Tamil Nadu HSE Second Year Employability Skills study plan

Label the sender, message, channel, receiver, feedback and noise in five real messages from your own inbox or school notices, writing each one out in full

Draft three short emails (a request, an apology, a follow-up) and edit each down so the ask is explicit and the body stays under 120 words

Practise active listening in one 10-minute conversation, then summarise the speaker's points back to them and note the two details you got wrong

Compile a list of ten words you routinely misspell or misuse and write one correct sentence for each

Identify at least six barriers to communication (physical, language, emotional, cultural, perceptual, organisational) in scenarios you write yourself, and name one fix for each

Interpret non-verbal cues by watching two minutes of a muted video and writing what posture, gesture and expression suggest

Give and receive feedback using a three-step structure (what worked, what to change, how) on a peer's or family member's short talk

Plan a three-minute talk with a clear opening, one main point, two supporting examples and a signposted close

Classify ten devices and ten programs you actually use into hardware, system software and application software, noting the input-process-output role of each device

Build a folder tree for your study material with consistent naming rules (subject_topic_date) and rename or delete twenty misfiled files

Format a two-page document using three heading levels, one table, page numbers, consistent fonts and a header

Memorise and apply ten keyboard shortcuts (copy, paste, undo, find, save, print, select-all, new window, switch window, go-to-start) without touching the mouse

Write spreadsheet formulas using SUM, AVERAGE, MAX, MIN and IF across a twelve-row table and insert one chart

Draft a professional email with subject line, greeting, one-paragraph body, signature block and attachment note

Apply a password policy: build three strong passphrases and describe how you would store them

List five safe-browsing and digital-footprint rules and check your own public profiles against them

Complete a personal SWOT grid with at least three specific entries per quadrant, avoiding vague words like good or hardworking

Convert three wishes into SMART goals with numbers and deadlines

Track your time for three days in 30-minute blocks and mark which blocks were productive, wasted or unavoidable

Practise two stress-reduction techniques (breathing count, task chunking) and record when each helped during the week

Compare three forms of enterprise (sole proprietorship, partnership, company) on ownership, liability and record-keeping

Carry out light market research by asking five people about a product or service idea and tabulating their answers

Cost a product or service by listing fixed and variable costs and calculating a selling price with a stated margin

Identify two realistic funding sources for a small venture and the one document each source would demand

Explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources using three local examples of each

Audit eight everyday practices at home or in your neighbourhood for waste segregation, water use, electricity use and single-use plastic

Match three green-sector job roles to the skills they require and state which of your current skills transfer

Propose five sustainable actions and estimate the monthly saving each produces

Attempt a timed 50-question mock paper with 10 questions per domain and score it honestly

Log every wrong answer with the correct idea in one line and tag it by domain

Re-study only the two domains with the lowest mock scores and re-attempt 10 fresh questions in each

Rehearse the three highest-risk definitions (communication barriers, SMART goals, green skills) aloud until you can state each without notes