The CII-Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence for Leadership has been
established to serve as a facilitator for development of leadership
through both people as well as business processes and thus promote economic
& industrial growth in the Eastern Region and for India and South/South
East Asia. Located in salt lake, Kolkata, The Centre of Excellence for
Leadership will work in close cooperation with other Centres of Excellence
in CII and will establish partnerships with similar Organisations /
Institutions globally for maximum effectiveness.
The main objectives of establishing the Centre are to provide education
& training opportunities and consultancy:
- Developing and enhancing leadership through people & business
processes.
- For upgradation of HR & change management skills
- For enhancement of quality & effectiveness of business processes
for achieving business excellence in collaboration with various Centres
of Excellence of CII.
- To promote & facilitate entrepreneurship development in collaboration
with the Governments, academic institutions & financial institutions.
The objectives of the Centre would be met through the following service
delivery modes:-
- Education & training programmes
- Consultancy & counselling assignments.
- Seminars & workshops with eminent national & international
speakers
- Facilitation of consultancy & research through academic institutions
and internal resources available with the various Centres of Excellence
of CII
- Assessment & diagnostics i.e. competency mapping including certification
programmes
- Research
- Seminars for sharing best practices
- Facilitation & help desk for prospective entrepreneurs
- Awards for recognition
- Study missions
The capital cost of the Centre will be funded by the Neotia Family
of Kolkata and the management of the Centre of Excellence will be overseen
by an Advisory Board whose Chairman shall be Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia,
Chairman, Ambuja Realty Development Ltd.
The CII-Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence for Leadership was launched
by Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal in September
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India with the youngest population in the world has the unique manpower
strength to tackle the shortage of productive labour in a business scenario
dominated by the ageing force. On the flipside, due to the lack of formal
training, supply of unskilled labour is high but wages they demand is
low. Because the industrial sector, of our country, is fundamentally
not designed to offer jobs to people with less formal education.
Currently, facilities imparting skill development programs caters to
about 3 million people each year while the total labour force stands
at 400 million. Vocational education and training should be designed
to train for employment with flexibility of catering to a wide variety
of requirements. Prepare youth for a vocation of their choice, reduce
unemployment and enable them to earn higher wages through higher productivity.
Upohar -The Condoville is a mixed-income group housing project
for the LlG, MIG and HIG segments. It envisages better living conditions
and facilities for the LlG and MIG that are seen for the first time
ever in these segments, like high speed lifts, well developed green
spaces and a Residents' Activity Centre that has a health-club, lap
pool and other recreation.
Vocational Training Centre at Upohar has been designed with
the aim of making a significant contribution towards society. The Vocational
Training Centre primarily focuses to reduce unemployment as best as
possible. The Vocational Training Centre is proposed to be one of the
components of Upohar -The Condoville. The purpose will be to create
a pool of skilled labour to meet the growing needs of the community
and the industry.
The courses offered will be aimed at local youth wishing to acquire
various vocational skills as a source of income. The courses could cover
various fields ranging from carpentry, light duty tools and dye making
to some emerging fields related to mobile phones and computers.
The institution will cover an area of 35000 sqft with the necessary
administrative offices, teachers' rooms, housing facilities. Each course
will have its own room with appropriate facilities like work tables,
workshop, laboratory and tools storage space. Each room will also ensure
good ventilation, air and light. The number of students per discipline
will be limited to 15, ensuring adequate guidance for everyone. Every
course will have its own trained Course Instructor and an Assistant.
It will also provide facilities for students and teachers like canteens,
toilets, gathering area as well as area for extra-curricular activities.
We also envision two large workshops that will accommodate the entire
institution's student population to work on larger work tools, instruments
and machines. This workshop will be designed to minimise noise penetration,
vibrations etc. while using larger machinery.
The Vocational Training Centre will be housed over two floors. This
will accommodate all staff rooms, workshops, laboratories, course rooms,
offices, seminar rooms, separate dormitories for men and women, library,
computer room, toilets, canteen etc. There will be provision to house
44 men and 27 women, a computer room that will put up 40 persons at
a time a library and reading room that will hold up to 40 persons.
We hope that the Vocational Training Centre will benefit the youth
in and around the vicinity of Upohar-The Condoville and they, in turn,
will make a significant contribution towards the development of our
country and reduce of unemployment.
Proposed Courses
- Basic computer operations & hardware
- Mobile phone repairing
- Home appliance repairing
- Electrician and wireman
- Refrigeration and air-conditioner repairing
- Turner and Fitter (light duty)
- Machinist, instrumentation mechanic
- Carpentry, light duty tools and die making Non industrial piped
services (plumbing, piped cooking gas etc.)
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To commemorate Kolkata's tercentenary, the project A Homage was launched
by Shri Suresh Neotia and Shri Harshvardhan Neotia, sponsored by Gujarat
Ambuja Cements, in association with the Government of West Bengal, to
honour some of the great sons of Bengal.
The renowned painter Bikash Bhattacharya was requested to portray 12
eminent sons of Bengal like Raja Rammohan Roy, Pandit Ishwar Chandra
Vidyasagar, Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath
Tagore... In 1992 the paintings were auctioned at Victoria Memorial's
Darbar Hall. The then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri Jyoti Basu
presided over the auction. The city's corporates participated generously.
All paintings were sold and a fund of Rs. 1.15 crore was created, in
the name of A Homage Trust. The proceeds were meant to help create a
civic amenity for Kolkata.
The trustees of A Homage Trust were happy to assign the entire fund
to restore the Town Hall. The KMC agreed to the restoration proposal
submitted by the Trust. The restoration was celebrated on Poila Boisakh,
April 15, 1998 creating awareness for restoration of the city's cultural
heritage. It was the first step towards a new paradigm for the city. |
