The Programme aims to acquaint the participants from with the knowledge, challenges and prospects of skill and technology in the world of work and manage business, work, professional excellence holistically in the context of future of work challenges and Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Migration is one of the defining features of the contemporary world of work and is integral to the process of social and economic development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides for a strong link between decent work and migration in Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG) of promoting ‘sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’. The huge potential contribution of labour migration to an inclusive development process can be fully harnessed only if there is a nuanced understanding of the emerging forms and nature of labour flows, on the one hand, and their impacts and implications at the micro and macro levels in the sending and receiving regions, on the other. This programme aims at aims at developing the capacities of researchers and policy makers towards explicating the emerging issues in migration, especially in terms of research and policy concerns.

The programme aims at enhancing the understanding about various aspect of human resource development and impart knowledge of self-development skills

To make the Employment Officers who are working in the area of Employment and skill development, aware of the Labour Market trends, Employment opportunities and important role being played by National Career Service project in this area.

The programme aims at enhancing personal and collective skills needed for organisation development.

The diversification of employment and work arrangements over the years has strong implications for access to adequate social protection. This has been compounded by the emergence of the digital economy, automation and globalization. It is seen that global supply chains connect industries and workers throughout the globe, new technologies have been transforming the workplace, and new professions are emerging. All these dynamics have resulted in lower levels of protection and call for adequate and adapted policy responses. Recognising the importance of this challenges, the Workshop aims at discussing and identifying gaps in social protection resulting from the rise in nonstandard forms of employment and thereby identify the opportunities for structural change in order to reduce risks and ensure effective social protection for all.