ICICI ACADEMY FOR SKIllS
The ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth
had launched ICICI Academy for Skills, in 2012, to provide vocational training to the youth from the less privileged sections of society to help them earn a sustainable livelihood plans to train 5,000 youth by 2016.
A total six courses on offer: Electrical & home appliance repair, refrigeration & AC repair, pumps & motor repair, selling skills, web designing and office administration. The duration of the courses varies from 8 to 12 weeks. Eligibility: Class VIII pass outs to graduates.
leadership Roundtable
A multi-stake holder leadership Roundtable was organised for creating synergies in strengthening assessments in elementary education. The purpose of the summit is to accelerate collaboration and share best practices of the projects on ‘strengthening assessments in elementary education and encourage dialogue between the education leaders in Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
The projects across these States are being supported by Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
Solar golf cart by aitm
The chairman of Ansal API, Sushil Ansal, inaugurated a solar golf car manufacturing workshop at Ansal Institute of Technology & Management at the Ansal Technical Campus.
Speaking at the occasion, he has emphasised the importance of hands-on industrial training for the students and appreciated the concept of developing innovative products within institute. “The initiative taken by the institute is first of its kind. The students of the institute will be involved in the commercial production and marketing of the solar golf carts and other indigenous products under the supervision of the faculty members in innovation and technology center. This will help the students to have real industry experience during their studies significantly enhancing their potential of employability,” Ansal said.
NSDC & mcg sigN agreement
The NSDA and British Council jointly convened a series of Think Tank meetings during which Indian and British stakeholders discuss and identified key priorities to be followed up through projects and/or further discussed during smaller specialist and focussed round table meetings.
Atul Bhatnagar, COO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and John Yates, CEO, Manipal City & Guilds (MCG), signed the agreement in the presence of Mathew Hancock, UK Minister for Skills and Enterprise. The event was hosted by the British Council.
CA final exam topper
India’s largest network of technology-based satellite coaching centres for Chartered Accountancy has produced National Toppers in the Chartered Accountant final exam held in 2013. Gaurav Deepak Shrawagi of Nagpur stood at No 1 with 66.75 per cent. The ETEN CA is an initiative of IndiaCan Education Pvt ltd, test preparation venture of Pearson, the world’s leading learning company.
Applications invited
The lISAA School of Design, a prestigious School of Applied Arts, recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Communications in France and the UGC in India, invites applications for its various BSc degrees.
The courses on offer are: BSc degree in Fashion & Textile Design ( three years), BS. degree in Interior, Environmental & Product Design (four years) and BS. degree in Graphic Design & Web Design (three years).
Any student who has passed or appearing in India in the senior Secondary School Examination, 10+2 model, from any stream, is eligible for courses.
The student should be highly motivated with an interest in arts and design.
For admission to the foundation year, students need to appear for the All India lISAA CAT 2014 on April 13, 2014. Forms are available on www.lisaadelhincr.com. Duration of the test is two hours. Selected candidates will be called for an interview.
Portfolio review is optional.
If a student wants the admission in lateral year, contact: Sanjay Saxena, head of admissions to fix appointment for an interview.
last date to apply for thesecourses in April 8, 2014.
Programme on leadership
The IMI, Delhi, was part of a recent programme on leadership and managerial effectiveness at a global level. The Indian Technical and Economic Co-operation programme was an initiative of Ministry of External Affairs, conducted in International Management Institute, New Delhi. The programme aims at enabling global leaders to understand the diverse culture and develop relationships across countries to reduce conflict, increase tolerance and establish peace and harmony.
Organisational performance, whether in the public or private sector, or NGOs, is dependent in many ways on the quality of leaders available to drive the organization forward to meet its purpose and achieve its goals respectively. Executives from different countries were shown Gandhi, which epitomises leaders and what it takes to be like one.
Speaking at the even Dr Pritam Singh, DG IMI talked about leaders like Martin luther King, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi and the common traits they shared.
IEC Tie-up with himachal government
The department of Higher Eduction of the Himachal Pardesh Government has agreed to conduct mock test of students studying in Class XI and XII of the Sate Board to crack the JEE/CMPMT/NATA/CAT/MAT and CMAT examinations under its CSR activities.
According to the Vice -chancellor of the IEC University Naveen Gupta a memorandum of understanding has been sighned between department and University in this regard.
“The tests will be conducted through career counselling centre free of cost, no exam fee, tution fee or material cost will be charged from the students to prepare them for these exams,” Gupta said.
Ryan Alumni Meet 2013
Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj, under the able guidance of the chairman, Ryan International Group of Institution, Dr Augustine Francis Pinto, and MD Grace Pinto have always celebratged the success and hardwork of their alumni.
The organisation takes immense pride in their laurels and ensures continuous connectivity with the old students.
The Ryan Old Students Association (ROSA) meet was held in December 2013. It was a memorable event where more than 400 alumni gathered in their alma mater and shared nostalgic moments as they walked down memory lane with warmth in their hearts.
The staff members gleamed with glory of the achievements of their students and recalled beaufiful experiences. A ROSA working committee was elected to ensure greater networking and functioning.
ICF honoured
The WCRC leaders Asian Education Excellence Summit & Awards honoured International College of Fashion (ICF) with Asia’s fastest growing private education institute award on January 9, 2014. Parvez Dewan, Secretary, Ministry of tourismand Abhimanyu Ghosh, Editor-in-chief of WCRC leaders Asia gave away the award. KPMG in India has been the process advisor and evaluator for the research survey. Distinguished luminaries and senior Government officials like Dewan, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, Sunaina Tomar, joint secretary, Ministry of Textiles were among many who were present at the event.
The event saw the participation of a number of reputed private education institutes and top of the league academicians. Private education institutes like XlRI, SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, International College of Fashion, Asian College of Journalism, Gulf Medical University, The Doon School, Bangkok University attended the event.