Adopt an Engineer
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The 'Adopt an Engineer' initiative aims to connect 500,000 engineering students with mentors to improve their employability and skills, addressing the challenges faced by the large number of unemployable engineering graduates in India. Managed by d4eclub, the program offers various services such as internships and mentorship through a mobile app, seeking participation from industry professionals, sponsors, and media partners. Set to launch in July 2018, the campaign will include events in every city to facilitate these connections and promote better engineering education.
Adopt an Engineer
- 1. 6-Jul-18 1Strictly Confidential “ ADOPT AN ENGINEER ” A CONCEPT NOTE Industries Institutions Individuals CONNECTING Engineers Globally !
- 2. Need for this initiative • 12,00,000 Engineering students graduate each year from 11,000 Colleges • According to various published sources, almost 80% of them are “UNEMPLOYABLE” or “SUB-STANDARD” • As on date INDIA has over 10 Crores of Youth between 18 - 25 who are NOT well prepared to meet the challenges of the future • Government and other stake holders are doing their BEST but this is clearly inadequate • “ADOPT AN ENGINEER” is an initiative being launched by D4E to arrest future production of UNEMPLOYABLE ENGINEERS. Industries require Competent Engineers for their Prosperity.
- 3. D4ECLUB - The Global Hub for Engineers Right Through Their Path Investor Graduate Engineer Faculty Trainee Engineer Entrepreneur Government Inventor Trade Body Businessman Researcher Student Expert
- 4. D4ECLUB - Providing an array of services to Engineers Internships Mentorship Expert Support Jobs Govt Schemes Project Ideas In-plant Training Grants , Events / Seminars Start-up support Technology Support Industrial Visits Engineering Commerce
- 5. D4ECLUB is a MOBILE APP AND ITS SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FREE AS A SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE. Leveraging Technology To Connect Engineers Globally
- 6. The Team Behind D4E • Founded by K E Raghunathan CEO, an Entrepreneur with rich experience and a passion to create social impact • Managed by a team of seasoned professionals • Governed by a Board of Advisors comprising veterans of impeccable integrity from various fields • App launched by the Hon. Governor of Tamil Nadu, Chairman AICTE and DC/ADDL Secretary, MSME on May 8th , 2018.
- 7. About the “Adopt an Engineer” Campaign • The campaign will be launched and run on the D4ECLUB platform • The objective of the campaign is to connect 500,000 Engineering Students with Mentors through the D4ECLUB platform • Engineering professionals / Experts / Industries register on the D4ECLUB platform and express their interest to Adopt a fresh Engineering Student in the academic year 2018-19 • They commit to preparing the adopted students to become BETTER ENGINEERS. • This primarily involves investment of TIME backed by a motive of SERVICE and PASSION. • Students aspiring to be adopted register themselves on the D4ECLUB platform • The platform pairs the mentors with the students and intimates both , irrespective of their locations.
- 8. I am interested. How can I participate? Mentor Sponsor Celebrity Media Partner Trade Body Partner ADOPT AN ENGINEER
- 9. How can I participate as a Mentor? • The mentoring relationship continues over the 4 years a Student pursues his/her Engineering under-graduate degree • Mentoring happens offline over Skype / Phone /Mail / Messages / Meetings in safe environments • Mentor and student can be at any geographical locations • Mentor could help in • Upskilling in core engineering and soft skills • Getting In-plant training, Industry visits and Internships • Identification of projects and helping the student execute these • Networking them with Industry related activities, workshops, seminars etc. • Sharing their own relevant experiences that could help the student • Providing them or help them secure a temporary or part-time job for 30 days in a year • Sponsoring them for supplemental training programs (optional) What do I get in return? • Satisfaction • Fulfilment • Sense of Contribution
- 10. How can I participate as a Sponsor? • We are expecting a Budget of about INR 2.0 crores to spearhead this initiative in a full fledged manner • This can be achieved through sponsors under CSR initiatives or by an Individual with same passion • A Sponsor can be an Individual / Industry / Institution / Government • Sponsors should have a commitment to make a strong impact on the quality of fresh Engineers in the country • Sponsors make a financial contribution from personal or CSR funds of your organization • Sponsor contribution can also be in the form of services What do I get in return? • Satisfaction • Brand Image enhancement • Promotion of your brand in all our campaigns
- 11. How can I participate as a Celebrity? • Help us in this campaign by launching it at a place convenient to you • Create awareness and need for this initiative • Join hands with a passionate team that is trying to solve a critical problem • Not more than 3 hours is required from you for a launch event • We expect no financial commitment from you What do I get in return? • Satisfaction • Fulfilment • Identity as a Youth Icon
- 12. How can I participate as a Media Partner? • You can be a newspaper / Magazine / TV Channel / Internet Media House in any language • Identify yourself with this cause • Promote the campaign using your media channel as part of your CSR responsibility • Periodically publish successful implementation stories of this campaign • Create a public debate on the uniqueness of this initiative in your media channel • Monitor the progress of the campaign What do I get in return? • Satisfaction • Fulfilment • Brand Image enhancement • Promotion of your brand in all our campaigns
- 13. How can I participate as a Trade Body Partner? • Circulate information about this campaign to all your members • Identify those members who are interested to adopt Engineers and arrange for a meeting with them • Encourage involvement of your members in the campaign implementation • Offer free participation in programs organized by you to the adopted Engineering students so that they get better exposure and connections What do I get in return? • Contribution to Nation Building • Assured supply of quality Engineers • Promotion of your brand in all our campaigns
- 14. Next Steps • “Adopt an Engineer” initiative will be launched in one College/University in every city starting in the Month of July 2018. • At each Event , we will connect 10,000 fresh Engineering students with mentors. • On-board Celebrities in various cities to promote the campaign • Spread the campaign using TV and online media partners • Register on the D4ECLUB app and connect students with mentors in real-time during launch • Create ambassadors for this initiative in each city to monitor and take it forward to a larger audience • Target is to connect 500,000 Students with Mentors this year before Sept 2018.
- 16. K.E.RAGHUNATHAN ragu@d4e.in Mob 9840947485 COME, LET US MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER !