The Dale Carnegie Finishing School is the first of its kind endeavour that has been started with the vision of enhancing employment amongst fresh graduates, imparting world – class business skills for sustained performance and career success and to meet the ever-growing industry demand for suitable talent at the entry level.

The Dale Carnegie Finishing School is promoted by Walchand PeopleFirst Ltd., part of the nearly 100 year old Walchand Group in partnership with Dale Carnegie Training, the global leader in business skills training.

Dale Carnegie Training has a 94-year-old track record of success and has trained 8 million graduates worldwide. It is present in over 80 countries and has partnered with 400 out of the Fortune 500 companies to enhance the performance of their people. Dale Carnegie Training India, a division of Walchand PeopleFirst, has worked with more than 700 corporate and institutional clients.

The philosophy and objective of the Certificate Program in Executive Excellence, which is the core program offered at the Dale Carnegie Finishing School is based on extensive research amongst students, inputs from various industry players and guidance from the Government of Karnataka. The curriculum has been developed using the unique Dale Carnegie Training methodology for adults. The program is designed to be interactive, experiential and is oriented towards development of skills, necessary for success in the globalized workplace.

The Certificate Program in Executive Excellence would run for four months of classroom instruction, followed by two months of internship training with prospective employers, before final placement. The course would also provide for coaching and mentoring, assessments in the areas of cognitive, behavioral and English skills and preparation for interviews, group discussion and placement

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