VP TO INAUGURATE PHDCCI & CBSE SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SKILLING IN SCHOOLS ON 11TH APRIL

April 9, 2014

No.PR-3
April 9, 2014
New Delhi 

VP TO INAUGURATE PHDCCI & CBSE SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SKILLING IN SCHOOLS ON 11^TH APRIL 

Vice President of India Mr. M Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the day long International Conference on Skilling in Schools being held on 11^th of this month under the joint aegis of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in which host of experts from diversified background on skillings will also take part. 

In a statement issued here today, the President of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Sharad Jaipuria said that Chairman CBSE Mr. Vineet Joshi and Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ms. Gennet Zewide and Director (EDUSAT & Vocational Education), CBSE Mr. M V V Prasada Rao would also share their experience during the international conference. 

Mr. Pawan Aggarwal, Adviser, (Higher Education), Planning Commission, Mr. A K Jha, Director General, National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, Ministry of MSME, Government of India, Mrs. Usha Ananthasubramanian, Chairperson, Managing Director, Bharatiya Mahila Bank and Mr. Basab Banerjee, Head-Standards & QA, National Skill Development Corporation will be among other experts that will unveil their respective thought processes on development of skillings in Indian schools in the day-long conference. 

The objectives of the conference, according to Mr. M V V Prasada Rao would consist of addressing solutions for students, who have taken up vocational education at the school level and not reached University for higher education and stress on training of proper staff for imparting vocational education in schools.  

The conference will also deliberate on the issue of schools’ perspective on vocational education and their inputs as also understand the International system of vocational education in schools, besides the feasibility of applying the same in labour market with corporate orientation. 

ENDS

Koteshwar Prasad Dobhal
Consultant (PR)

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