A roundtable discussion with eminent speakers from iCarnegie, Harvard Business Publishing & Cambridge ESOL on the importance of embedded education for Indian students
Continuing its dedication to encourage young talent and the spirit of educating India, Aspire Human Capital Management, one of the leading firms engaged in embedded employability education and skills development, organized the sixth edition of annual seminar ‘Aspire SkillsWorld 2011’, in Delhi, on “Embedded Education”, an exclusive roundtable discussion.
A distinctive and select niche audience from globally recognized Universities and Institutions such as Harvard Business Publishing, iCarnegie, University of Cambridge ESOL came together under the roof of ‘Aspire SkillsWorld 2011’ for an interactive meet to address global curriculum parity, training and employability enhancement using the embedded education as a model.
The interactive seminar started with the introduction by Mr. Amit Bhatia, Founder and CEO, ASPIRE Human Capital Management , followed by presentations from eminent speakers like Gil Taran, CEO iCarnegie Inc., Vinay Hebbar, Managing Director, Harvard Business Publishing, India, T K Arunachalam, Regional Manager-South Asia, University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations and various other renowned engineering educational institutions were also participated.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Amit Bhatia, Founder and CEO-Aspire stated that, “Aspire SkillsWorld editions have encourage debate and discussions around the importance of embedded Education as a must in our education system that will help in reducing the skill gap and enhance the employability quotient in our country. We will continue these fervent conversations as also our social entrepreneurial efforts which have successfully trained over 50,000 youth in the last 3 years across 14 Indian states in Employability Education.
Gil Taran, CEO iCarnegie Inc., said, “We are very pleased to participate in today’s roundtable discussion.
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With the support of icarnegie, ASPIRE offer ITPro, computer science programs to Indian students, which are developed by faculty at Carnegie Mellon University; embedded in B.Tech, M.Tech, BCA, MCA curricula. There courses are offered through embedded education that significantly enhances learning outcomes using world-class curriculum, leading technology and faculty training.
Vinay Hebbar, Managing Director, Harvard Business Publishing, India, said, “By and large, MBA students is ready to take on the world when it comes to the spirit. Still, we find it lacks the necessary skill sets required today to match the stiff competition as seen in the industry. To enhance MBA experience and leadership potential among young MBA aspirants, Aspire brings MBAProTM Program that uses Harvard Business Publishing’s content, which help in placing management theory in practice, upgrading the industry-readiness, job and compensation opportunities
The speakers elucidated at length the opportunities available and challenges faced by academia in employability education. During the roundtable discussion the global perspective on employability as indicated by International Universities was accentuated by these highly experienced educators. Also discussed elaborately were the key components of Embedded Education and how the latter can help in grooming the young job aspirants in the country. The Seminar ended with enormous success and a positive response from the audience.