SUMMER SKILL SKOOL
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- Published on 11 February 2015
vacation for vocation
‘Vacations’ were once synonymous to fun and frolic. It was a tranquil time for games, adventures, roaming about with cousins and so on. Nowadays, summer vacations are increasingly becoming a structured episode for students when every attempt is made to guide their energy for productive purposes. In the highly competitive environment, student’s holidays have become a time to hone their skills. Making optimum use of their summer vacations, students now enrol for summer training camps to upgrade their skills that are imperative to stand out in academic as well as career pursuits.
Awareness programmes mark the World Cancer Day
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- Published on 11 February 2015
(sketch by ASAP student)
Students of GGHSSThalassery and several other schools of Kannur district will probably have never imagined that one day they will be honing their organizational and indigenous skills, to make posters and paintings to create awareness on cancer. But, that was precisely what they did on the eve of cancer day. The students were thankful to ASAP, for equipping them with managerial skills and several other soft skills. Now, these students are confident enough to take up the social responsibility of spreading awareness against deadly diseases.
Workshop on Skill Development
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- Published on 30 January 2015
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), along with ASAP organized a National Workshop on “Skill Development” on 30th January ,2015 at The Lalit , New Delhi. The primary objective of the workshop was to develop an action plan for skill development initiatives . The workshop comprised of presentations on ASAP,briefing on NSDC and SSCs , expectations of ASAP from NSDC & SSCs and vice-versa .
On the occasion , Planning of Community Skills Parks with sector specialization , Alignment of Courseware to Qualification Packs , Trainer , Training of Trainer , Mechanism for Quality Assurance ,Assessment and Certification, Internships and assuring placements were discussed.
Mr.Shamit Chakravarthi, Senior Economist, ADB , Mr. Dilip Chenoy CEO & MD-NSDC , Dr.Reju MT , CEO -ASAP, Mr.Rajiv Mathur, Head Standard & QA ,NSDC ,Mr.Basab Banerjee ,Consultant ,ADB , CEOs of Sector Skill Councils, Training Service Providers , experts from Industry and ASAP team members attended the workshop.
All help for skill development initiatives in Kerala: Union Minister
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- Published on 14 January 2015
Shri. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon. Union Minister of state for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs,has assured that the Centre will cooperate with the state in carrying out skill development initiatives to empower the public. Skilling our populace has become imperative, as other countries like Korea, Japan and the United Kingdom, have high percentage of skilled workforces, whereas in India the number is miniscule, he added. The skill development courses must be linked to the university so that our youth will be industry ready after completion of their course. Skill development initiatives in India are at a nascent stage and the current government is working out several strategies to pursue and achieve excellence in skill development, he said.
ASAP inks MoU with NSDC and TSSC
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- Published on 10 December 2014
Additional Skill Acquisition Programme, ASAP, has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for the introduction of skill-based courses for its students, on 9th December, 2014.The MoU has been signed to facilitate introduction of skill-based courses in higher secondary and undergraduate degree levels. The objective of the MoU is to expand the employment prospects of the students with efficient training, certificates of competency, and placement support.The agreement with NSDC, which is expected to integrate skill-based training was signed and exchanged between Shri. Prakash Sharma, Chief Financial Officer, NSDC and Dr. Reju M.T., CEO, ASAP, in the presence of Shri. P K Abdu Rabb, Hon. Minister for Education.
Another Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Telecom Sector Skill Council, TSSC, and ASAP, to develop Telecom technical and soft skills eco-system in the state. For TSSC, CEO, Lt. Gen. Dr. S.P.Kochhar , signed and exchanged the MoU with Dr. Reju M.T., CEO ,ASAP. The function was presided over by Shri. P K Abdu Rabb, Hon. Minister for Education.
Minnu Mathew
