Youth Empowerment through NSS Programme with Special Reference to Kongu Arts and Science College, Erode P.Annadurai* Abstract Youth represent the hope and future of a nation. The youth have a vital role to play in promoting and strengthening of social consciousness against social evil and traditions. Youth empowerment is an attitudinal, structural and cultural process whereby youth gain ability, authority and agency to make decision and implementing the change intheir own lives and the society
trees. Tovey (2012) believes that the notion of Forest Schools resonates with Froebel’s emphasis on the importance of children learning outdoors in contact with the natural world. This curriculum allows children to play while they learn about their world. Forest Schools consider children’s contact with nature important from early age. The children also get the chance to develop the life skills of socialisation, self esteem, independence and physical and emotional well being. Children are given the
Challenges to Skill Development in India Skill development refers to all the efforts to improve the effectiveness and contribution of labour to the overall productivity as well as production, which lead the economy to a higher path. The skill development has been a hot topic in current times in our country. What triggered such focus? Mainly two things as follows: Demographic dividend Expansion of knowledge based economy Demographic dividend was indicated by the changing demographic profiles of India
But TCS gives huge importance to the location and where the trainees are from. They have different curriculum for US-based trainees and Indians. The medium is English for everyone as English is a business language. The ILP programme consists of 30% weightage to soft skill training, 50% to technical knowledge and rest to the curriculum. Evaluation: The programme is periodically evaluated and the gaps are filled based on the feedback received
A large and growing body of literature recognizes the importance of community development in the context of modern Irish society and also the global arena. Although this field of study is constituency characterized by explicit activities, the underpinning rationale of engagement is commonly complex and multidimensional (Geoghegan and Powell, 2004, p.149). Geoghegan and Powell (2004) seek to identify the activities of community development and the values that underpin such activities within the
actors could participate in development. The objective of NGOs reveal the range of their goals, ideals, programmes and activities. Regarding the aims and objectives, the NGOs are broad based and each NGO combines more than one objective. These objectives cover a wide spectrum of subjects like Socio-economic development of women, empowerment of women, development of rural folks, tribals, environmental protection, literacy, rehabitations of needy, awareness programmes, poverty alleviation, leadership
In-service training is meant to improve the knowledge, skill and ability of teachers. It is meant to make the teacher more committed and effective. The term “Staff Development” and “in-service training “ are sometimes used for short-term workshops or short courses that offer teachers information or ideas, often abstract and unrelated to teachers’ work (Cochran- Smith & Lytle, 2001). In-service teacher training enhances the performance of a teacher. A teacher feels enriched with additions of ideas
subjectivity fromthe decisionmaking process, makes the borrower understand the value of the credit and the importance of payment and accountability to the Self Help Group. Self Help Groups improve the opportunity for investment by the poor simultaneously, the poor will improve their savings potential credit-handling capacity and access to financial institutions inculcate entrepreneurial skill development and urge for investment and also increase the risk taking attitude through Self Help Groups only. The
entrepreneurship is gaining importance in India as different policies for economic liberalisation and globalisation are coming into picture . implementation of various policies to develop entrepreneurial skills and training has widen various opportunies for women However, women constitute only one third of the economic enterprises but social and economic development of women is very necessary in order to develop overall economy. Indian government has also introduced National Skill Development Policy and National
The development and creation of knowledge society in Malaysia Malaysia is scheduled to evolve into a knowledge society to achieve the mission and vision early year 2020. However, there are many aspects need to be considered before the target can be implemented. For developing countries, the ability of a knowledge society must be dealt with politically, socially and economically so that it looks smooth movement which has been developed according to plan. The target is expected to be realized even