INNOVATIONS OF AN ASSOCIATED CENTRE OF

APEID AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE REGION

Dr. V. THANIKACHALAM, B.E., M.Tech., Ph.D., M.S., FMR Professor & Head, Center for International Affairs &

Nodal Officer, Tech .Ed. III Project, TEACHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING INSTITUTE

(Southern Region) Taramani, Chennai – 600 113, INDIA

MAJOR INNOVATIONS:1. STATE LEVEL EXTENSION CENTRES IN TECHNICAL

EDUCATION

2. STAFF DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE TOTAL NEEDS

3. DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA FOR DIPLOMA, POST DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

4. INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN ASIA

5. MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

6. INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SHARING THE EXPERTISE WITH OTHER ASSOCIATE CENTRES.

SEQUENCE OF DESCRIPTION:

i. BACKGROUNDii. FACILITATING FACTORSiii. LINKAGESiv. ACTION PLANSv. IMPACTvi. LESSONS LEARNEDvii. TRANSFER VALUE TO THE ASSOCIATE

CENTRES

INNOVATION –1

STATE LEVEL EXTENSION CENTRES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION

BACKGROUND:

NEED FOR TECHNICIAN EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE

FACILITATING FACTOR:

ESTABLISHED INSTITUTE

“THINK TANK”

LINKAGES:

ODUE TO GOVERNMENT (CENTRE AND STATE)

OEDUCATION – CONCURRENT SUBJECTOTHROUGH BOARD OF GOVERNORS

ACTION PLAN:

OESTABLISHMENT OF EXTENSION CENTRE

ODEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMMES BASED ON THE NEEDS

OPARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT

IMPACT:

OEFFECTIVE PROGRAMMESOEFFICIENT MANAGEMENTONEED BASED CURRICULUMORAPID DEVELOPMENT OF

TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TRANSFER VALUE:

OPROCESS COULD BE SELECTED FOR TRIAL.

INNOVATION –2

STAFF DEVELOPMENT:

OBASED ON LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

BACKGROUND:

ODUE TO TEACHERS REQUIREDODUE TO IMPROVED CURRICULUMODUE TO TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTODUE TO PROMOTION

FACILITATING FACTORS:

OADEQUATE RESOURCE PERSONSOINFRASTRUCTUREORESOURCESOFUNDSOEMPOWERMENT

LINKAGES:

OINSTITUTE TO POLYTECHNICSOINSTITUTE TO DIRECTORATE OF

TECHNICAL EDUCATIONOINSTITUTE TO STATE BOARDS OF

TECHNICAL EDUCATIONORESOURCE PERSONS TO

PARTICIPANTS

ACTION PLAN:

ONEEDS ASSESSMENTOPRIORITY TO ORGANISATIONAL

NEEDSOINDIVIDUAL NEEDSOPROGRAMMES IN TECHNOLOGY,

EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, COMPUTER, SCIENCE ETC.

IMPACT:

O100000 TECHNICIANS PER ANNUM FROM THE SOUTHERN REGION

OREADY FOR EMPLOYMENTONEGLIGIBLE PRE-EMPLOYMENT

TRAINING COSTOFASTER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

TRANSFER VALUE:

ORELICATION IS POSSIBLEOPROCESS CAN BE TRANSFERRED

INNOVATION –3

DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY RELAVANT OF CURRICULA:

ODIPLOMA AND POST DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

BACKGROUND:

OABSENCE OF SPECIALISTSOABSENCE OF DEDICATED

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

ONEED TO COPE UP WITH THE CHANGES IN THE JOB DEMAND

FACILITATING FACTORS:

OT.T.T.I. ESTABLISHED ITS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTER

OPROFESSIONAL APPROACHOEXCELLENT FACULTYOAUTONOMYOESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH

INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRY

LINKAGES WITH:

OINDUSTRIES IN THE SOUTHERN REGION

OGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSOR&D LABORATORIESOEXPERTS

ACTION PLANS:

O NEEDS ASSESSMENTO NEEDS ANALYSISO TRAINING OBJECTIVESO CONTENTSO TRAINING PROGRAMSO IMPLEMENTATIONO ORIENTATION PROGRAMMESO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALSO SPECIFICATION FOR EQUIPMENT

ASSISTANCE TO AUTONOMOUS POLYTECHNICS:

OASSISTANCE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

IMPACT:

OINDUSTRY RELEVANT CURRICULAOHIGHER DEMAND FOR THE

PROGRAMMESOEMPLOYMENT READY TECHNICIANSOCONTINUOUS INDUSTRIAL

DEVELOPMENTOWORLD CLASS PROGRAMMESOIMPACT ON BOTTOMLINEOFOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNERS

LESSONS LEARNED:

OTOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FROM PLANNING TO GRADUATION

INNOVATION –4

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

BACKGROUND:

ONEED FOR NATIONAL MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

OASSISTANCE FROM DEVELOPMENT BANKS AND IDA

ONEED FOR EXPERT CONSULTANTS

FACILITATING FACTORS:

OASSOCIATED CENTER OF APEID / CPSC

OADEQUACY OF EXPERTISE OGOVENRMENTS APPROVALOESTABLISHED LEADERSHIP

LINKAGES:

OESTABLISHED THROUGH ONGOING INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES

ACTION PLAN:

OBID PREPARATIONOEFFECTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMMESOEFFICIENT COSTINGOPLEASANT NEGOTIATIONOAWARDOIMPLEMENTATIONOMONITORINGOCOMPLETION

IMPACT OF THE PROJECTS:

OIMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFULLYOSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTOLEAP FORWARD DEVELOPMENTOPROJECTS- ADBNEP974, UNDP FOR

STAFF DEVELOPMENT, UNESCO PROGRAMME FOR NEPAL

LESSONS LEARNED:

ONEEDS ASSISTANCE IN PROJECT PLANNING

OECONOMIC PLANNINGOUSER NEEDSOSUSTENANCEOKNOWLEDGE TRANSFEROHUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

TRANSFER VALUE TO THE ASSOCIATE CENTRES:

OVERY HIGH

INNOVATION –5

MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

M.TECH. (HRD)

BACKGROUND:

ONEED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE FACULTY OF POLYTECHNICS, AND ENGINEERING COLLEGES

OEXTENSION OF FACILITIES TO OPEN STUDENTS, AND INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES

FACILITATING FACTORS:

OEXISTING DEPARTMENTSOEXISTING RESOURCESOTRASFER OF TRAININGOQUALIFIED FACULTYOADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTUREODEMAND FOR PROGRAMMESOMANY GLOBAL PROJECTS

LINKAGES:

OPOLYTECHNICSOAFFILIATING UNIVERSITYOSTATE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMESOEXTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTSOFUNDS FOR HUMAN RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENTOAICTE AND ISTEOINDUSTRIES

ACTION PLAN:

OAPPROVAL PROCESSOIMPLEMENTATION

IMPACT:

OPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HRD OFASTER GROWTH OF THE

POLYTECHNICS AND ENGINEERING COLLEGES

OIMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS HRD PROGRAMMES FOR THE INDUSTRY, SOCIETY

LESSONS LEARNED:

OMULTIPLE RETURNS TO THE POLYTECHNICS

OHIGH POTENTIAL PROGRAMME FOR HR PROFESSIONALS

OACCELERATED HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

TRANSFER VALUE TO THE ASSOCIATED CENTRES:

OVERY HIGH

INNOVATION –6

INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO APEID

BACKGROUND:

OTTTI (NITTTR) WAS IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH POTENTIAL INSTITUTE FOR AN ASSOCIATED CENTRE

FACILITATING FACTORS:

OSELECTED AS AN ASSOCIATED CENTRE

LINKAGES:

OLINKED TO UNESCO – ACEIDOLINKED TO OTHER ACsOLINKED TO NATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT GROUP

ACTION PLAN:

O PARTICIPATION IN TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP MEETINGS

O CONDUCT OF ASIAN REGIONAL WORKSHOPS

O DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINE DOCUMENTSO PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED TRAINING TO THE

PARTICIPANTS FROM OTHER ASSOCIATED CENTRES

O ASSISTANCE IN PROGRAM PLANNING

ACTION PLANS…

OPREPARED MODEL CURRICULA FOR COMPUTER TECHNICIAN

ODEVELOPED COUNTRY SPECIFIC HANDBOOK ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM

OPARTICIPATION IN PERIPATETIC WORKSHOPS

IMPACT:

O MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG VARIOUS ACs

O CUSTOMIZED TRAINING OF PARTICIPANTSO ENHANCING PROBLEM SOLVING

CAPABILITYO TRANSFER OF PROVEN TECHNOLOGYO NETWORKING OF INSTITUTES.

LESSONS LEARNED:

OKNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS AND STEPS TAKEN

OCOMPARATIVE STUDIES OF SOLUTIONS GENERATED

OGUIDELINES OPTIMIZATION OF SOLUTIONS

TRANSFER VALUE TO THE ASSOCIATED CENTRES:

OENORMOUS

REVITALIZATION OF APEID CENTRES:

ONETWORKING OF ASSOCIATED CENTRES

OPEACEFUL REGIONOPEACEFUL CONTINENTOPEACEFUL WORLD

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