MAST SEMINAR NEW DELHI

A national seminar on the market aligned skills program, was organized by the livelihoods team of American India Foundation, on the 3rd of August, 2011 in India Habitat Centre New Delhi. The focus basically was on skilling the unskilled in India. The key note speaker was Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who really enlightened the audience with his erudition, which was reflected in his speech. His entire speech is of course available on his website - www.abdulkalam.com

There were a host of other speakers which included the CEO of Team Lease and HR head of Cafe Coffee Day, who made the sessions enjoyable with their wit, humor and knowledge. The most enjoyable and motivating of the sessions happened to be an interaction with selected mast alumni, who are pursuing successful careers after having overcome many odds in life.

Cuttack, Kendrapada, Ganjam and Gajapati DSCM

The first DSCM for Cuttack, Ganjam, Gajaptia and Kendrapada, districts were held on the 16th, 29th and the 30th of September respectively.

Sambalpur and Bargarh DSCM

The first district level steering committee meeting for Sambalpur and Bargarh were held on the 16th and the 23rd of July respectively. The meeting was chaired by the Inspector of School, Sambalpur and Bargarh and a review of the DE Program at the school level was carried out. All the headmasters of the respective DE schools of both the districts attended the meeting.

SAMBALPUR AND BARGARH JULY 2011 DSCM