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It is proposed to conduct a National Seminar on VHSE for bringing to light the various aspects of Vocational Higher Secondary Education and also to find out suitable placement avenues to the VHSE pass out candidates of 42 different vocational courses. In order to achieve maximum result for the proposed programme, the participation of Ministers, senior officers of various departments and heads of public sector undertakings related to the 9 branches of vocational education spread out to the 42 different vocational subjects is highly essential and inevitable. Trivandrum being the capital city of kerala and Head Quarters of all departments and most of the public sector undertakings, it is apt to conduct the Seminar there. Some eminent personalities pertaining to the vocational subjects from outside Kerala may also be invited for the Seminar.
The following table shows branch wise courses and the list of participants to be invited for the Seminar.

Sl.No. Name of branch Name & Address of invites
1. Engineering Technology 1. Minister for Education
2. Minister for Industries.
3. Principal Secretary Higher Education
4 Secretary, General Education.
5. Secretary, Industries.
6. Director, Industries and commerce
6. Director, Technical Education
7. Director, Higher Secondary/ VHSE Edn.
8. DPI
9. Secretary Local & Self Govt.
10. Director, Panchayat
11. Vice Chancellor, Kerala/ Gandhiji
Kochi/ Agricultural
Sreesankaracharya Universities,
12.Kerala State Textile Corporation Ltd
Sasthamangalam, Trivandrum 10.
13. Managing Director, Handicraft Development Corporation
14. Managing Director, Kerala Agro Industries Corporation.
15. Managing Director, Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation
16. Managing Director, Kerala Automobiles Limited.
17. Managing Director, Kerala Construction Corporation Limited.
18. Managing Director, Kerafed, Trivandrum.
19. Managing Director, Kerala Electrical Allied Engineering Corporation.
20. Managing Director, Garments Limited.
21. Managing Director, Brahmas Limited. Trivandrum.
22. Managing Director, Kerala Minerals & Metals.
23. Managing Director, KSEB .
24 Managing Director. KELTRON, Trivandrum.
25. Managing Director, Handloom Development Corporation
26. Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Ltd.
27. Managing Director, KSRTC, TVM.
28. Managing Director, Kerala Small Scale Industries Corporation
29.Managing Director, Malabar Cement Ltd
30. Managing Director, Metal Industries, Ltd
31. Managing Director, Scooters Kerala Ltd.
32. Managing Director, Seetharam Textiles Limited.
33. Managing Director, Steel Industries foreign Ltd.
34. Managing Director, Traco Cable Company Ltd.
35. Managing Director, Transformers & Electrical Ltd.
36. Managing Director, Travancore cements Ltd
37. Managing Director, Titanium Products.
38. Managing Director, Water Authority, Trivandrum.
38.Chief Engineer, General PWD, Trivandrum
39. Director, State Nirmihti Kendra, PTP Nagar, Trivandrum 38.
40. Managing Director, Keltex, PTP Nagar, Trivandrum.
41. Managing Director
Malabar Co-operative Textiles Ltd, Kotala, Kuttippuram, Malappuram
42. Managing Director
Malappuram Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd PB No. 206, Malappuram.
43. Managing Director
Quilon Co-operative Spining Mills Ltd
Kaaramcode PO, Kollam.
44. Managing Director
Thrissur Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd
Enkade, Vazhani, Thrissur.
45. Managing Director
Kerala State Co-operative Textile Federation Ltd, Devaswom Board Junction,
Trivandrum - 3.
46. Managing Director.Kerala State Handive Craft apex co-operative Society Ltd, Ernakulam
46. Managing Director, United Electrical Industries
47. Superintendent, Government Presses.
48. Director, Printing & Stationery.
49. All District Panchayath Presidents
50. All Corporation Commissioners.
51. Managing Director
Kerala State Housing Board
52. Managing Director, Infra, Kochi
53. CEO, Technopark
54. CEO, Infopark.
2. Agriculture 1. Minister for Agriculture
2. Agricultural Commissioner
3. Vice Chancellor, Agricultural University
4. Director, Agricultural Department
5. Agricultural Principal Secretary
6. Principal Information Officer, F1B, Kowdiar PO, Trivandrum
7. Managing Director, Coconut Dept Co.
8. Managing Director, Forest Industries Ltd, Aluva, 683106.
9. Managing Director, Forest Co. Ltd, Kottayam.
10. Managing Director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Co. Ltd, Gandhi Nagar, Kochi.
11. Managing Director, Kerala State Sericulture Co Federation Ltd, University.
12. Managing Director, Kerala State Bamboo Co. Ltd, Angamali South, 683573
13. Managing Director, Kerala State Cashew Devp, comp, Kollam.
14. Managing Director, Kerala State Horticultural Forest Devp. Co. Ltd, Poojappura, Trivandrum -12.
15. Managing Director, Oil Palm India Ltd, Kottayam -39.
16. Managing Director, Plantation Co. of Kerala Ltd, Kottayam 14
17. Managing Director, Rehabilitation Plantations Ltd. Punaloor 5
18. Managing Director, State Farming Co. Kerala Ltd, Vettithira PO, Punalur.
19. Chief Executive Officer, State Medicinal Plant Board, Thrissur 1
20. Managing Director, Botanical Garden Palode.
21. Managing Director, Botanical Garden, Olavanna, Kozhikode -14.
3 Animal Husbandry 1. Agricultural Commissioner.
2. Principal Secretary, Agriculture
3. Director, Animal Husbandry Dept.
4. Managing Director, Kerala Livestock Development Board, Pattom, Trivandrum.
5. Registrar, Kerala State Vetenary Council, Trivandrum - 5.
6. Managing Director, Kerala State Poultry Development Co, Pettah, Trivandrum 34.
7. Director, Dairy Development Department
8. Managing Director, Meat Products India Ltd, Koothakulam Ernakulam.
9. Managing Director, Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, Milma Bhavan, Trivandrum
4. Fisheries 1. Minister for Fisheries
2. Secretary Fisheries
3. Director, Fisheries
4. Managing Director, Matsyafed
5. Managing Director, Kerala State Marine Co-operation Ltd, Kochi 682016
5. Paramedical 1. Minister for Health
2. Principal Secretary, Health
3. Director, Medical Education
4. Director, Indian Systems of Medicine
5. Director, Homeopathy
6. Principal, Ayurveda College, Trivandrum, Tripunithura, Kannur
7. Director,Sreethithra Tirunal Medical Centre, Trivandrum
8. Director, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum.
9. Director, Amritha Institute of Medical Science, Ernakulam.
10. Principal, Govt, Medical College, Trivandrum, Kottayam,Alapuzha, Thrissur, Kozhikode..
11. Principal, Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla.
12. Principal, Karakonam Medical College, Karakonam.
13. Principal, Pankajakasthuri Medical College, Kattakada.
14. Principal, Govt. Dental College, Trivandrum
15. Principal, Govt. Nursing College, Trivandrum, Alapuzha, Thrissur, Kozhikode.
16. Registrar, Kerala Nurses & Midwives council, Trivandrum
17. Director, Radiation Safety Medical College, Kozhikode
18. Registrar, Kerala State Pharmacy Council, Trivandrum
6. Physical Education 1. Director, Sports and Youth Affairs
2. Director, Youth Welfare Board
3. Principal Lekshmibhai College of Physical Education College, Karyavattom, Trivandrum.
4. State Co-ordinator Nehru Yuva Kendra

7. Home Science 1. Minister for Labour
2. Minister, Social Welfare Dept.
3. Principal Secretary, Labour
4. Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Dept, Trivandrum
5. Director, Employment and Training
6. Director, Technical Education.
7 Principal, RVTI, Kazhakuttom, TVM.
8. Principal, Women's Polytechnic, Trivandrum.
Ernakulam, Kozhikde
9. Principal's all Women ITI's
8. Humanities 1. Minister for Toursim
2. Secretary, Tourism Department
3. Director, Tourism Department
4. Managing Director, KTDC
5. Principal, School of Hotel Management, Kovalam.
6.Managing Director, ITDC
7. Kerala Tourism Development Co. Trivandrum.
8.Managing Director, Tourist Resort (Kerala) Ltd, Trivandrum 4.
9. Director, KITTS.
10. Secretary, District Tourism Promotion Council, All Districts (14 nos)
11. Managing Director, Ecotourism, Thenmala, Trivandrum
12. Registrar, Central for Heritage Studies, Hill Palace, Trivandrum
9. Business & Commerce 1. Finance Minister
2. Principal Secretary, Finance
3. Director, Treasuries.
4. Director, National Savings
5. President, Kerala State Co-operative Bank
6. President, All District Co-operative Banks (14)
7. Regional Manager, LIC of India
8. Regional Managers, Other Insurance Companies, New India Insurance, Oriental Insurance, United India Insurance Ltd. etc
9. Regional Managers of all Nationalised Banks
10. Managing Director, Kerala Financial Co-operation.
11. Managing Director, KSFE.
12. Head of departments Commerce (All Universities in Kerala).

Five delegates each in respect of branches1-9 may be invited from other States who are veterans in the fields.

Period of Seminar
Since the inviters are large in number it is not feasible to conduct the programme through one day seminar. Hence it is worthy to split the seminar in to 3 days by grouping together 3 branches in one day conveniently.

Domestic Invitees
Among the participants due weightage shall be given from the department of VHSE. The following personnel may be included as domestic participants.
1. All Assistant Directors - 7
2. Senior Officer of the Directorate -10
3. From among teachers two subject experts each shall be included from one vocational subject - 84.
4. External Experts -2 external professional experts each from each branch can be considered as participants in the programme - 18.

Constitution of a Core Group for preparing Agenda for the Programme

A Core group of 10 members from among experts and administrators may be constituted for preparing detail agenda for the programme.
The employment potential of the VHSE students, possibility of inducting them in various employment sectors against vacancies, apprenticeship etc are to be discussed and finalised by the core group for inclusion in the agenda.

Minutes & Follow up action
The decisions evolved in the seminar shall be prepared as minutes and taken of with Govt/appropriate authorities and follow up action thereon shall be taken under the supervision and guidance of the core group headed by the Director, VHSE.

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