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Thursday, Jun 10, 2004

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore

Bringing jobs within easy reach

EMPLOYERS LOOKING for the right talent often have a grouse: "We have several vacancies at almost every level, but we just can't find candidates who are knowledgeable and efficient enough for those jobs!"

In any company that is doing well, there is often no time to teach new employees what exactly needs to be done, and how to go about doing it. If new recruits are able to catch on immediately and get productive without wasting time, everyone is much relieved.

Representatives of polytechnic colleges in Tamil Nadu, who met to debate the subject and draw up a proposal for vocational education, did a lot of thinking on these issues at a seminar organised by the NIA Educational Institutions at Pollachi, a couple of days ago.

The Director of School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, S. Paramasivan, said that the accent should be on developing the skills of students and making it easy for them to find employment.

The Chairman of the NIA Educational Institutions, N. Mahalingam, said that in engineering education, there ought to be six months of theory and six months of practical training.

He suggested that vocational higher secondary schools could be started in every polytechnic college in Tamil Nadu, and trade education based on "regional needs and available resources" introduced.

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FOR THE sixth year in succession, the Avinashilingam University offered a month of theory classes and practical training in science subjects, for school students selected for the Young Student Scientist Programme.

Sponsored by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology and supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India, the residential programme seeks to kindle interest in all aspects of science, among bright and dedicated school students.

At the valedictory function, the speakers urged the young students who had completed a month of intensive study to opt for a career in science and achieve greatness in their professions, in order to bring greatness to the country.

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A SHORT-TERM training programme on `Simulation of Power and Power Electronic System' was held at Karunya Institute of Technology recently. About 30 participants from various educational institutions across the country participated.

The principal of the institute M.T. Nicholas inaugurated the programme and delivered a lecture on the importance of simulation systems. Eminent resource persons in the field of power and power electronic from institutions like the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and Pondicherry Engineering College, delivered lectures on different topics.

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(By A. A. Michael Raj and Vidyashree Amaresh in Coimbatore)

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