Subject: CII Skill Conference - 24 October 2009 - Thiruvananthapuram

Dear Sir / Madam,

As you are aware the need for economy to increase productivity and be more competitive is
generating greater demands for skills and has resulted in a skills intensification of national
economy. It is only by increasing investment in knowledge and skills that government,
enterprises and individuals can improve an economy's competitiveness and ensure decent
employment outcomes for all. Education and training are essential and they must form an
integral part of a comprehensive set of economic, labour market, community development
and other policies for growth and employment.

Against this backdrop, Confederation of Indian Industry is organizing the Skill Conference
2009, focusing on the theme – “Harnessing Skills : Driving the Economy” on 24
October 2009 in Hotel Residency, Thiruvananthapuram.

The objective of the conference is to

• Engage the stakeholders in dialogues of retrospection

• Share experiences in skill building; discuss critical elements in vocational education &
development
• Explore emerging trades for employability both in the national & International
market
• Explore opportunities in Skill education, its relationship with the academic studies
• Showcase few of the successful examples of Public-Private-Participation
• Create a strategic planning process for investment in knowledge & skills
development, training & development modules.

KEY SPEAKERS INVITED

 • Mr V S Achutanandan, Hon’ble Chief Minister
of Kerala
• Mr Vayalar Ravi, Minister for Overseas Affairs,
Government of India
• Dr Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State, Ministry
of External Affairs , Govt of India
• Mr Arun Maira, Member, Planning
Commission, Government of India
• Ms Sudha Pillai IAS, Secretary, Ministry of
Labour and Employment, Government of India
• Dr Balchandra Mungekar, Member, Planning
Commission
• Dr Jayati Ghosh, Member-National Knowledge
Commission, Government of India
• Mr Sharada prasad, Director General ,DGET,
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt of India
• Mr Elamaram Kareem, Minister for Industries,
Government of Kerala
• Prof Prabhath Patnaik, Vice Chairman –
State Planning Commission, Govt of kerala
TARGET PARTICIPANTS & KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Principals - Universities / Colleges /
Schools - Align the curriculum to emerging
industry requirements.
• Technical Institutions - Align general
technique to functional technique.
• Industry Associations - Bring skill
development as an important agenda in their focus
for coming years.
• Work Based Learning / Training Providers -
Understand special modules that can be effectively
deployed
• Awarding bodies – To understand certification
process for skills relevant for industry.
• Businesses and employers - Understand and
tap resources that are easily adoptable
PARTICIPATION FEE [INCLUSIVE OF 10.3% SERVICE TAX]
CII Members Rs. 1103 /-
Educational Institutions / Rs. 883/-
VTPs/Private ITIs
Early bird discount till 30 September • For 3 and more delegates – 10%
2009 • For 5 and more delegates – 15%
• Mr M F Farooqui IAS, Principal Secreta
Industries Department, Government of Tami
• Mr Busi Sam Bob IAS, Principal Secre
Department of Industries, Government of AP
• Mr Subhir Hari Singh IAS
Secretary, Commerce and Industries Depart
Govt of Karnataka
• Mr T Balakrishnan IAS, Principal Secre
Department of Industries, Government of Ke
• Mr C K Viswanathan, Secretary, Depa
of Labour Rehabilitation, Govt of Kerala
• Mr Shailesh Rao, Managing Director, G
India Ltd
• Mr Rajeev Katyal, Director of Educatio
Miscrosoft
• Mr P Rajendran, Director & COO, NIIT L
• Mr Shaffi Mather, Managing Director, M
Projects Ltd
• Mr Shantanu Prakash, CMD, Educomp
Solutions Ltd
• Mr R Satyanarayanan, Chairman, Care
Launcher
• Prof Rajasekaran Pillai, Vice Chancell
IGNOU
• Dr Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM,
Kozhikode
• Education consultants - Bring the
knowledge bank to a forum to understa
integrate with Industrial / Institutional requir
• Government departments
responsibilities for skills and ec
development - Channelise the resources a
optimally to the skill development programm
• Faculties of higher education instit
Influence the nodal agencies and policy form
bodies for guidance / changes in curricul
structure, suitable for fast adoption of kn
industry.
• NGOs - Source of identification of
potential and bring them to the training age
position them to the world of work at entry l
 • For 10 and more delegates – 20%

Government ITI – Participation by Invitation

More than 300 representatives from various training institutions, vocational education
providers, government, private sector and industry are expected to participate in this unique
convention which provides an opportunity to share experiences from around the country in
the vocational training space.

I am writing to cordially invite you to participate at this conference and

also to nominate teams of officials from your organization. Your office
may use the enclosed Reply Form to register your nominations.

We would be honored and delighted if you could kindly accept our invitation.

I look forward to receiving your concurrence.

Pradipta K Mohapatra
Chairman
Task Force on HR, Skills, Employability
AA & ITI – IMC
Confederation of Indian Industry – Southern Region

REGISTRATION FORM
John Kuruvilla C V Ilavalagan
Confederation of Confederation of Indian Industry
Indian Industry Southern Regional Headquarters
Kerala State Office 98/1 Velacherry Main Road
Opp. Cochin Guindy, Chennai – 600 032
Passport Office, Phone : 044 – 42444555
Panampilly Nagar, Fax : 044 – 42444510
Cochin – 682 036 E-mail : cv.ilavalagan@cii.in;
Phone : 0484 - 4012300 skills2009@cii.in
Fax : 0484 -
4012800
E-mail : john.kuruvilla@cii.in
Website : www.cii.in

Delegate Fee: Please tick the relevant category.

 Rs 1103 per delegate for CII Members

 Rs. 1655 per delegate for Non-members
 Rs 883 per delegate for Educational Institutions / VTPs / Private ITI
We are nominating the following from our company to attend the conference:
S.No. Name Designation Mobile Email ID

Early Bird Discount till 31 September 2009

• Nominate 3 or more Delegates from your Organisation and get 10% discount
• Nominate 5 or more Delegates from your Organisation and get 15% discount
• Nominate 10 or more Delegates from your Organisation and get 20% discount

Enclosed find cheque / demand draft no ___________ dated __________ for Rs _________ in favour of
Confederation of Indian Industry towards delegate fee.

Name : _______________________________ Designation : _________________________________

Company : _____________________________________________________________________________

Address : _____________________________________________________________________________

: _____________________________________________________________________________

Tel : ___________________________________ Fax : ___________________________________

E-mail : _________________________________ Signature : _________________________________

Note :
• Pre-Registration and pre-payment is a must. On receipt of your Registration Form enclosing the
delegate fee, further details will be sent to you. Delegate fee is non-refundable or adjustable against any other
event of CII. Changes in nomination are acceptable.