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ACTIVITY REPORT
December
2017
INDUSTRY ROUND TABLE MEETING
- Thiruvananthapuram
The industry round table meeting was held at Trivandrum Collectorate
on 7th November 2017. Shri. V R Vinod, Deputy Collector (L R) & Execu-
tive Magistrate, Trivandum, inaugurated the function and presidential
address was delivered by Mr. Ramesh Chandran, General manager- Dis-
trict Industries Center, Trivandrum. Smt. Suseela James, Head- Tech-
nical division, ASAP, Mr. P.M Riyas, Head- Strategy and Mr. M.G Rajan,
Senior Programme Manager presided over the meet-
ing. Mr. P.M Riyas, Head- strategy, ASAP, in his key-
note address detailed on the role of industrialists in
skilling and the scope of upcoming Community Skill
Park in the District in enhancing the employability of
youth and facilitating the internships and placement of
the trained candidates. Representatives from 58 indus-
tries participated in the meeting and shared their suggestions and queries regarding the project.
PROGRAMME REVIEW MEETING
Programme review meeting was conducted on 21st and 22nd December, 2017. Dr. Sajith Ba-
bu D, IAS – CEO ASAP delivered the introductory remarks. Review of status of skill training
and presentation by District team was conducted. Mr. Riyas, Head- Strategy, explained the
concept of Community Skill Parks and the role of the district team in the implementation of
the Community Skill Parks. The concept of ASAP academy was shared by Dr Jaikiran KP and
the strategies proposed were discussed upon. The
summer skill campaign strategy was presented by
Mr. Vivekanandan, Head- Communication. Sharing
of best practices by Skill Development Executives
from Kollam and Kasaragod districts was an inno-
vative session in the programme. Finally, the meet-
ing ended with a session by Mr.Praveen (Thoughts
Academy) on Skilling in the world of VUCA.
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