Vocational Training Events (Lifelong Learning)

1.1 “Review Strategies for Development of Virtual Skills Labs to support the NEP 2021 directive for Vocationalization of Schools”: a preparation to Virtual Skill labs, open to all

On November 13,2021, AMMACHI Labs, a research center affiliated to the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Amrita University, hosted an expert panel “Review Strategies for Development of Virtual Skills Labs to support the NEP 2021 directive for Vocationalization of Schools”.

The Ministry of Education, Government of India, has taken a proactive step in line with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) to promote and expand vocational skills among students from grade 6 to 12. A significant measure undertaken by the Ministry to facilitate this endeavor involves the establishment of virtual labs dedicated to skills development. Notably, the Olabs created by Amrita University have played a pivotal role in allowing schoolchildren to engage in practical laboratory exercises, and their importance has been further underscored by the recent challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The remarkable success of this initiative has inspired the Ministry of Education to explore a similar approach for enhancing vocational skills within schools. Consequently, the Ministry has reached out to Amrita University and other stakeholders within the ministry to collaborate on devising a comprehensive framework for virtual labs geared towards skills development.

The main objectives of the virtual skill lab for skills is:

1. To provide remote access to simulation-based Labs in various disciplines of vocational education.
2. To enthuse students to learn and apply the skills arousing their curiosity.

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2.1 E-Waste Management

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, organized a three day online Management Development Program on Business Potentials of E-waste Management in India through Sustainability Lens Transforming E-waste To Wealth on November 26 – 28, 2021.

This Management Development Program addressed the growing concerns surrounding e-waste – its management and environmentally safe disposal in India. In Kerala alone, records show that the volume of e-waste doubled in a year. The various sessions by experts aimed to provide an opportunity for organizations to achieve their social responsibility goals, motivate entrepreneurial interest in this field and also instigate industry and academia to extend existant knowledge of e-waste management.

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2.2.1 AWESOME

The “International Conference on Advancing Women’s Empowerment through Systems Model Expansion” (AWESOME) took place virtually March 3-5, 2022. The conference was hosted by the AMRITA Center for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality, UNESCO Chair for Gender Equality, in partnership with Systems Innovation, Mumbai Hub, and supported by the Indian Council on Social Science Research (ICSSR) the conference was a great success bringing together key stakeholders and academics from around the globe.

AWESOME: At A Glance
500+ Participants | 12 Countries | 12 Keynote Speakers | 15 accepted papers | 15 partner institutions

The conference featured academics, policymakers, and practitioners who shared their expertise and vision on systems thinking for women’s empowerment from both theoretical and applied points of view. Workshops and tutorials that presented effective tools for women’s empowerment took place in various breakouts. By bringing together an interdisciplinary group of academics, policymakers, and practitioners from systems thinking, women & gender studies, technology innovation, and related fields, the knowledge shared through this conference contributed to addressing the complexity and multifaceted dimensions impacting women’s empowerment and gender equality.

6 Workshops and 2 Fireside chats on the following themes were organized:

• Evidence on Impact, Cost-Effectiveness & Implementation from the Evidence Consortium on Women’s Groups
• Geographic Information System Technologies Related to Gender & Development
• Invisible: How Systems Thinking Contributes to the Marginalisation of Global Majority Women
• Game-based workshop for Women’s Empowerment
• Using Dialogue as a Process Tool towards Capacity Building and Women’s Empowerment
• Understanding Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality Using a Systems Innovation Approach
• Fireside Chat: Designing for Women
• Fireside Chat: The Systems Sanctuary

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2.2.3. International Symposium on Water Sustainability held on the occasion of World Water Day 2022

On the occasion of UN World Water Day 2022, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s UNESCO Chair on Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation & Development and School for Sustainable Futures jointly organised an International Symposium on Water Sustainability: Challenges, Technologies & Opportunities (IWSS 2022). The symposium explored challenges and opportunities as well as scientific and practical outcomes in designing, developing, and deploying interventions, tools, and techniques for community-empowered water sustainability initiatives. The symposium was held as an online event from March 22 – 24 from 4 PM to 9 PM IST.

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2.2.5 AMRITACON 2021 – 4^th Amrita International Public Health E-conference

The 4^th Amrita International Public Health E- conference- AMRITACON 2021 was held on December 10 – 11, 2021. The theme was “Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Healthy Lung, Clean Air, Live A Good Life.” The conference was jointly organised by the Dept. Of Community Medicine and Public Health, Dept of Respiratory Medicine in collaboration with The International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The UNION).

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