ACTIVITES AND PROGRAMMES

Entrepreneurship Development Programme
The Centre in the recent times is focusing on imparting skills through entrepreneurship development programmes for the women from different parts of the community. Based on the felt needs and the interest of the women, a training programme on bakery was organized from 28 August to 7 September 2007, in collaboration with JM Baking Industrial School, Coimbatore. Thirty community women from Thudiyalur, Coimbatore participated. The experts from JM Baking Industrial School gave hands on experience to the women on the different types of bakery preparations and also on the competitiveness and techniques involved in the bakery industry.

Also an entrepreneurial training programme on tailoring techniques was organized in Idayarpalayam wherein 30 women participated. This training programme provided women with practical knowledge on the techniques of clothing construction with respect to women and children. This programme was organized for a period of three months from December 2007 to February 2008.

Training on Personality Development
A training programme on Personality Development was organized 2008 in collaboration with Department of Home Science Extension Education on 11 January 2008. A total of fifty one students including undergraduate students from the Department of Extension and Mass Communication, Family and community Science and Apparel Designing participated. Also first and second year post graduate and M.Phil students of Extension Education were the participants of the programme. Mr. S. Prakash and Mr. N. Easwaramoorthy, Freelance Trainers, Coimbatore highlighted that positive attitude, knowledge, dress code, body language and communication are the yardsticks for developing a holistic personality. Group discussion was conducted on topics such as communication as a tool for career goals and career plans.

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