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Subject: CII Skill Conference - 24 October 2009 - Thiruvananthapuram

Dear Sir / Madam, As you are aware the need for economy to increase productivity and be more competitive is generating greater demands for skills and has resulted in a skills intensification of national economy. It is only by increasing investment in knowledge and skills that government, enterprises and individuals can improve an economy's competitiveness and ensure decent employment outcomes for all. Education and training are essential and they must form an integral part of a comprehensive set of economic, labour market, community development and other policies for growth and employment. Against this backdrop, Confederation of Indian Industry is organizing the Skill Conference 2009, focusing on the theme – “Harnessing Skills : Driving the Economy” on 24 October 2009 in Hotel Residency, Thiruvananthapuram. The objective of the conference is to • • •

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• Engage the stakeholders in dialogues of retrospection Share experiences in skill building; discuss critical elements in vocational education & development Explore emerging trades for employability both in the national & International market Explore opportunities in Skill education, its relationship with the academic studies Showcase few of the successful examples of Public-Private-Participation • Create a strategic planning process for investment in knowledge & skills development, training & development modules.

KEY SPEAKERS INVITED

• Mr V S Achutanandan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala • Mr Vayalar Ravi, Minister for Overseas Affairs, Government of India • Dr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs , Govt of India • Mr Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India • Ms Sudha Pillai IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India • Dr Balchandra Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission • Dr Jayati Ghosh, Member-National Knowledge Commission, Government of India • Mr Sharada prasad, Director General ,DGET, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt of India • Mr Elamaram Kareem, Minister for Industries, Government of Kerala • Prof Prabhath Patnaik, Vice Chairman – State Planning Commission, Govt of kerala

• Mr M F Farooqui IAS, Principal Secreta Industries Department, Government of Tami • Mr Busi Sam Bob IAS, Principal Secre Department of Industries, Government of AP • Mr Subhir Hari Singh IAS Secretary, Commerce and Industries Depart Govt of Karnataka • Mr T Balakrishnan IAS, Principal Secre Department of Industries, Government of Ke • Mr C K Viswanathan, Secretary, Depa of Labour Rehabilitation, Govt of Kerala • Mr Shailesh Rao, Managing Director, G India Ltd • Mr Rajeev Katyal, Director of Educatio Miscrosoft • Mr P Rajendran, Director & COO, NIIT L • Mr Shaffi Mather, Managing Director, M Projects Ltd • Mr Shantanu Prakash, CMD, Educomp Solutions Ltd • Mr R Satyanarayanan, Chairman, Care Launcher • Prof Rajasekaran Pillai, Vice Chancell IGNOU • Dr Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM, Kozhikode

TARGET PARTICIPANTS & KEY TAKEAWAYS • Principals - Universities / Colleges / Schools - Align the curriculum to emerging industry requirements. • Technical Institutions - Align general technique to functional technique. • Industry Associations Bring skill development as an important agenda in their focus for coming years. • Work Based Learning / Training Providers Understand special modules that can be effectively deployed • Awarding bodies – To understand certification process for skills relevant for industry. • Businesses and employers - Understand and tap resources that are easily adoptable

• Education consultants - Bring the knowledge bank to a forum to understa integrate with Industrial / Institutional requir • Government departments responsibilities for skills and ec development - Channelise the resources a optimally to the skill development programm • Faculties of higher education instit Influence the nodal agencies and policy form bodies for guidance / changes in curricul structure, suitable for fast adoption of kn industry. • NGOs - Source of identification of potential and bring them to the training age position them to the world of work at entry l

PARTICIPATION FEE [INCLUSIVE OF 10.3% SERVICE TAX] CII Members Educational Institutions / VTPs/Private ITIs Early bird discount till 30 September 2009

Rs. 1103 /Rs. 883/• •

For 3 and more delegates – 10% For 5 and more delegates – 15%

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For 10 and more delegates – 20%

Government ITI – Participation by Invitation

More than 300 representatives from various training institutions, vocational education providers, government, private sector and industry are expected to participate in this unique convention which provides an opportunity to share experiences from around the country in the vocational training space.

I am writing to cordially invite you to participate at this conference and also to nominate teams of officials from your organization. Your office may use the enclosed Reply Form to register your nominations. We would be honored and delighted if you could kindly accept our invitation. I look forward to receiving your concurrence.

Pradipta K Mohapatra Chairman Task Force on HR, Skills, Employability AA & ITI – IMC Confederation of Indian Industry – Southern Region

REGISTRATION FORM John Kuruvilla Confederation of Indian Industry Kerala State Office Opp. Cochin Passport Office, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin – 682 036 Phone : 0484 - 4012300

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C V Ilavalagan Confederation of Indian Industry Southern Regional Headquarters 98/1 Velacherry Main Road Guindy, Chennai – 600 032 Phone : 044 – 42444555 Fax : 044 – 42444510 E-mail : [email protected]; [email protected]

Fax : 0484 4012800 : [email protected] Website : www.cii.in

Delegate Fee: Please tick the relevant category.

 Rs 1103 per delegate for CII Members  Rs. 1655 per delegate for Non-members  Rs

883 per delegate for Educational Institutions / VTPs / Private ITI

We are nominating the following from our company to attend the conference: S.No.

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Early Bird Discount till 31 September 2009

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Nominate 3 or more Delegates from your Organisation and get 10% discount Nominate 5 or more Delegates from your Organisation and get 15% discount Nominate 10 or more Delegates from your Organisation and get 20% discount

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Pre-Registration and pre-payment is a must. On receipt of your Registration Form enclosing the delegate fee, further details will be sent to you. Delegate fee is non-refundable or adjustable against any other event of CII. Changes in nomination are acceptable.