Ringing In Friends Together - A proposal presentation on a online portal connecting students and employers of Tertiary Institutions in New Zealand

1. RIFT – Ringing In Friends Together
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A Web Portal to connect Employers and Students (Job Seekers)
Presenter – Clement Sudhakar, School of Business and IT

2. Background
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3. Why Industry Partnerships?
 A coherent skills pathway formula for students
 High quality work related learning.
 To match the needs of learners, their aspirations and aptitude across
their ability range.
 Enable progression and achievement at an appropriate pace.
 Develop progression pathways into higher education.
 Develop generically transferable skills.
 Develop self confidence, Ability and Independence.
 Enhance achievement and performance levels.
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4. WelTec and the Workplace©
 WelTec and the Workplace © – 2009
 Workplace environment, experience and placement.
 Integrating Work experience with academic study
 A key feature of tertiary vocational programmes
 Adds value to student learning
 Better employment outcomes for both student and employer.
Source: WelTec and the Workplace (2009)

5. A data analysis performed in 2009 shows the following contributions in terms of industry
connections with our students :
Source: WelTec and the Workplace© (2009)
Work Experience : No’s of Students
5%
36%
50%
9%
WorkExperience: Nos of Students
Classroom Core component
Employees as students Optional component
No. Students EFTS
Classroom (no work component, theoretical
underpinning knowledge)
485 231
Core component-compulsory work experience
for course completion, (e.g. practicum)
3394 1972
Employees as students (coming in from industry
for mainly job specific training- labs and
workshops)
4674 1165
Optional component (work experience adds
value but not needed for completion)
871 610
Grand Total 9424 3977

6. How can we partner with Industry
 Flexible cadetship schemes to suit industry partners
 Cadetships – either long term or short term.
 Summer Jobs or Internships.
 Part time employment in the area of study.
 Trade training.
 Industry vs Institution partnership
 Projects and Consultancy.
 Joint Research.
 Campus Job placements for graduating students.
 Guest lectures.
 Expertise and Equipment sharing.
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7. Challenges ?
 Constantly talking with industry to ensure our qualifications remain
relevant.
 Providing R&D and training services
 Work placements for students while they are learning
 Expose fresh graduates (or going to complete) to Job opportunities

8. A step forward …
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Connect Students  Students
Students   Employers
RIFT – Ringing In Friends Together
A Web Portal to connect Employers and Students (Job Seekers)

9. RIFT - Introduction
• A Web Portal – like LinkedIn
• Separate Login area for Students (Job Seekers),
Employers and Admin
• Extensive Search Capability
• CV bank for employers to select candidates
• Interview Scheduling and Online Interviews
• Opportunity for social networking

10. Focus Areas – Quad Core
• Social and professional Profile - a 2 page
concept
• Search panel - for Students and Employers
• Secure – Privileges and authorisation to access
other profiles
• Job seekers update status to employer – an
online Alumni Concept

11. Context Diagram
STUDENTS
RIFT
ADMIN
EMPLOYER
EX - STUDENTS

12. Student Portal – Part A
STUDENT
PORTAL
RIFT
• Create / Register Account
• Update / Delete account
• Set Permissions / Previlages
• CV Setup / Update
• Friend Group
• Join Friends
• Registered Friend List
• Search Friends
• Chat / Blog / Forum
• Employer Information
• Job Information
• Search Employer
• Search Jobs / Apply for Jobs
• Monitor applied Jobs

13. Ex Student Portal – Part B
• Create / Register Account
• Update / Delete account
• Set Permissions / Previlages
• CV Setup / Update
• Friend Group
• Join Friends
• Registered Friend List
• Search Friends
• Chat / Blog / Forum
• Employer Information
• Job Information
• Search Employer
• Search Jobs / Apply for Jobs
• Monitor applied Jobs
• Upgrade Account (Alumni,
Employer)
• Update / Delete account
• Set Permissions / Privileges
• CV Setup / Update
• Friend Group
• Join Friends
• Registered Friend List
• Search Friends
• Chat / Blog / Forum
• Employer Information
• Job Information
• Search Employer
• Post Jobs / Search Jobs /
Apply for Jobs
• Monitor applied Jobs
EX -
STUDENT
PORTAL
RIFT

14. Employer – Part C
EMPLOYER
PORTAL
RIFT
• Register (New Employer
Profile)
• Update Employer Information
• Post Jobs
• Search / Access Student
Profile
• Filter Applicants (for jobs)
• Organise Interviews online
• Chat / Audio / Video
Conference Interviews
• Update status of job Adverts

15. ADMIN
PORTAL
RIFT
• RIFT System update
• Add / Delete Features (Future
update)
• Admin – All account
information
• Moderate Accounts – Edit /
Delete / Block
• Moderate posts (where
inappropriate)
• User Assistance - FAQ /
Online Chat / Email Form
Portal Admin – Part D

16. RIFT - Collaboration Diagram
Register / Login
User
OBJECT – Student / Alumni / Employer /Admin
Edit Profile
Post / Search
Update
Request / Apply
Approve / Filter
Friends / Jobs
Interview / Blog
Logout

17. Project Front-End (Prototype)
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18. Register /Login Quick Navigation
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First Level Navigation
Search User/Job
Most Recent Jobs
Forum Posts
All Jobs
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19. Project Demonstration
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21. Project Time-line
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22. RIFT - Work in Progress
• Current Work
– Front End development
– User Register / Login
– Profile generation
– Job Posting / Advanced Search
– Pilot Trial with School of Business and IT (pending approval)

23. RIFT – Next Stages
• Phase 2
– Profile and Job matching algorithm
– Candidate filtering
– Automatic interview appointment setting – Connect with
Microsoft outlook
– Chat / Audio Video conferencing
• Phase 3
– Project Testing
– Project Demo and Implementation
– Review and upgrade

24. Conclusion
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25. Summary and Conclusion
• Market
– Launching RIFT will be a professional support to students
looking for internships and Jobs.
– It will help building confidence of students joining tertiary
institutions
– Support Alumni related activities
• Support
– RIFT will remove the strain of institutes taking effort to
assist students with their career.
– The Portal will create a direct link to present all industries
and jobs to students.

26. Acknowledgements & Communication
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27. • Project Architect
Clement Sudhakar
Lecturer, School of Business and IT
• Phase 1 Developers
Jaspreet Singh
Harmandeep Singh Kang
Siddhant Tiwari
All communication regarding this project to be sent to
clement.sudhakar@weltec.ac.nz