Source: Maharashtra Times dated 13 March, 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Vacancy in St. Francis Institute of Technology for Workshop Instructor, Workshop Attendant and Lab Assistant
Source: Loksatta dated 13 March, 2019
The teachers who are learning a lot
Teach India’s
volunteers feel rewarded when they see the difference they have made to their
students’ lives
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
‘He who can, does. He who can’t,
teaches,’’ is a saying often used to dismiss those in the teaching profession.
Yet Teach India initiative proves that even author George Bernard Shaw could be
wrong sometimes. Among the illustrious list of people who volunteer their time
for teaching in the programme are corporate executives, homemakers and
entrepreneurs who have never taught before.
Like Gurugram-based Pooja Widhani who
works in a garment-buying house and has more than 20 years of experience
working with international brands. “I had held meetings, travelled the world
but never taught. My son said ‘Mom give it a shot’, and I did,’’ she recalls.
That was 2014. From training a batch of 20 students Pooja has moved on to
training and mentoring teachers for the Gurgaon and south Delhi region.
Despite long years in the corporate
sector, the fact that 20 lives were in her hands was a responsibility that made
her nervous. The turning point came when 80% got a job. One student touched her
feet and said that she had changed his life. “That changed my life. It
motivated me so much and has made me feel better about myself than all those
fancy jobs I have held over the years.’’ The Teach India campaign this year is
in partnership with the American Express and will impact the lives of 1,400
learners who will be given training in communication and English to improve
their employability.
Launched in 2010, the programme has had
significant success. It has so far trained 80,000 learners over the last eight
years. Of these, 52,800 learners have secured jobs. The programme aims to reach
100,000 learners by 2020.
This has been due to the earnestness of
people like Pooja Widhani and Pradeep Jain. Jain, 58, spent more than three
decades working in operations as a senior VP. After a hectic career, he was
looking for a change. “I started working with Teach India in 2014. My thinking
has changed a lot since then. I started working with an NGO for differently
abled children near Bhikaji Cama Place, as well as an NGO in Mehrauli in a
Muslim-dominated area,” he says. He hadn’t seen that kind of poverty before.
“You read about it, but it’s a completely different experience to see the
reality of it.”
He convinced his wife Jyotsna to join
Teach India as well. “My husband would tell me how much he enjoys it, and how
content he feels doing this work. I was inspired by him and decided to become a
part of it,” says the 63-year-old homemaker-turned- teacher. “Recently, I’ve
been working with a Gurugram-based NGO that teaches women who are homemakers. The
experience has changed my life.’’ Pradeep Jain adds, “Seeing the willingness of
these children to learn and make something of themselves against all odds has
been an inspiration.”
More recent volunteers include
Gurugram-based designer Aakriti Verma, who joined Teach India in 2016, soon
after completing her graduation in apparel export in the UK. “I had just set up
my brand and was struggling to establish it,” says Verma, 26. “It was busy but
I thought the starting point of my career was the right time to volunteer and
it could help me bring a fresh energy to what I did.”
Since then, Verma has worked with NGO
Sahyog, Gurugram Traffic Police and Indian Army jawans’ wives. She says the
sessions have also helped her become more confident in her professional life.
“I have to talk to a lot of people as part of my work, and when you talk to so
many people on stage, you become fearless,” says Verma.
She also forged a personal bond with
students, and says the programme offered her an opportunity to interact with people
she would’ve otherwise never met. “For example, we don’t really interact with
the police,” she says. She continues to be in touch with many of her students,
such as a Gurugram policeman who tells her how learning spoken English has
helped him figure out when people are making fun of him. “Many still call to
wish me on my birthday. Even if I’ve made a small difference to someone, it’s
been worth it,” she says.
LEARNING CURVE: Volunteers
from diverse backgrounds ranging from corporate executives to homemakers are
part of the Teach India initiative
Source: The Times of India dated 13 March, 2019
Vacancy in St. Francis Institute of Technology for Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor
Source: The Times of India (Ascent) dated 13 March, 2019
IOT India Congress 2019 to be held on August 22-23
It will include tracks on segments such as healthcare, manufacturing, telecom, smart cities and agriculture
The Internet of Things (IoT) India Congress, an event which will see digital technology leaders converge to discuss and explore business opportunities in mainstreaming IoT, will be held in Bengaluru on August 22-23, 2019.
The IoT India Congress 2019 will include tracks on segments such as healthcare, manufacturing, telecom, smart cities, energy, retail, cyber security, skills and development, IoT Standards, legal and regulatory, and agriculture.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
TCS launches new version of MRT Platform
Tata Consultancy Services has launched a new version of the Metadata Registrv and Transformation (MRT) Platform that helps life sciences companies streamline their clinical data management by automating clinical study design and set up and conversion of clinical data into standard formats for greater interoperability across the clinical trial phases.
The MRT platform is part of TCS' Advanced Drus Development (ADD) suite of cloud-based clinical platforms, which are powered by a cognitive engine.
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IBM Recognizes Accenture as IBM Watson Customer Engagement Partner of the Year
New York: Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been recognized by IBM as a top-performing global partner at the 2019 IBM Beacon Awards ceremony, held recently in San Francisco. For the second year in a row, Accenture Interactive was recognized as the IBM Watson Customer Engagement Partner of the Year.
The award highlights Accenture Interactive’s ability to deliver extraordinary commerce experiences across all customer touchpoints on a flexible, scalable platform that puts control over experience and commerce in the hands of the business teams.
To read the full article, visit:
https://www.martechadvisor.com/news/customer-experience-2/ibm-recognizes-accenture-as-ibm-watson-customer-engagement-partner-of-the-year/ (Accessed on 12 March, 2019)
The award highlights Accenture Interactive’s ability to deliver extraordinary commerce experiences across all customer touchpoints on a flexible, scalable platform that puts control over experience and commerce in the hands of the business teams.
To read the full article, visit:
https://www.martechadvisor.com/news/customer-experience-2/ibm-recognizes-accenture-as-ibm-watson-customer-engagement-partner-of-the-year/ (Accessed on 12 March, 2019)
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