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TRAINING- Meaning, Determining Training Need & Development Strategies, Types, Models, Methods and Evaluation

TRAINING: MEANING- According to Michael Armstrong “Training is the systematic modification of behaviour through learning which occur as a result of education, instruction, development and planned experiences.  In simple words it can be defined quipping employees with required knowledge and skills for the job. as e Training focuses on specific job knowledge and skill that is to be applied in the short run. Determining Training Needs: Training needs can be determined through following types of analysis. Organization analysis Task analysis Manpower or human resource analysis ORGANISATIONAL ANALYSIS: Systematic study of organization in terms of its objectives, its resources, resource allocation and utilisation,growth potential and its environment. Its purpose is to determine where training emphasis should be placed in the organization for increasing organizational effectiveness. It involves following elements ANALYSIS OF OBJECTIVES: Long term and short term obj...

E-Arik

Arik means “Agriculture” in the Adi tribal dialect of Arunachal Pradesh E-Arik is a research project to experiment the application of ICTs in agricultural extension services provision and also to measure its impact on the tribal farmers It was started in the year 2007 sponsored by the Technology Information Facilitating Programmed (TIFP) , Department of Scientific and Technology and Govt of India It was first implemented in Yakrung village of East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh  and covered 12 remote tribal villages. Five hundred small and marginal tribal farmers were selected, based on their willingness in receiving agricultural advisory services from the e-Arik project, who in turn could educate fellow farmers with what they learnt. Along with farmers, tribal children, rural youth, and school teachers also enrolled for computer education in the e-Arik Village Knowledge Center at Yagrung village. It  proposes single window system for the improved agricultural in...

ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATION IN MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

INTRODUCTION Information technology can be defined as the diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, disseminate, store, and manage information. These technologies include computers, internet, and network hardware and software, satellite systems, broadcasting technologies (radio and television), and telephony (land lines and cellular). As well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as web portals, email, SMS, videoconferencing, etc.  In short information technology is helpful to communicate the knowledge In agriculturally based developing countries like India cannot ignore agriculture in such transformation. Information technology refers to how we use information, compute and communicate information to the people. The role of information technology is, users need with the right information, in right form, in right time. The generation and application of agricultural knowledge is progressively important, particularly for sma...

Solanum nigrum

Scientific classification    Kingdom: Plantae         Order: Solanales              Family: Solanaceae                   Genus: Solanum                        Species:S. nigrum Subspecies S. nigrum  nigrum S. nigrum  schultesii Common name: Black nightshade, Black-berry night shade, Nightshade, Poisonberry. Assamese: Latkochu. Hindi: Makoi Biology of the plant: Annual herb, erect, 25-100 cm high, pubescent with simple hairs. Stems are often angular, sparsely-pubescent. The blades of the leaves are ovate, the bases are cuneate, 4-10 and 3-7 cm wide, pubescent, entire or coarsely dentate, the apex is obtuse.                    Inflorescences are extra-axillary umbels, the calyx cup-shaped, the corolla is white, 8-10 mm long , the lobes ovate-oblong,...

Bhoomi Project

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Introduction In present days, e-Governance has become a very common word, wherever governments have harnessed information technology with a range of activities. Considering the importance of e-Governance many countries all over the world have taken up e-governance projects in a priority basis. Though there are success stories which enthuse e-governance architects but many of them have failed to deliver the expected results.   Recent studies reveal that, all over the world, only 15% of e-Governance projects have been successfully deployed whereas a majority of them have either failed or are yet to show their real benefits (Singh A. 2005). Particularly in India, the success percentage has been significantly low due to its geo diversity, lack of public awareness, mindset of the people, political as well administrative bottlenecks, among other factors.   Therefore, it is highly essential for one to study the key factors that contribute to the success or failure of an e-gove...

Human resources development, Selection and recruitment

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Selection Human resource selection is the process of choosing qualified individuals who are available to fill positions in an organization. In the ideal personnel situation, selection involves choosing the best applicant to fill a position. Selection is the process of choosing people by obtaining and assessing information about the applicants with a view to matching these with the job requirements. It involves a careful screening and testing of candidates who have put in their applications for any job in the enterprise. It is the process of choosing the most suitable persons out of all the applicants. The purpose of selection is to pick up the right person for every job. It can be conceptualized in terms of either choosing the fit candidates, or rejecting the unfit candidates, or a combination of both. Selection involves both because it picks up the fits and rejects the unfits. In fact, in Indian context, there are more candidates who are rejected than those who are selected i...