Date : Feb. 15-20, 2016 /
Venue : NITTTR Chandigarh, India /
Program Type: Regional Program /
Collaborating Organization: National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, India and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand /
Main Contents:
There are altogether three sections of this regional program, which are described below:
Section 1: Program on "Skills Development for Poverty Alleviation"
- TVET Skills Development for Poverty Alleviation: Project Development & Road Map
- Ministry of HRD, Government of India Schemes on Skills Development and Poverty Alleviation
- Stimulating Social Entrepreneurship for Poverty Alleviation
- Innovative Practices and Use of ICT for Poverty Alleviation
- Can Skill Development Alone Help Alleviate Poverty?
- Task 1: Identification of Employable TVET Skills
- Task 2: Identification of areas for Social Entrepreneurship in Service Sector
- Action Planning for Skills for Poverty Alleviation activities
Section 2: International Conference on "Sustainable Skill Development: Challenges and Future Perspectives"
- Paper Presentations on various themes
- Country report presentation on Skill Development Practices- Challenges Faced
Section 3: Special Program on "Young Business Leaders Program on Socially Responsible Business (SRB)"
- Dimensions, Importance & Relevance of SRB: Four Pillars of SRB
- Socially Responsible Business Environment and Culture
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Human Rights and Labor Legislations
- Socially Responsible Business Investments
- Why Business should be Socially Responsible and Role of Stakeholders- Government, Public & Private Sectors
- Social Entrepreneurship in TVET: a Move Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Economy
- Country report presentation on Socially Responsible Business Practices
- Group Work on Drafting of Chandigarh Charter followed by its Adoption
Expected Output
- Emergent approaches for integrating TVET Skills for Poverty alleviation
- Chandigarh Charter on Socially Responsible Business
