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Chandigarh Design School Founder delivers FDP at Maharaja Agrasen University

January 15, 2025

Chandigarh Design School Founder FDP Maharaja Agrasen University

Chandigarh Design School Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor was the resource person at Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi on January 15, 2025 to mentor and guide Faculty from across various technical colleges attending the 7 Day Faculty Development Program on E- Content Development and MOOCs happening at MAIT, Baddi from 14-20 January, 2025.

The FDP on ” E- Content Development and MOOCs ” was organised by the Maharaja Agrasen University, in association with the Electronics & ICT Academy, NIT Patna

Chandigarh Design School and SXILL Founder, Vineet Raj Kapoor delivered 2 FDP sessions on Engaging students in MOOCs and online learning environments and Slides and graphics design. Besides these 2 he also delivered an impromptu training and talk on Interactive Tools for online training.

The workshop was coordinated by Dr. Pradeep Walia, who mentioned, “The primary objective of this FDP is to equip faculty members with advanced skills in designing and developing high-quality e-content and understanding the nuances of creating Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The program will focus on fostering digital pedagogical tools and techniques for enhancing the teaching-learning experience.”

Vineet Raj Kapoor, India’s Expert on Industrial Design Technology for Worldskills apprised the Faculty on various aspects and tips and techniques of engaging the audience/ students during online sessions. In the later session he guided them on the right way of preparing Graphics and Slides for their MOOC presentations. He then also showed them the usage of interactive techniques using Mentimeter, AHASlides and other platforms.

Delivering the vote of thanks, Professor Walia acknowledged the deep insights provided by Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School.

Vineet Raj Kapoor (Lead Expert IDT Worldskills, and Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School) shared “Guiding Faulty from MAIT and other colleges was a wonderful opportunityBeing a practitioner and trainer of UX Design and Design Thinking since 2014, I am aware of the huge gap between theory and practice that exists in India even in the top institutes.” He quipped, “Don’t worry all this would be part of my upcoming book – SOLVXD: Think in Steps – that would be coming out soon.

Neelu Kapoor (Indiaskills Graphic Design Technology Jury) and Founder SXILL mentioned, “This was the first time Chandigarh Design School tendered a FDP session at MAIT, and we are quite excited by the quality of the assignments by the talented faculty of MAIT. Before this we had tendered Faculty Development Program at Chitkara, Thapar University etc. which was also highly appreciated by the CSE Faculty who were part of the FDP.”

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Chandigarh Design School Founder invited to Gobelins France

September 17, 2024

Gobelins Paris France Chandigarh Design School

Chandigarh, 17 Sep 2024 – Chandigarh Design School Founder, and SXILL Cofounder Vineet Raj Kapoor was Invited to visit world’s Top Design Schools Gobelins, at Paris, France for a discussion meeting with the Director International Collaborations Mr. Clement Levallois, HOD. Gobelins is one the top 3 design colleges of the world, in a list that includes Sheridan College, Oakville, Canada and CALARTS, USA. Vineet Raj Kapoor was personally given a complete campus tour at Gobelins by the HOD himself.

Vineet Raj Kapoor shares, “It was a super charged meeting discussion about Game Design, AI, UI UX Design, Interaction Design and it’s future. We discussed pedagogy and learning pathways. This would open pathways for SXILL and Chandigarh Design Students to learn at Gobelins and Gobelins students to take advantage of our pedagogy one day.”

Clement Levallois commented, “The pedagogy at SXILL and Chandigarh Design School is way ahead of it’s time, and one the best I have ever come across.”

Ranked as the world’s leading school for animation, GOBELINS Paris offers a complete curriculum from Bachelor to Master of Arts, an English-language program and a French-language program with a double degree, as well as a one-year preparatory program. Founded over fifty years ago, GOBELINS Paris has become a leader among schools for the visual arts. GOBELINS Paris sets itself apart by preparing students to work in a wide range of professions within the visual arts.

Offering degree programmes for creating images in a variety their forms (print, animation, interactive, 3D, virtual reality), GOBELINS believes in project based learning from concept through production.

Neelu Kapoor, Director, SXILL mentions, “We are very glad to connect with the top design schools in the world and learn from them. We want to add value to every student’s life at SXILL and at Gobelins.”

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Chief Expert at Indiaskills Nationals, Yashobhoomi, New Delhi

Vineet Raj Kapoor selected Expert Lead for IDT Skill Management Team for Worldskills France 2024

Leave a Comment / February 9, 2024

– Indian IDT Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor selected Expert Lead for Worldskills Skill Management Team

Indian IDT Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor selected Expert Lead for Worldskills Skill Management Team.

Chandigarh Design School Founder, and SXILL Cofounder Vineet Raj Kapoor is India’s Worldskills Expert for Industrial Design Technology. Vineet Raj Kapoor was selected as India’s Expert in 2022 and had selected and trained India’s Competitors for the Worldskills 2023. These competitors came from NID Ahmedabad, MIT Pune and other colleges of India.

He continues to help Indiaskills find India’s best design talents in IDT, by helping design and conduct tests as well as train students.

He has been selected to be a part of the Worlskills Skill Management Team for IDT. The Skill Management Team is formed of select experts from different nations, and they collaborate to work towards having a successful Worldskills competition. They are involved in various aspect of the conduction of the Skill Competition. The current Skill Management Team in Worldskills IDT consists of Experts from China, Taiwan, Korea and India.

Applauding his achievement SXILL Founder Neelu Kapoor mentioned, “Vineet’s zeal to work with students is unbeatable. He is able to get to their level and simplify things. The candidates trained by him performed exceptionally well in Indian and International Competitions. I am confident that he would help India finish on the podium at Worldskills 2024 at France.”

“Whether I work with my own students or the top students of India nominated by the government, my training methodology remains the same. Help students understand how they are going to be judged and they develop them to maximize they response to each aspect of every criterion of judgement. There is no space to lose even a single point in international competition, since they are about the process, and the students who stick to the basics emerge at the top.” Said Vineet Raj Kapoor, when asked about the competition preparation. “Right now we are busy with scouting the best talent of India.”

WorldSkills Lyon 2024 is set to take place 10-15 September 2024, following the postponement of the 46th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. France won the bid to host the 47th WorldSkills Competition at WorldSkills General Assembly 2019 in Kazan, Russia.
It is the second time for France and Lyon to be the host in the history of the international championship. The 33rd WorldSkills Competition previously took place in 1995 at EUREXPO Lyon, the same venue that will now host WorldSkills Lyon 2024.
WorldSkills Competition Lyon 2024 is a strong commitment to youth and their future which generates unprecedented international mobilization around skills, competences and excellence.
Despite the one-year postponement of the competition due to the pandemic, the plan to host the global competition remains the same: to inspire young people in skills, promote skills and change the perception on vocational education and training.
WorldSkills Lyon 2024 is also a national project centered around the regions, in particular the Metropolis of Lyon. It will be THE springboard and catalyst to develop and promote professional training adapted to current and future needs in terms of employment.
The competition and Team WorldSkills France, which both are a result of the mobilization of regions and the commitment of partners to WorldSkills France, are the first vectors of inspiration for young people and a tangible proof for the next generations of the relevance of skills and competences in a career and personal life with high potential.

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