Volume 6 issue 3 March 2010
digitalLEARNING
issn 0973-4139
rni no. upeng/2008/25311
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Contents 8
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cover story
10 Workforce
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Development Tool to Shape up New Age Education Agenda
13 Prime Minister’s Letter
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to the Chief Ministers
14 Merging skills with academia
Community Colleges Unearthing Hidden Talents Dr. C.K. Ghosh
event report
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Strengthening Skills through Open and Distance Education
policy matters
8 Smt D Purandeswari Minister of State, Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, gOVERNMENT OF iNDIA
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Sustainable Development to Promote Rural Prosperity Prof. C.G. Naidu Tourism & Hospitality Tailored to Meet Local Needs Dr. Harkirat Bains Culture Specific Skills for Youth in North East Dr. Jayashree Kurup
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Enhancing Economic Value of Landless Workforce Prof. M.K. Salooja
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Srei Sahaj – IGNOU Skill Development Initiative Breaks New Barriers
leaders speak
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sMT SUDHA pillai sECRETARY, PLANNING COMMISSION, gOVERNMENT OF INDIA
development agenda
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IT Employability Among Rural Masses: Creating Livelihood Initiatives
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Mark Your Calendar
case study
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Materialising Democratic Decentralisation through Multi Mode Training Interventions Prof. M Aslam
www.digitalLEARNING.in
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dr. sabnam sinha CEO, IL&FS Education & Technology Services Ltd.
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BS Raghupathy Joint Director(Trg) & ExOfficio Apprenticeship Advisor Directorate of Employment & Training , Bangalore
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K.P. Murthy CSR, Skill Development and Industry-Institute Relationship Consultant, India Dr. S S Mantha Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
48 IGNOU news
our special thanks to Prof. V N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU, for his guidance and encouragement Prof. Latha Pillai, Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU, for her unending support and supervision We also acknowledge the logistical support from IGNOU Photograph Courtesy: IGNOU.