Jaipuria School of Business hosts Skill Developme Conference

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 13: Jaipuria School of Business recently organised National conference on “Perspectives and Approaches to Employable Skill Development in New India”. The objective was to provide a common platform to Academicians, Researchers, Scientists, Industry Professionals and students to showcase their research work and create a forum for effective exchange of ideas to tackle the challenge of skilling the demographic dividend of India and making it employable.

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in his inaugural address emphasized on the urgent need to skill the Indian youth in order to make them employable and productive.

Over 200 intellectuals from the academia, corporate and civil society participated in the conference. Over a dozen eminent intellectuals from ASTP (Alliance of Skill Training Partners), Knowledge Partner for the Conference; NSDC and other enterprises discussed the best practices adopted for Skill India vision. More than 30 research papers and articles were contributed for the compendium pan-India. The paper presentations were adjudicated by Dr. Jyoti Rana, HOD – PG Department of Commerce & Marketing, DAV Centenary College, Faridabad and Dr. Timira Shukla, Dean, JSB and Conference Director. Dr. Rana, in her address, appreciated the insightful work of the presenters. The best presenters were awarded during the valedictory session.