for training after AeSI. And I promised that I will post my answers to the questions that I had, so here we go. Hope this will give you some insight and direction in your quest for training after AeSI.

What is my goal for doing the training?

Well when I was at the training stage of AeSI, my most important criteria was to get into a environment which gave me the opportunity to learn and apply my skills. I already had the programming knack and I enjoyed thermodynamic and the propulsion subjects so I wanted to learn something that was based on these two skills. Catia or any CAE software were not in my mind. I was ready to accept learning catia or any other CAD but I wanted to test the waters for my programming skills and the stream I was graduating from.

Is there an alternate way I can fulfill this goal?

Since I had one subject (that is VMD ) left to clear and had the time so I initiated my training to make fruitful use of the time I had and my goal was to learn whatever I can and then give exams while doing this.

What skills I will develop with this training?

For me CAD and CAE skills were not the primary goal. When I joined NAL, my primary focus was what I knew and how I can apply it to the benefit of the mentor who took me as a trainee. So as I sat for the small interview with Dr Ramamurthy sir, my focus was on the c and small vb skills that I had. In fact those were the highlights of my resume at that time.

Are the skills congruent with my specialization?

In those days performance job was the only thing propulsion stream guys did. It was the in thing and for this excel and knowledge of one programming language was the most important so while I joined NAL, I was prepared to focus on these tool and skills. They were as I knew then congruent with my desire of working in an aerospace organization on software development and tools development

How much time I'll spend on the tools?

At the time of joining I made a goal that I will put at least 1 hours of my time in the tools that I want to learn and explore. In my last semester of AeSI, I employed a similar technique and put in a daily goal in which I wrote one c program daily. So I can decided to carry on the same here in my training and made a daily target to put in one hour minimum of my time in learning the tools that are available at my disposal in NAL. I set this minimum one hour limit and vowed not to miss it any day.

Does the skills I will learn congruent with my job goals?

As fate has been, I knew C but when I joined NAL and began working, my mentor handed me FORTRAN programs which I was supposed to run, and debug. This changed my course and without considering a bit I began learning FORTRAN putting the needed hours into it. Then as I began picking it, I was entrusted VB which I began learning in earnest and so as things progressed I picked up the skills that I am now using in my present and last work. So I would say at that time I just wanted to learn something and the best thing that I did then was I didn't block anything that came my way. I just accepted the opportunity that the work brought and carried on and I am thankful that I did so.

Is the mentor I will be working under well known or known to be good?

Yes this was best for me. Even before joining NAL, my friends told that if you want a good training then Dr Ramamurthy was the best for a propulsion stream guy. So He was the first person I approached and by luck I got through. He liked my resume and I got selected. I am glad and will forever be indebted to have him as my first boss later when I joined NAL as a contract engineer.

What are my 3 specific targets from this training?

My 3 specific goals during the training were.

• To apply what I knew to the benefit of my mentors work, be it in programming, designing or analysis.
• To be market ready and learn whatever is presented in my way
• To gather skills and experience that will help me get a job after the training

How long I am willing to put in the time in what I do?

Since I still had one subject to clear, so  I knew 6 months was “pakka” for me to stay and I decided that  I will stay 6 months more before I head for any job. I even promised Dr Ramamurthy about this and in reality I stayed more than that duration and it was all worth it.

Do I really believe all the answers I have written?

When I did this training and decided to join, I knew what I am good at. So I wanted to test the water and wanted to see what I can learn and what I love the most. Even though my thoughts were not so clear about what I liked more (programming or designing or analysis), but I knew I wanted to explore my possibilities and areas of interest and training in NAL did fulfill all my wishes and helped me know what I enjoyed the most and wanted to work.

How will you quantify your success at the training?

This was one thing that I did in two ways one was to log the hours on each software that I worked on. So every night I came home and noted the hours that I put in each software. This helped me learn incrementally. Sometime even when there was no work I just explored that software and tinkering with it, always taught me a thing or two.

Another way I quantified my success was by crafting my resume, all that work that I did there increased my work experience and taught me new software tools every month, so I made a resume every 2 month with the updated new skills and work and posted it in naukri.com. This updating showed me that I was learning and the posting of resume in naukri brought in the new offers in my email that showed me what kind of profile I was building with the skills I was acquiring.

So that’s it,It has become a longer post that usual but I hope it helps AeSI students who are looking for training to clarify their thoughts and helps make them better choices.

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a great concern really

I totally  agree with vladimir.  Its  a grave  concern and  it  must  be stopped. I have faced the same and i would like to tell everyone in who is from aesi and is doing training "don't  dig  hole for  your fellow aesian's, set a good example".

The day i went in NAL for the first time, i felt and i felt it again today through a friend of mine. Please don't dig graves while you are doing training.

What do i mean? I mean don't commit to any training if u are not serious of continuing it, don;t come to training  for "...aisse hi kar raha huin, kuch aur karneko nahi hai".  This is injurious to everyone including you.

While on training two things have startlingly become clear to me, one aesi graduates are truly knowledgeable and i have heard senior scients acknowledge the fact and the other not so good fact is that aesi folks are not responsible. The first thing my guide scientist said to me as i  asked for training under him was, " aesi     guys are good but you folks are not trust worthy, i know u will leave any day!, sorry i can't take you.", And i would have easily vanished his remark if i didn't have the knowledge that he is talking from his personal experience.

I was lucky that i could convince my scientist and got this but not everyone gets that and today as i saw the face of one of my acquaintance, who didn't get training just because some few lucky idiots got the chance easily and dumped it when they wanted, without even bothering what  repercussions it will have on future persons who seek the training seriously and who need it.

So, i got one little request to everyone doing the training right now that please be responsible, you got here easily but that doesn't give you the right to dig graves for the future aspirants. Be responsible. And when you are here, you have twin responsibilities,  and the other one is for the scientist who took you in. He didn't took u out of pity to give some training to u, but he needed a hand in work , so he wrote that "I'm willing to take this guy as my trainee "  Don' betray his judgement! You don't walk away from the movie theatre while your companion is watching the movie.

 

 And for all those who are planning to come,  please do a thorough soul searching that  u can continue and will continue it for the stipulated time period, know very well the reason why you want the training and will the organisation you choose will be help in that goal.

And believe me, this phenomenon of digging the grave is not local but I've talks with friends who confirm that it s really widespread. Even GTRE Scientist are very skeptics taking aesi  trainees. 

 

And  on the final note, the CTFD head of NAL, i heard said pointing to three students of aesi doing training there,"This is the last batch of aesi in CTFD , i won't  take any more" 

So  folks be responsible and remember pioneers don't  burn the bridges after they cross the river, they  built  it.

 

Best of MyAeSI 2009 – Training and skills

To mark the end of this year, for next few posts, I will list out the best of 2009 posts of MyAeSI . The posts will be arranged in the following categories.

• Study related
• Training and Skills
• Career and Job related

This one deals with Training and Skills. Please enjoy the posts

1. How I learnt ANSYS, NASTRAN or Solidworks?
2. Take up a Tool early on in your AeSI days
3. UG
4. Training is all about your Mentors work
5. 25 Very Useful Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
6. AeSI Training: 11 questions to ask yourself before...
7. Some Tips to learn from Tutorials
8. When is AeSI training not worth doing?
9. Software,Training and AeSI graduates
10. Matlab to start yourself to programming!!
11. Want a job write a presentable resume
12. Get proper experience in AeSI training
13. Stipendiary training programmes in NAL
14. Catia and solidwork
15. Transferable skills and core knowledge
16. Which Programming languages to learn?
17. Some thoughts on learning catia or other car software...
18. Three software's that I would recommend
19. Which software to use? Advise to AeSI aerospace st...
20. Which version of CAD or CAE software should you us...
21. Fastest way to learn a CAD software
22. 7 things to take note while learning an analysis program.
23. Riding bike and learning catia what's the connection?
24. Cinema, funcity and NAL training! - What's the connection? 
25. Two ways to get maximum out of any training
26. What my learning of excel can teach you in learning other CAE software?
27. What AeSI graduates should learn instead of CATIA?...
28. List of 50 common excel worksheet functions

Bonus

• Miss Pooja

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Training is all about your Mentors work

What is training? We talk about this so much in this blog and training is a part of every AeSI students life.

Well for some its the AeSI’s on job training (or OJT as it is called) that you can land once you complete your degree and have 60% overall. And for others training is what you initiate by yourself by approaching the scientist at NAL, ADA or GTRE ADE etc

Now in all this training, why are you selected? Well your eligibility maybe a factor but when you are assigned to a mentor in the training, it not about you? It all about the mentor. The mentor had some tasks and assignments in his mind when he choose you. Keep that in mind and honor that.

The tasks and assignments that you get might not seem challenging but they are important to your mentor that's why they are assigned to you.

In the beginning, the tasks will be of low value, seem to have little challenge, but they really are your test of how much you are capable of, what you know and how you execute them. These tasks are the stepping stone on getting some good and challenging assignment.  So do them as good you can and always add value to the work you do, it will always be noticed. The work you do will bring more work and pave the way for the assignments that you will like.

So whenever you are in training phase always remember its not about you? It about the work you do for your mentor. Its some real work that you are doing for him or her!!

Some related stuff:

• Is Training Really Necessary for AeSI Graduates?
• I am doing training in NAL but still confused!
• Tools of aerospace industry

 

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Want training - but what is your motivation?

Training is another integral part of an AeSI students life, after all the exams, this is one more step that almost all aesi students go through. Here are some questions that you need to ask yourself if you are preparing to get training from any other organization including NAL, GTRE etc.
What will you learn from this?
This is the first question that you need to ask yourself. Well paid or unpaid training. Have a positive learning attitude with the whole training thing. By this i mean, do the training for the right reason. It shouldn't be to get a certificate, to get a nice experience column in your resume. This all are the by products and elementary things.

So how to get the maximum out of your training ?
Do the training to prepare yourself for the professional career life ahead, for upgrading your skills to the skills of your chosen industry.

Mine experience in NAL, from both unpaid and paid work was great. The training and the work instilled confidence in me. It showed me the quality of aeronautical knowledge that aesi provided me, and polished and reinforced the basic concepts of aerodynamics and propulsion.

So join as a trainee with this mindset, your attitude should be that i'll develop professionally, whatever be the task, do it in the spirit of learning. Don't be disappointed that you were not given task in catia but in solidworks!!

This is a common misguided thinking trap that people fall into. They join training believing that CATIA is in demand and a work in that will increase your value, well as someone said in the film race, its not the cars who win races, it the driver.

Same goes with CAD tools, unless you exclusively want to be a CAD operator, fretting on any tool is not important. you should have a working knowledge of it and always have an inquiring mind in regards to any tool you are working on. (also read they are just tools)

Do what you have been assigned and learn the things you want to learn separtely. That will help you more than being frustrated over the task or project you have been assigned.

5 tips on fruitful training - do this and you won...

Many who read this blog are in the training stage of your AeSI journey. I have been there and fortunately with some good friends and exceptional mentor, I had good time there.

Not only the time was good, but I enjoyed the first flavor of work life and immensely polished my skills and knowledge.

Here are 5 tips from that experience that you should incorporate in your mindset to have fruitful training.

1. Know why you are there.
Yes the beginning is to know, why are you there? What do you want out of this training? What specific skills you want to increase, what knowledge you want to polish? Know this before you get it, and you are half way there.

2. Remind yourself springboards don't help you unless you jump on them
Training by itself won't do anything to you or your career. What you do there and how you do it is what matters most. Going there everyday and wasting time in and around canteen won't accomplish anything. Daily incremental improvements in your abilities and skills is what you should aim at!

3. Technical Skills without communication skills are nothing.
Yes communication skills (oral and written) are everything. Imagine a scale. Put all your technical skills in one basket and communication skills in other, the later will always be heavier for your long term career.

So just don't hunt technical skills, tame the communications skills too.

4. Inertia is not for you. Continue the initial momentum by challenges.
The initial period is great. You are enthusiastic. You get work, you do it happily. But as months pass, the familiarity of the place, task and people builds an inertia and we tend to go on autopilot. Avoid that. Autopilot is for cruise, during takeoff and climb, always have the throttle in your hand!! Challenge yourself and even if the task is old, aim to improve how you deliver it.

5. Keep chipping and Hammering.
Training is not a taxi ride. It's not a bus stop you pass by. It's an opportunity to hone and add skills. So use it like that. It's not a place to come rest and enjoy. It should be a place to come, add and enhance yourself. So keep working on your skills, keep improving till you are out of it.

Hope this 5 tips will help you get the maximum out of your training. There's more on training on myaesi at http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=training

AeSI Training: 11 questions to ask yourself before deciding on training

Training is an integral part of AeSI students journey. Its one thing that had huge impact in my career, this was the point where my confidence in my abilities and education increased. Read 6 reasons for doing training after AeSI to know more about it.

Here is the list of eleven questions that can help you decide is training for you and what exactly will you gain from it.

1. What is my goal for doing the training?
2. Is there an alternate way I can fulfill this goal?
3. What skills I will develop with this training?
4. Are the skills congruent with my specialization?
5. How much time I'll spend on the tools?
6. Does the skills I will learn congruent with my job goals?
7. Is the mentor I will be working under well known or known to be good?
8. What are my 3 specific targets from this training?
9. How long I am willing to put in the time in what I do?
10. Do I really believe all the answers I have written?
11. How will you quantify your success at the training?

Hope answering this questions will help you see the direction you want to take after your AeSI. Answering this sure did helped me in my journey. will share my answers to this questions in a latter post

Stipendiary training programmes in NAL

Following is the general information regarding training at NAL. Please visit the site for more information. Hope this helps.

The stipendiary training programmes for Diploma / Graduate / Post GraduateTraining Programmes

Applications for one-year training programmes at the Diploma, Graduate (BE/BTech/MSc/MCA etc) and post graduate (ME/MTech/MPhil only) levels are invited.Click here to access application form.

a) These programmes are designed to induct fresh Diplomas, Graduates and Post-Graduates in different disciplines to get an exposure to the various facilities and S & T developments and to take part in the ongoing R & D programmes of NAL. The duration of the stipendiary training programme is for one year.

b) NAL provides special opportunities to the reserved categories of the society. Among the programmes designed for them is the Dr. Ambedkar Trade Training Programme, exclusively for SC/ST candidates with ITI qualification in different disciplines.

Sl No. Training Programme                      Qualification  Stipend in Rs.

1 Project Post Graduate Trainee (PPGTP)  ME / M.Tech       12000

2 Project Graduate Trainee (PGTP)           BE / MSc / MCA  9000

3 Project Diploma Trainee (PDTP)             BSc / Diploma     6000

4 Dr. Ambedkar Trade Training Programme    ITI                2000

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Project Assistant Programme

Applications for experienced candidates (1 year or more) under different categories are invited for NAL's project assistant programme.
Click here to apply online

Appointment of PAs on a contract basis purely temporary in nature for a duration not exceeding 5 years. Selection is against the notified vacancy in the project. Candidates can move from lower to higher level subject to performance review by committee appointed by Director.

Sl No.     Designation         Qualification                 Stipend in Rs.

1    Project Assistant – I  BSc / Diploma 1st class   8000

2    Project Assistant – II  MSc / BE / B.Tech       12000

3    Project Assistant – III  MSc / BE / B.Tech with 2 years experience or ME / M.Tech 14000

4   Project Assistant – IV   Ph.D   20000

5 Project Assistant – V Ph.D with 2 years relevant experience 25000

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Project based temporary engagement
on contract basis

Sl No.    Qualification         Stipend in Rs.

1  Below SSLC                  4000-6000

2  ITI / NAC                     5000-9000

3  BA/BSc/BCom               7000-9000

4 Diploma                        6000-10000

5 BE/B.Tech                    9000-12000

6 ME / M.Tech               12000-14000

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CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Interns

CSIR has introduced a new HRD initiative – The CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Interns Awards to be implemented in all the CSIR labs effecting from April 2003. The aim of the scheme is to induct 30 young Interns to work in the R & D environment to imbibe the spirit of enquiry and learning through participation The selection of candidates is done newspaper announcement followed by interview by a committee.

Qualification BE / MSc with 1st Class: all relevant branches with a stipend of Rs.7,500/- per month for a period of two years.

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Junior / Senior Research Fellow / Research Associates

CSIR has instituted a large number of CSIR Fellowships (selection through competitive test) to encourage qualified young scientific and technical manpower to be grown and utilised for the cause of science and technology research in the country.

Qualification     Emoluments in Rs.

Junior Research Fellow  MSc with NET or BE with GATE    14000

Senior Research Fellow MSc / BE with 2 years Research experience or ME M.Tech  15000

Research Associates Ph.D or ME / M.Tech with 3 years experience 16000

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Project training for students of  ME, M.Tech, MCA and MSc of all Universities

The students are required to carry out project work as a pre-requisite for completion of their degree. Project of interest to NAL are given to the students so that while students are exposed to the latest technological developments, NAL too benefits from the project work.

Fruitful training.

Training/apprenticeship is part of almost every AeSI student and
graduate.

Making it fruitful is what one should aim for.

What do I mean by fruitful training?

Fruitful training is one which builds on the knowledge of what you
have studied in AeSI!

Fruitful training is one which sharpens your various skills.

Fruitful training is one which acts as a springboard for your future
career!

Fruitful training is one which helps you define you!!

These are the things a fruitful training should be.

It's not a road to travel by. It's a runway to pick up the momentum
for the takeoff!!

How are you using it?

More posts on training in nal etc can be found via this link http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=training&max-results=100

Training with pay or without pay

The essense of training is to get yourself honed with the skills that
are needed in the industry!! So even if it comes without pay one
shouldn't be so worked up with this. An unpaid training with good
technical work is much better than a paid one with nothing to do!!

For my case, I was still in the last semester and was awaiting for the
results of last semester that I initiated my training. With help from
friends I knew I wanted to work for dr ramamurthy and I was lucky that
I got selected by him after a round if technical and personal
discussions.

At that time he needed my programming skills and I was looking for
working on the interesting projects he was involved in. I was
specially interested in the small gas turbine project and the design
of India's first mixed flow compressor. It was my own initiative that
made it possible that I was able to work on both of them.

And the first six months I was with him, I worked on unpaid basis and
then I was offered to work on paid basis which I acceted and worked
there for the next year or so. Now in all this thing, I knew what I
wanted to learn and slowly and steady positioned myself to be a part
of those projects.

Initially I was just involved on the programming work, but in the side
I began picking up solidworks and as my mentor saw my skills he
assigned me on the mixed flow compressor design project. Similarly I
wanted to try out the stress software so I began tinkering with it and
this again caught notice of my mentor and I had the pleasure of
working on the critical speed calculations involving ansys.

So what's the take away from all this

1. Always seek and grab opportunities for training be it paid or
unpaid. The main question to ask before joining one is 'will the
training make me industry ready?'

2. This is your training so don't limit yourself on one software, one
project. Learn and move on to others. Learn and pick up new skills.
From catia, to solidwor

3. Your mentor might not know all your skills, nor will he have the
time to ascertain those. So expose them to him. Show him your
interest, ask him questions regarding them and find ways you can use
those to some project work of his.

4. Do the best in the work that's assigned to you. This is the work
will set the kind of work you will get from your mentor. Do be the
best in them.

Well these are some of the things that has helped me get the best out
of the my training and I hope this will do similar benefits to you.

Is Training Really Necessary for AeSI Graduates?

A week or two back there was mail from Mr. Bishnujee Singh regarding this same topic.

Dear AeSI Engineers & Students,
I have noted that in recent years that AeSI Engineers after course completion are opting for easy way out of having practical training paid or unpaid in various facilities provided by AeSI. Please be advised that its always better to have difficult route of going through Written test and Interview and prove your self best in Aerospace Engineering sector.

If you guys have studied honestly for AeSI, there is no need to be feeling scared or insecure. I had been through same AeSI Graduation and I never opted for Practical Training or OJT offered by AeSI since I was hired immediately after AeSI Graduation as Scientist (Engineer) proper role and had also qualified with Engineering Services Exam using same AeSI Graduation. It all comes down to level of commitment in your studies. Please be advised that OJT or Practical Training is not accountable as Position of Responsibility as far as Professional Development of Engineer goes.

I hope all new AeSI Engineers will keep this factors in mind when doing there Professional Development.

I read this above mail of Mr. Bishnujee? First thing that came to my mind was what the heck is he talking? But after some moments contemplation I realized the full meaning of his words.

I have a friend who waited for 4 months to come to Bangalore to do OJT provided by AeSI. All this time he was at his native place. It is this kind of students Bishnujee was aiming in that mail! Yes as I said this in my previous post that your last semester in AeSI is the most important. If one is keen and follows the tips I laid there, he or she might not need OJT or unpaid training. It’s his skills and knowledge and the AMAESI degree that will land him a job.

I am not saying training is irrelevant, but as Bishnujee pointed out it’s not the only option. If you are well prepared, then landing a job won't be difficult.

Confidence + degree + skills = job

After AeSI, this is the recipe for landing a job. So if you can develop this 3 while studying for AeSI then you need no training.

What are your thoughts regarding this? IS training really necessary ? Do share your views in comments.

Related : Things to do in your last semester of AeSI!

Things you should decide before taking on training?

Before boarding on any kind of training after AeSI, do remember this.

Training of the right kind is the spring board to future sucess. Any
other kinds are just filling your resume. So select the training
which gives you the right skills, and the right exposure.

And also remember that spring boards need you to jump on them to work
their magic. Just quietly standing on a springbboard won't help you
jump higher. Your effort of jumping on it will leverage the spring's
power.

Same is true with any training. Just doing training without a plan of
action or thought is only a resume filling exercise.

Aim to jump on the platform you have secured. Aim to use the resources
you have at your disposal to build transferable and technical skills.

Use the time and expertise you are exposed to make yourself job-ready!!

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Three things you must give a thought before you embark on your training mission!!

I have already written about this topic earlier post but I am rewriting it again to emphasize on all the 3 points!!

 

 

Time:

Time is the most important parameter! Training in a organization, be it NAL, GTRE, or any other is not a part time work. It’s a commitment of your time. Its a two way process, you learn there and they get some work done. So first thing one should consider while thinking of training is how much time you have? Will my studies suffer? If you have subjects to study, i don't recommend training, because whatever you may think at first, it always hinders latter. So give it a serious thought while embarking on these lines. 

 

Motivation:

Motivation comes second, if software is all you want to learn during training then you better go to so many institutes that are cropping up. They will take some money but you will have the flexibility of time and you will learn more professionally. In my experience in NAL and GTRE, you have to do all the learning by yourself. Coming for work experience as motivation, then its OK! But be prepared to do mundane works, and do some work that you thought are not for you to do. It’s not always that you are going to sit under AC with computer, sometimes pushing a cart of junk, sometime, just sitting in the library, re-reading something for your boss, or searching Google for an obscure dealers name are some of the work that you will regularly come across.

 

Boss:

Yes your boss, the one under whom you will be working, the person who will be assigning you work is the third important factor that you need to look into. It’s an external factor but if your boss is a workaholic, you will benefit. If he is lazy you will dwindle. Training always happens when you are new in your career and getting a good mentor at this stage is great way to leap frog in your chosen field. So before you embark on the training, just like your friends choose your boss carefully! It really makes a difference.

 

Well these three things should come before you enter the training program!!!! More next time.... please leave in your comments!!!

 

Previous post link: http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/2006/01/3-things-that-you-must-have-before-you.html

 

6 things not to do in a training?

Training or working in NAL, ADA etc is part of an AeSI graduates life.
This helps you gain the practical experience that AeSI lacks.

So here are top 6 things on my mind that one should not ne doing while
in that phase of life.

1. Don't forget your original intent of joining the training. Always
keep that why in front of you.

2. Don't be complacent. Training is not your final destination, it's
the launchpad to future work. Treat it like that.

3. Don't just see what you are doing daily. See the big picture. See
where your effort fits in the big project.

4. Don't live in a well. Training time is to expand. It's time to
explore. See what others are doing, how they are doing. Learn from them.

5. Don't just use th tools you have. Push them. Push your abilities.
Push what you can do with those tools that are available to you. Push
hard.

6. Don't just do your assigned tasks, but create a long term value
with the skills you are gaining. Share the insights you pick with your
daily work. Germinate your pet projects.

Well this are the things I had on mind. I am sure there are many you
might know. So share them here.

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Two ways to get maximum out of any training There are only two ways to get maximum out of any training. Be prepared and put in your questioning cap.

There are only two ways to get maximum out of any training. Be
prepared and put in your questioning cap.

Well that's it if you have this two, you are fairly well capable of
getting the most juice of the training. And in this post I will
concentrate on being prepared.

I am attending a week long training now and I have observed that being
prepared on what will be discussed in the session boosts the
understanding 10 times! Getting a rough idea of things to be tought
helps create the framework on which the lecture fits in.

Reading ahead is sort of like creating the rough outline drawing,
which gets filled with detail and colors by the actul lecture.

So how can one apply this, in class it's fairly simple read ahead what
the lecturer is about to teach, form mental, rough pictures of the
cencepts and use the actual lectures to fill the gap and details.

In training, anticipate the next work/project you might be doing and
begin tinkering with it.

I do the same at my work assignments, I stretch myself to do the work
I might be doing next and experiment it before actually getting to the
actual assignment.

So read ahead and bloom.

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AGM draft agenda - demand your rights !!!

I don’t know if you read Mr.  Shiladitya Bhowmick’s email. But her I am posting it here in myaesi blog so that who read this instead of the group mails can come forward and be a part of the discussuion.

 

I must appreaciate the efforts of Mr.  Shiladitya and I think it’s the right time now for getting a draft a document and make consolidated effort to present student’s view at the AeSI AGM!!

 

So people, come on. Come forward with your suggestions and views!! Its your future that they are playing with!!

 

 Shiladitya Bhowmick wrote :

 

Hello Everyone,

                 Hope all of are doing great in life and work!! This time AGM will be at Chennai in December. I am writing this letter to the group to discuss few of the serious issues relating AESI's administrative procedures. I had been following Mr. Sukhbinder's & some other mails and I highly appreciate their concern for AESI.

  

   As the subject of the mail tells half of the story. But I would like to elaborate it with some case studies. There is no proper feedback from Delhi HO regarding any matters..Aeronautical Society of India is supposed to be the professional guardian of all the student members..but things which are happening at the back stage ..no one knows!!

  

  POINT 1: One of the Graduate got training in Air India (UNPAID) and had been working there since last 15 months on an UNPAID basis and still  he hasn't been able to get a suitable job in civil aviation coz every airlines is asking for experience. MR.R.C.GOYAL calls up Air India office now and then and tells them to terminate his training as i believe AESI has made "the so-called " rules of not giving training for more than a year.

  It's not even that some one else is waiting in Queue for Air-India training...its not even that AESI has to give stipend for the candidate..its not even that Air-India is having any problem with his training..Then can Mr.Goyal give us a proper justification of his actions and trying to stop him to make a career out of his own efforts!!

  Mr.Thulasidas is the new President of AESI and he must be aware of all the whereabouts of AESI .. Is it believable that a single opening hasn't come to an AESIian in 15 months in Air-India and the guy hasn't been eligible to apply in Air-India..but this is fact!!

  Of what I have heard ,there were 20-25 Grads. last year..I would be very keen to know how many Grads.has been assisted by AESI post their degree to get a Job/Training!!!

  

  POINT 2: A GRADUATE called up Delhi HO to terminate his training at HAL ,Hyd as he got admission in MIT,Mr.Goyal tells him "WHY HAVE YOU CALLED ME?? "

  Whom are we suppossed to call ....If Mr.Goyal is so bored / disinterested in holding the secretary position of AESI , why is he taking this pain for AESI!!

  there are numerous people who are very efficient to take care of the proceedings.There had been numerous incidents like this where he behaved in a very rude manner and i don't have to tell that as i believe every1 must have experienced/experiencing that in their AESI period!

  

  POINT 3: Why is there no proper response/feedback from Delhi HO...I would like to mention Mr.sukhbinder's mail regarding this...every year they put the pass from each center and why this year its a cumulative way....If someone asks for any answer,Mr.Goyal would say ,this decision is by the Governing Council...!!any small matter is discussed in The Governing Council Meeting..So wil he kindly tell us who is part of the Governing body and who are taking these decisions or is he the Governing Body himself and taking decisions ??

  

  POINT 4:Another GRAD called up HO regarding his training after his degree.See the response they give from there --"AREE YAAR..TUJHE BHI LINE BHI LAGA DUNGA !! "

  another Grad calls up  Mr. goyal to re- confirm the urgent letter he has sent to HO regarding admission in MIT .He says-"What u want me to do? TO GO TO POST  OFFICE AND COLLECT IT FOR U??"

   

  Is this what AESI all about..?? All AeSI guys had been working very hard to finish their degree and after all this what he get to hear is this!! Aren't they making fun of it and is this a kind of behaviour AESI officials are supposed to do with a Member of AESI..!! Student community make AESI and so who has given them the authority to behave and tamper the image of AESI..!!

  

  POINT 5: Why  are AESI students restricted from getting a normal entry  into IITs,MIT?? Every1 knows what has happened this time regarding admission at  MIT,Anna Univ.(Just to let guys know that most of the national level semninar at MIT is sponsored by AESI )My question is why AESI guys has to struggle in every sphere just to convince people that AESI is a VALID degree.Wouldn't the situation been better if AESI "GOVERNING COUNCIL" takes some actions regarding this!

  

  POINT 6: AESI hands a Life Membership card with Sig. of Mr.Goyal after completion of degree.it is supposed to be meant to attend any meeting of AESI...etc.There are instances where the guy was restricted from getting into the AESI International Seminar as they believe he is not a member of AESI.We would like to request AESI not to take the pain of making the CARD which is for no good !!!

  

  POINT 7:As far as i know,Mr.Goyal is not attending any AGM since few years..is he too afraid to face the students or what??

  

  SUGGESTIONS:

  *All alumni of AESI should come up for the cause and make a council (in co-operation with AESI) which would look for the future growth of student members after their AESI degree.In this regard ,I would like to thank Mr.Bishnujee SIngh,Mr.Raghubir Singh,and numerous others for their unconditional efforts they are doing silently for the betterment of AESI Students.

  

  *All Grad. members should have the right to know the proceeding of AESI..how much revenue is been collected..how much is spent on officials..and how much for betterment of AESI..

  I would like to throw some light on a very interesting figure Mr.Sukhbinder put few months back..that 75% - 80% of AESI revenue comes from the Students and only 9% is spent on Stipend ..where is the rest of the revenue ??

  

  THIS LETTER IS JUST A DRAFT VERSION..I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FEEDBACK /RESPONSE  FROM ALL THE AVENUES OF AESI COMMUNITY --ALUMNI'S ..STUDENT MEMBERS..IMMEDIATE GRADS...

  

  PUT UP ALL YOUR FEEDBACKS/SUGGESTIONS AND THEN WE CAN MAKE AN INTEGRATED VERSION OF THIS  AND THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS AGM.

  NOW AESI modified syllabus has come with the backing of AICTE and there are more students making their membership but as far as i see...with the continuing trend in the administration....things doesnt look much encouraging..all the youngsters after their +2 might not know all this & getting enrolled with high expectations & hopes are heading to a Dead-End...!!

 

I am doing training in NAL but still confused!

A week back someone who is working in NAL as a trainee sent me this query!

I got my degree certificates and presently am in C-CADD working on aerodynamics calculations,am here in NAL since April 15, please guide me what should I do now as further am not getting clear way what to do now? Hope u will guide me as per your experience..........

Now what can I advice him?  I don’t have all the answers. If you are reading this please share your opinion in comments.

See just working on aerodynamic calculation is not enough. when you are in training know you goal. Ultimately its all for the job. So have a clear goal while entering into the training phase. Know what kind of work you want to do? or at least have an idea of the work you will like. Pick up software tools, software skills that might be needed and most of all have your resume uploaded in two of the popular job portals.

So my practical advice to him will be these 3 points.

• He still has time so take stock and decide what you want from training? why you are doing it. Does the training helps in the work he intends to do? Answer this honestly.
  
• Secondly make a resume. Post it on at least two job portals. Register and fill in all the details make them visible. And then wait for the job listing to come to you. See what jobs interests you. if something is good. follow through. This exercise will help you see what skills are needed and what your current resume calls for. So take stock and build those skills and aim for that job.
• Learn some software. They are necessary. I know I always say that software's are just tools, but still  software is one of the reason AeSI folks go for training. Yes even if you choose no design or analysis job you need to learn ms office especially excel and word. So learn them.

Don't make any excuse... its your career you have to ride it to the destination!!!!   Well this are 3 things I will tell an AeSI guy doing training. What is your opinion?

Cinema, funcity and NAL training! - What's the connection?

You don't buy a ticket for cinema and sleep inside. You don't go to
wonderla or fun city and just sit outside.

You go there to enjoy, to have the experience. So why is it different
for the training?

I see lot of aesi graduates and students attending training in NAL,ADA
etc, and just doing that!

They show lot of initiative, courage and creativity to get in, but
once they are in, they just sleep or sit outside!

Why?

Training is like a theme park, where you choose the rides and
experiences you want. No one will handfeed you, or give you tailor
made experience in catia or any other tool, you have to find the
opportunities and learn.

Once you are in, resolve to get the correct technical exposure.
Surround yourself with books, people and substances that lifts you
towards your career goals. Otherwise training will be just like the
experience of a guy who buys a ticket to a movie and sleep during it.

What do you think? Let's discuss....

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