Construction and infrastructure firms
Planners and BIM teams use Revit, Primavera and MS Project every day.
Courses in Kolathur – online, hybrid or classroom
Evening online classes suit students and shop owners who cannot travel across the city.
Kolathur · Chennai districtOnline · HybridClassroom: Katpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
DistrictChennai
Taluks in district17
Start withMS Office / Office Automation
Ways to studyOnline · Hybrid · Classroom
Classroom centresKatpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
WhatsApp repliesMon–Sat 9:30–6:30, Sun 9–2 IST
02Kolathur
Learning from Kolathur
Kolathur is a north Chennai residential taluk of small businesses, schools and many first-generation graduates.
Evening online classes suit students and shop owners who cannot travel across the city.
How learners from Kolathur study: classroom batches run at Katpadi, Vellore and Ranipet; everyone else joins live online or hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate.
01Local jobs
Who hires around Chennai district
Chennai is the largest job market within reach of Vellore, roughly two to three hours away along the Chennai–Bengaluru corridor with Katpadi Junction on the main rail line. The software belt along Old Mahabalipuram Road and the parks at Siruseri and Taramani sit beside the engineering estates of Guindy and Ambattur, the auto-component plants to the south and west, and a steady flow of building and infrastructure projects around the city.
Finance and shared-services centres
Accounts and reporting roles ask for Tally, GST and advanced Excel.
06Compare
Four courses, side by side
| Course | Hours | Who it suits | First project |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS Office / Office Automation | 24–128 h | Students and first-time computer users who want a certified 24-hour course in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. | Access library database |
| Tally Prime | 80–110 h | Students and job seekers who want a full 80-hour grounding in accounting, inventory, GST, TDS and payroll in TallyPrime. | GST billing and returns data |
| Python | 50–120 h | Beginners and students who want a 50-hour course covering core Python, OOP and an introduction to Django and MySQL. | Django registration site |
| Web Design | 48 h | Learners who want the same 48-hour HTML-to-hosting path certified through Livewire, CareerKraft's IT training partner. | Local business website |
07Study plan
Your first 58 weeks from Kolathur
At around seven hours a week, alongside college or work. Faster or slower is fine; finish each project before moving on.
- Weeks 1–18: MS Office / Office Automation (24–128 h)
- Weeks 19–34: Tally Prime (80–110 h)
- Weeks 35–51: Python (50–120 h)
- Weeks 52–58: Web Design (48 h)
Not sure what to pick for Kolathur?
Tell a counsellor your background and goal. You get the right course, the syllabus, the next batch and a free demo class.
03Your learning path
From Kolathur, step by step
MS Office / Office Automation 24–128 h
You will learn to
- Manage email, contacts, rules, calendar and tasks in Outlook (Course on Office Automation)
- Create, format, proof and print professional Word documents
- Sort, filter and validate data and use pivot tables for summaries
Project to build: Mail merge letters. Send personalised letters or certificates to a list of names from Excel.
Tools covered: Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables and Charts, TallyPrime (Advanced Certificate), Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word.
Foundation level: Students and first-time computer users who want a certified 24-hour course in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Tally Prime 80–110 h
You will learn to
- Create a company, ledgers, groups and inventory masters in TallyPrime
- Prepare the trial balance, profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow
- Use cost centres, budgets, multiple currencies, interest and bank reconciliation
Project to build: Trading firm books for a month. Record purchases, sales, receipts and payments for a small trader and produce the trial balance and final accounts.
Tools covered: Payroll with PF and ESI, TDS and Challan 281, Bank reconciliation, TallyVault and security controls, Cost centres, budgets and scenarios.
Professional level: Learners who want the longest, 110-hour TallyPrime track covering foundation and advanced levels, with GST, TDS, year-end work and an exam voucher listed in the programme.
Python 50–120 h
You will learn to
- Write reusable functions, lambdas, modules and packages
- Use data types, operators, control structures and built-in data structures correctly
- Connect Python programs to a MySQL database and build a Tkinter GUI
Project to build: Django registration site. Create a small web app with forms, sessions and user registration stored in MySQL.
Tools covered: Turtle, Pygame and PyQt, Pytest, NumPy, Pandas and Matplotlib, MySQL connectivity, Tkinter.
Foundation level: Students who want a practical 60-hour Python course with GUI apps, databases, graphics, networking and a real-time project.
Web Design 48 h
You will learn to
- Add jQuery effects such as hide/show, fade, animate and sliders
- Control page layout using CSS display, position and float
- Structure web pages with HTML5 elements, semantic tags, lists, tables, links, images and forms
Project to build: Hosted mini project. Add titles and meta descriptions, then publish your final site online so anyone can open it.
Tools covered: Bootstrap framework, JavaScript fundamentals, HTML5 and semantic elements, jQuery effects and sliders, Website hosting and publishing.
Foundation level: Learners who want the same 48-hour HTML-to-hosting path certified through Livewire, CareerKraft's IT training partner.
04Careers
Roles that fit work around Kolathur
Accountant / GST Practitioner
An accountant records a business's daily transactions, maintains ledgers, reconciles bank statements, manages payables and receivables and prepares financial statements.
Day to day: reconcile input tax credit with GSTR-2B; record sales, purchases, receipts and payments in Tally Prime.
Skills employers ask for: Bank reconciliation; Accuracy and confidentiality; Accounting principles and double-entry.
Where careers start: Accounts Assistant.
Python Developer
A Python developer writes software in Python, one of the easiest languages to read and one of the most widely used.
Day to day: create and consume REST APIs; design database models and write SQL queries.
Skills employers ask for: Basic HTML and CSS; Git and GitHub; Core Python: data types, loops, functions, OOP.
Where careers start: Trainee Python Developer.
MIS Executive
An MIS (management information systems) executive collects data from different departments and turns it into regular reports that managers use to run the business.
Day to day: clean and consolidate data in Excel; build daily, weekly and monthly reports.
Skills employers ask for: Accuracy and time management; VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP and INDEX-MATCH; Macros and automation basics.
Where careers start: MIS Assistant.
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Kolathur – FAQ
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Ask on WhatsAppWhich course should I start with in Kolathur?
Evening online classes suit students and shop owners who cannot travel across the city. A sensible order is MS Office / Office Automation first, then Tally Prime once you are comfortable.
Are GST and TDS covered?
Yes. You configure GST and TDS, create tax masters, record transactions and payments, and read the reports. TDS payment through Challan 281 is also covered.
Who can join?
Anyone comfortable with a computer can join: 12th-standard students, college students of any stream, graduates, working professionals and business owners. No coding background is needed.
Can I learn online from Kolathur?
Yes. CareerKraft runs live, trainer-led online and hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate as classroom batches, so learners in Kolathur do not have to relocate.
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