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TISS-SVE Quarterly Newsletter – October 2016|

We at ‘Titan’ are proud to have an association with Tata Institute of Social Sciences to support the Nations prestigious programme "National Skill Development" under the aegis of School of Vocational Education. We had started “Industrial Tool Manufacturing” vertical in the year 2015 with 25 students. Today we have 100 students in three batches under the same course.

We thank TISS-SVE for supporting and guiding us to run the course smoothly; and our hub partner M/s. GKD Institute For Technological Resources for creating awareness about the course and ensuring the students enrolment.

Our programme provides an opportunity to women, economically deprived masses to ensure improvement of student's life style as well as to support their families.

I wish TISS-SVE and all partners associated with ‘Skill Development Mission’ all the very best and hope we all keep contributing to the project.

K. Angappan

Manager - Human Resources

Titan Company Limited

Watch Case Plant - Coimbatore

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HIGHLIGHT OF THE QUARTER

We have received sponsorship for 15 students of Diploma in Geriatric care from Air India Express as their CSR initiative. Through this sponsorship, we will provide free education to 9 students from Mental Health Action Trust and 6 from Mitraniketan. We thank Air India Express for this kind gesture and expect

continued support in our Skill Development Project.

Inaugural function of 3rd Batch of B. Voc In Dialysis Technology at Apex School of Dialysis Technology was inaugurated on 18th June 2016 at Goregaon Sports Club Mumbai. Mr. Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries, Govt. of Maharashtra was chief guest for this function. Mr. Subhash Kulkarni, District Governor Rotary District No. 3140 and Prof. Neela Dabir, Dean of Tata Institute of Social Sciences – School of Vocational Education were the guest of honor. Students enrolled in this batch will get financial support from Global Rotary Grant and Apex Kidney Foundation.

SPONSORSHIP BY AIR INDIA EXPRESS

ASSOCIATION WITH ROTARY CLUB

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PROGRESS & PERFORMANCE

Currently we have 163 training HUB partners and many more are under process.

We have partnered with 177 SKPs under all verticals and few more are in pipeline.

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NEW PARTNERS ON BOARD

On 24th August 2016 the Hub agreement signing ceremony took place between Prof. Neela Dabir of TISS-SVE

and Mrs. Reena Lanba President of Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) in Delhi for B.Voc in Early Child

Development. The B.Voc in Early Child Development programme has started at NWWA, Delhi from 1st

September 2016.

'The Hope House' is the new hub partner under Child Care and Geriatric Care vertical in Vellore, Chennai. They are going to start B.Voc in Child Protection from January 2017. They also showed interest in Diploma in Geriatric care.

NWWA, Delhi

HOPE HOUSE, Chennai

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The Orchid Design School, founded by Pradnya Niketan Education Society is a Training Hub Partner at

Mahape, Navi Mumbai. It offers Bachelor of Vocational Education in Media & Entertainment in

association with Tata Institute of Social Sciences - School of Vocational Education (TISS-SVE) and

Whistling Woods International being the Vertical Anchor.

ORCHID SCHOOL, Mahape (Navi Mumbai)

FAIR MOUNT ACADEMY, Pathanamthitta - Kerala

Fair Mount Academy – Pathanamthitta - Kerala, a Hub partner for Travel & Tourism vertical organized their launch / inauguration on 26th July, 2016. Besides TISS SVE personnels, invitees who graced this occasion included Mrs. Rejani Pradeep – Municipality Chairperson, Mr. Binu Vazhamuttam - Director of Metro TV. B.Voc students alongwith their parents attended the inauguration ceremony, thereby offering a good platform for conducting student orientation followed by queries handling.

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CERTIFICATE DISRIBUTION AT STRATADIGM, KAKINADA

Stratadigm Education & Training Pvt. Ltd., Kakinada, a hub partner for BFSI (Banking & Financial Services)

vertical organized a mini-convocation to award the Certificates to students of Aditya Degree College who

completed the Banking & Banking Operations certificate program under BFSI vertical, on 26th September

2016. The students were given the certificates by the Registrar of the state university called Adikavi

Nannayya University.

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EXAMINATION REPORT

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Arya School of Management & IT, organized a press conference at Bhubaneshwar on 22nd July 2016 to

announce the launch of TISS-SVE programmes under Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional

Skills vertical. The conference was addressed by Dr. Prerna Sharma and Mr. Vivek Gajabe from TISS-SVE.

Many media persons from local and national media attended the conference and participated in the

interactions.

Gurukul Edutech, Howrah launched its Hub on 20th August 2016 with 45 Registrations for B.Voc

Agriculture. The programme commenced at 11 AM with TISS anthem and finished with National

Anthem followed by lunch. The different personalities present from Govt. of West Bengal and

Industries shared their views followed by students and parents interactive session with the different

personalities & guests present.

HUB OPENING CEREMONY

Arya School of Management & IT, Bhubaneshwar

Gurukul Edutech, Kolkata

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Practical Training at Gurukul Edutech, Howrah for B.Voc Agriculture: Practical Session of Students

studying under B.Voc in Agriculture was done at West Bengal Govt. Agriculture Department R & D

Farm and Meteorological Observatory. The trainers are Directors and Senior Scientists of Government

of West Bengal.

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PLACEMENT DRIVE BY APAR INDIA

APAR INDIA ORGANISES CAMPUS PLACEMENT DRIVE FOR HDFC BANK & SBI

Apar India organized the campus placement drive, which is an endeavour of Apar India to accomplish

its Mission of “Sabko Shiksha, Sabko Rozgar”. Apar India, the brain child of Mr. R. K. Jain, in association

with Tata Institute of Social Sciences - School of Vocational Education, has been providing Work

Integrated Training Programs for the undergraduates and the post graduates with courses like B.Voc in

Sales & Marketing and B.Voc. in Banking, Financial Services & Insurance. The campus placement drive

had the companies like HDFC and SBI, which interviewed the students of the B.Voc program for on-the-

job training. The placement drive started in the morning with the students being nervous and anxious

and by the end of the day the mood in the campus was that of jubilation as students were able to crack

the interview and were selected. Students who got selected were on cloud nine, as, for most of the

students, it was their first attempt and they were still able to clear the interview. The stipend offered to

them was in the ranges from Rs 8000 to 12000 per month. The officials were thoroughly impressed

with the quality of students and lauded the efforts of TISS-SVE as well as that of Apar India for

providing such an impressive method of learning.

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Dr. Prerna Sharma visited Divine Mercy old age home, SKP for Diploma in Geriatric Care Program offered in collaboration with Mitraniketan, Trivandrum on 21st September 2016.

A visit to SKP, MHAT (Mental Health Action Trust), Calicut, providing Diploma in Geriatric Care was done on 4th July 2016.

CINI (Child in Need Institute), Kolkata, a hub of Child Care offering B.Voc in Child Protection was visited on 11th July 2016. The picture shows the CINI Students Group.

A smokeless Chulha was inaugurated at Divine Mercy Old age home.

HUB VISIT BY TISS-SVE

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A monitoring visit to JPISC (Jayaprakash Institute of Social Change), Kolkata offering B.Voc in Child Protection was done by Dr. Prerna Sharma on 25th and 26th September 2016. Meetings with students, trainers & SKP supervisors were conducted. Some SKPs were also visited.

Indore School of Social Work (ISSW) offering the 2 B.Voc programs in Child Care was visited by Ms Lakshmi Gowda on 22nd September 2016. Picture below shows her at Mandav for Picnic with Students and a Group picture with students and trainers at ISSW Campus.

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The number of kidney patients needing dialysis is rising rapidly with two lakh new patients diagnosed every year in our country. There is a severe shortage of dialysis centers in our country mainly because of short supply of trained dialysis technicians. Since the need for dialysis technician is large, one is sure of getting employment after training. TISS-SVE in partnership with Apex Kidney Care, Mumbai has started a B.Voc course in dialysis technology - a three years’ vocational degree course with 5 days of hands on training at dialysis centers and 1 day of theory classes every week. Students with a 12th-pass in Science are eligible. The faculty consists of nephrologists, dialysis technologists, dieticians, engineers, vascular surgeons and other professionals. Courtesy: Dr Shrirang Bichu Associate Professor of Nephrology Bombay Hospital, Mumbai Vertical Anchor - Dialysis Technology

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INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE - DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGY

SKILL DEVELOPMENT AT TISS-SVE

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From early morning newspaper to bedtime mosquito repellant, printing and packaging products touches our day-to-day life in various forms, color and shapes. Printing and Packaging technology are like two different side of the same coin. Both are relative, dependent and equally important. When we talk of printing, then it is a part of mass communication process and it involves various skills. Primarily technical skills are important in printing industry where person is engaged in typesetting, designing, preparing image carriers, operations on printing press, binding as well as finishing operations. Each skill has to perform specific role and helps in contributing for the final output. The function of packaging is protection, storage and hygienic handling of a product and it plays a key role in the marketing mix.

The Indian printing industry is increasingly being driven by growth in packaging and labels. The print media also continues to grow at a healthy annual pace of four percent. As its growth trends continue to be well over the world averages, in print volume terms, India is set to become the fifth largest market by 2018 moving up five notches from its present tenth slot. There in lays a great opportunity for the Indian & International print suppliers. The Printing Industry in India with its allied industries like Printing Machinery Manufacturers, Packaging industries, Paper manufacturing, Ink manufacturing and manufacturers of raw materials and consumables put together ranks second in the world in growth and supplies. The Indian printing market is rapidly expanding sectors of the Indian economy, with a vast number of printers spread all over India. Estimates of the number of printers in India vary from 225,000 to 250,000 and industry has experienced rapid modernization over the past decade. There have been large investments in prepress, press and operations in every market segment. To meet the challenge of the internet and to keep pace with people’s lifestyles, most newspapers have become more colourful, shedding their staid and dull image.

CAREER IN DEMAND – PRINTING & PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY

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Opportunities Available:

Today young generation can choose a career in printing industry as working in this sector gives

promising opportunities to stride ahead with steady growth and move fast in their career path. But jobs

in the print industry also demand lot of hard work and patience. There is a huge opening for qualified

printing professionals in India. Jobs for printing technologist are available in advertising agencies,

newspapers/magazines, government presses, machine manufacturers, packaging converters,

commercial printers and even more in private press as technology consultant.

Gourang Paper Products Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai is the Vertical Anchor as well as self hub for Printing

Technology. It is offering 3 years B.Voc in Printing & Packaging Technology, which gives numerous

career options to the students. A print technologist in the production department of any press can start

his career as operator or supervisor and can go up to the level of General Manager. Other position that

are available like, Head, Chief Production Officer, Production Officer, Assistant Director (Production),

Technical Officer, Printing Officer, Manager Printing, Supervisor, Publication Officer etc. Career

opportunities in Printing and Packaging are ever growing and in demand, as every product needs a

protective packaging and packaging needs information printed on it.

Courtesy: Mr.Mukul Kulkarni Director ( Gourang Paper Products Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai) Vertical Anchor – Printing & Packaging Technology

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As part of the Work Integrated Training Programme (WITP) as per UGC, AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India norms and directives, Epitome Educational Society, a training hub partner of TISS – SVE at Silpukhuri, Guwahati offer Bachelor in Agriculture (B.Voc) course. Since India is an agrarian country about seventy percent of our population depends on agriculture and one-third of our National income comes from agriculture. Agriculture is the science of cultivation and tillage of soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agricultural, floriculture and horticultural commodities, the raising of livestock or poultry, and any practices performed by a farmer. With the changing time the concept of farming is getting more advanced and better. Presently our country is next to China in area and production of fruits and vegetable crops and has been contributing 10% of fruits and 14% of vegetable of the total world production. India produces about 70 different varieties of various vegetables.

Career Opportunities in Agriculture: Horticulture is the mainstream of agriculture. It is an applied science dealing with fruits, vegetables and ornamental flowers. It is an extremely diversified field with nearly unlimited career opportunities in a variety of job settings. It has various sub streams under its domain.

Sub Sectors Job Roles Skill Requirements

Horticulture

Cultivators

Procuring Seeds

Cultivating and harvesting the crop at farm level

Sale of produce in the market

Quality seed grower

Cultivation of seeds to produce foundation seeds

Use foundation seed to produce multiplication seeds of crops

Coffee & Tea Plantation

Carry out ground level activity involved in Coffee/ Tea Plantation

Floriculturist (protected cultivation)

Flower crop cultivation in green houses

Floriculturist (open cultivation)

Flower crop cultivation in open fields

Olericulturist

Cultivation of vegetables. Olericulturist can start their career in industry, research institutes, universities and other organizations at various levels

Pomologist

Cultivation of fruits. Generally pomologists are well acquainted with breeding technology, tissue culture techniques, integrated nutrient management (INM), integrated pest management technique (IPM) and protected cultivation techniques of fruits

DIVERSIFIED FIELD OF AGRICULTURE

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Top critical job roles in Food Processing sector:

Sub Sectors Job Roles (process line worker) Job Roles (non process line

worker)

Fruit & Vegetables

Refrigeration technician

Maintenance technician/engineer

Machine operators

Checker

Supervisor

Agronomist

Procurement executive

Quality head

Shift head

Milk and Milk Products

Chemist

Production manager

Refrigeration technician

Dairy technologist

Marketing executive

R&D head

Courtesy: Mr.Rajiv Dutta Chairman (Epitome Educational Society) Training Hub – Agriculture.

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PR CAMPAIGN PAN-INDIA

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Prashant Pal - : B.Voc in Dialysis Technology (Apex Kidney Care, Mumbai) I wanted to take up career in medical field and have a soft corner for Kidney suffering patients which prompted me to choose a program at TISS-SVE. The practical training at the hospital will give me better Knowledge of the course. A 3 year Bachelors degree from TISS-SVE will give me immense job opportunities.

S.Dhayanithy - : B.Voc in Industrial tool Manufacturing (GKD Institute of Technological Resources, Coimbatore) I joined B.Voc in Industrial tool Manufacturing because it will give me numerous opportunities to experience the real work scenario in the industry, which otherwise would not have been possible unless you start working. This experience will be helpful way forward.

Harshi Gautam - : B.Voc in Patient Care Management (Yuva Healthcare, Gurgaon)

My developing interest in healthcare made me choose a program at TISS-SVE. In future it can help me earn my livelihood and make me independent. The work integrated training program can help me learn the best of the things both practically as well as theoretically.

Ashish Soni - : B.Voc in Sales & Marketing (MLV TECS - Late. Shri Mangi Lal Vishnoi Technical Education & Charitable Society, Bhilwara) I proudly say that I am a part of TISS – SVE & MLV TECS. It has given me the right direction to my career. The course, expert lectures, extracurricular activities helps in overall development of personality. I will be able to take up good job in Sales & Marketing after the completion of the degree program.

Sandhya Mandar Godbole -: B.Voc in Early Child Development (Jnanaprabodhini, Pune)

TISS is a recognized premier institute in the field of Social Education and I was fortunate to find an opportunity to fulfill my goals by getting admission in this course. Child counseling has always been my passion for which I have selected this course. Work Integrated Training Programme approach is really helpful in getting practical

knowledge. Interacting everyday with children help us understand the behaviour of children as well as our own strength and weaknesses.

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