PARTICIPATION

Several experts from educational institutions and industries are expected to participate in the two day deliberations of the Seminar. CEOs from different companies will share their experiences on the theme of the Seminar. 

THEME OF THE SEMINAR

The rate of growth in employment has been higher than the rate of growth in labour force in the past few years. The problem is no longer job, but quality of job. And, quality of job depends on education and skills. There is a tremendous mismatch, gap and deficit in skills. Only 5 per cent of people in 18-24 age group have vocational skills against 95 per cent in S.Korea.  India provides training and certification in about 100 skills as against about 4000 in China. The silver lining is that nearly 90 per cent of the jobs that will be generated during the XI Plan require skills which can be provided with about three to four months training even to those without formal schooling. The real challenge lies in thinking out of box, reaching out to non traditional sources and methods of education and training through, among others, private-public partnerships and the engagement of civil society institutions as a supplement to the existing network of educational and training institutional infrastructure. 

There is a growing concern about the disconcerting trends in the nature of work and employment relations, especially in the informal sector and to an extent even in the new economy, particularly for women. The report of the National Commission on Conditions of work in Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector is a record of the sorry state of conditions of labour in India in the new millennium. It reflects on the growing informalisation of the formal economy.   

This seminar provides the forum to discuss the relevant issues, share relevant experiences from major / emerging sectors and come out with suggestions on how to address them in the following technical sessions. 

SUB – THEMES

• Inclusive Growth: Employment and Unemployment in the XI Plan
• Jobs and Skills Mismatch and How to Bridge: Experiences in Select Sectors
• Human Capital Development
• Conditions of Work in Informal Sector
• Women Workers in the New Economy
• Quality Culture at Work Place
• Corporate Restructuring and Reforms
• Innovative HR Practices
• Managing Knowledge Workers
• Unions and Social Security

CALL FOR PAPERS

          Papers reflecting original research work and practical experience in the field are invited for presentation in the National seminar. The text is to be neatly typed in MS-word format with 1 ½ SPACE in TIMES NEW ROMAN font of SIZE 12, in not more than twenty pages of A4 size. A SOFT COPY (CD only) should be sent along with ONE HARD COPY to the Seminar Director by 15^th July 2008 and an advance copy by email to risingindia2008@gmail.com  Paper will be comprehensively reviewed.   

IMPORTANT DATES 

1. Submission of abstract	:	20-06-2008
2. Acceptance of abstract:	:	30-06-2008
3. Submission of full paper with registration fee	:	20-07-2008

REGISTRATION

Authors / delegates are requested to register in advance remitting the registration fee (which is mandatory) along with the registration form duly filled in. At least one of the authors should send the registration fee along with the full paper. 

The details of the registration fee are as below:

 The National Seminar is NON-RESIDENTIAL, The fee includes the cost of seminar material, tea, snacks, lunch and dinner for two days of the seminar. Assistance for accommodation please browse our website.  

OTHER INFORMATION

Update about seminar is available on www.andhrauniversity.info The proceedings of the seminar would be conducted in English only.

MAILING ADDRESS

All correspondence including submission of papers should be addressed to