Contents
digitalLEARNING
cover story
Volume 7 > issue 03 > march 2011 issn 0973-4139
rni no. upeng/2008/25311
story 08 cover Employ-ability in High Growth Sectors
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Employability has been one of the key problems plaguing the society across the developing countries. There is a strong need for developing a national academic framework that promotes ‘education for employability’
leader speak
12 Prof V N Rajasekharan Pillai
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Fashion Design Courses@IGNOU
Education
tourism and hospitality sector Going Full-throttle in 32 IGNOU Tourism & Hospitality
vocational education and training
34 Harish Menon CEO of IndiaSkills
Prepares Media 24 IGNOU Personnel
translation studies
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Translation: Role and Scope in India
event report
31 International Conference on
Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organisation
36 Union Budget 2011-12: Education Overview
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automotive sector Automotive Industry Set for Global Competition
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Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education
regular features Business News 20 India News 30 Corporate News 40
tech focus
41 Scientific Assessment Tools for Measuring Skills Among Workforce
policy matters Skills and 41 Employability Vocational Education
finishing schools
48 IGNOU’s Finishing School Employability Initiative
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Dr SS Mantha
budget overview
21 Reaching out to Peripheries media and entertrining sector
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corporate diary
textile sector Skills Deficit in 17 Countering Apparel Industry
Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
in the 21st Century: 50 Learning Expanding Access to Higher
Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
fashion sector
Prof V N Rajasekharan Pillai
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