The challenge of employment, especially of productive employment in the formal segments of the economy, remains formidable. Employment depends both on demand for labour and supply of it. Creation of employment opportunities Is not satisfactory despite experiencing satisfactory growth rate. The Newly industrializing economies or the so called East Asian Tigers have left many impressive and innovative experiences for us. We need to understand their policies carefully to find better solutions for our employment challenges. The programme aims at what can we learn from them and how could we go about it.

The aim of the programme is to make leaders aware about importance of work proficiency to achieve personal and organizational goals.

The course aims to provide a structural analysis of the complex relationships between informality, gendered relations of power and poverty. It also provides researchers with an enhanced understanding of qualitative and quantitative methods on gender, poverty and the informal economy. This course will be an opportunity to discuss and debate on the ongoing issues in conceptualizing and measuring poverty, women empowerment and gender.

The programme aims at equipping the participants with the context of recent Labour reforms and labour codes.

The programme aims to equip participants with skills and knowledge for effective and timely identification, rescue, release and rehabilitation of Child Labour and Bonded Labour.

The programme aims to sensitize the participants about the changing nature of employment, the inequalities arising out of these changes and the need for social protection. It would enable participants to understand the international standards and existing legal instruments as well as some global best practices in order to promote workers’ rights, based on a model of social justice.

The employability skills, especially, the soft skills are highly significant in the current labour market context, and it is necessary for getting a job. This course mainly aims to facilitate youth to work.