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For a career in aquaculture
I am interested in aquaculture. Please provide guidance on programmes in this field and on starting a small aquaculture centre.
Edwin Christopher
It is wonderful to know that people like you are interested in a discipline that not many would like to focus on. In Bangalore, you could approach the Centre for Studies in Aquaculture Nutrition Advance Studies, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) (http://uasbng.kar.nic.in), and build a career. If you are willing to move out of Bangalore, there are many institutions that can help you. Under the aegis of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) (http://www.icar.org.in/) you will be able to get a list of institutes that are dealing with this highly specialised area. You could also contact the Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture, Chennai (e-mail: ciba@tn.nic.in) and get further clarifications.
If you pursue programmes from the institutions that function under ICAR, you can get a bank loan and start an aquaculture centre, become an entrepreneur and provide opportunities to many others.
Aquaculture is the cultivation of the natural produce of water (such as fish or shellfish, algae and other aquatic organisms). The term is distinguished from fishing by the idea of active human effort in maintaining or increasing the species involved, as opposed to simply taking them from the wild. Subsets of aquaculture include mari culture (aquaculture in the ocean); alga culture (the production of kelp/seaweed and other algae); fish farming (the raising of catfish and tilapia in freshwater ponds or salmon in marine ponds); and the growing of cultured pearls (Wikipedia)
You should contact the Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation (KSSIDC), a Government undertaking, which will provide the inputs for you to start a small enterprise at Industrial Estate, Rajajinagar, West of Chord Road, Bangalore-44, Ph: 23407011-25. E-mail: cmp.kssidc.karbng@mail.kar.nic.in, md.kssidc.karbng@ mail.kar.nic.in
Career in ERP
I am working in OEM as a purchase engineer. I am interested in shifting my career to ERP. Can you suggest ERP Certification programmes for Materials Management?
M. Selvakumar
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an industry term for the broad set of activities supported by multi-module application software that helps a manufacturer manage the important parts of business, including product planning, parts purchasing, maintaining inventories, interacting with suppliers, providing customer service, and tracking orders. With an ERP certification, you can:
Understand basic concepts and designs of ERP systems.
Recognise functional modules within a system and their purpose.
Organise the sequence of events in ERP implementation
Develop teams for effective implementation.
Utilise effective transition strategies from legacy systems to new systems.
Determine the best techniques and methods for performing data conversions.
Establish prototyping and testing for reliable ERP installations.
Identify the proper classification of a company's use of an ERP system for process improvement.
Manage the process of change during and after an ERP implementation.
Properly manage and utilise expensive consultants.
Organise and conduct sessions for long range planning
Utilise TQM (Total Quality Management) principles for overall better performing ERP systems.
Perform ROI (Return on Investment) calculations for ERP justification strategies.
Understand the critical integration relationships between functional modules.
Recognise how Internet technology is affecting ERP systems and important business process flows.
Use important diagnostic and measurement techniques for tuning systems for peak performance.
Develop a complete understanding of terminology used in the ERP industry.
ERP helps in the following:
Streamline business process flows through the effective integration of people and technology.
Lower the cost.
Ensure adequate return on investment for expensive systems.
Facilitate and manage complex corporate change.
Create successful implementation and maintenance for ERP systems.
The ERP professionals need a certification for effective recognition which will have an impact on their career. One can advance one's career if the focus is clear.
You can contact the following for the training and certification requirements:
Aptech Computers (www.aptech-education.com)
Gates IT Training and Certification (www.gatestraining.com)
NIIT Net Varsity (www.netvarsity.com)
PCS Computer Academy (www.pcsindia.com)
SQL Star International Limited (www.sqlstarintl.com)
There are many online programmes as well. Face-to-face counselling from any of the above organisations will help.
I am working in a Government organisation from 1997 after completing fulltime degree. Later I took admission in Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, for the M.A. in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, a two-year distance education programme, which I completed in 2001. I am contemplating moving to a higher post and position after almost 10 years of work experience. The promotion opportunities in the present organisation are at a standstill. I want to join a PSU bank or a department in another Government organisation. All my job applications elsewhere have been rejected. I want to know whether the post-graduate qualification that I possess is recognised by the Government. Should I pursue another post-graduate degree to better my career? I am really confused.
Suresh S., Cuttack, Orissa via e-mail
The Alagappa University is recognised by the University Grants Commission. All the State Governments also recognise the University for purposes of employment. You have to keep one aspect in mind: the banks and the departments in the Government call for positions as and when the requirement arises. Hence, it is not an automatic recruitment process.
A Government job may provide you enough comfort. You seem fall into the category of those who feel that their potential is not being put to full use. If you tap opportunities in the private sector you will surely do well.
SHAHEED KHAN
(Shaheed_k@yahoo.com)
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