Influencing girls' lives: Acceptability and effectiveness of a livelihoods skill building intervention in Gujarat

India has gradually evolved as knowledge based economy due to the abundance of capable, flexible and qualified human capital. With the constantly rising influence of globalization, India has immense opportunities to establish its distinctive position in the world. However, there is a need to further develop and empower the human capital to ensure the nations global competitiveness. Despite the empathetic stress laid on education and training in this country, there is still a shortage of skilled manpower to address the mounting needs and demands of the economy. Skill building can be viewed as an instrument to improve the effectiveness and contribution of labor to the overall production. It is as an important ingredient to push the production possibility frontier outward and to take growth rate of the economy to a higher trajectory. This paper focuses on skill development in Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) which contribute nearly 8 percent of the country's GDP, 45 percent of the manufacturing output and 40 percent of the exports. They provide the largest share of employment after agriculture. They are the nurseries for entrepreneurship and innovation. SMEs have been established in almost all-major sectors in the Indian industry. The main assets for any firm, especially small and medium sized enterprises are their human capital. This is even more important in the knowledge based economy, where intangible factors and services are of growing importance. The rapid obsolescence of knowledge is a key factor of the knowledge economy. However, we also know that for a small business it is very difficult to engage staff in education and training in order to update and upgrade their skills within continuous learning approach. Therefore there is a need to innovate new techniques and strategies of skill development to develop human capital in SME's.

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Illuminating the Context and Circumstances of Male Couples Establishing a Sexual Agreement in Their Relationship

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988316655528 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 600-609 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jason W. Mitchell ◽

Ji-Young Lee ◽

Cory Woodyatt ◽

José Bauermeister ◽

Patrick Sullivan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hiv Prevention ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Male Couples ◽

Relationship Themes ◽

Prevention Interventions ◽

The Individual ◽

Relationship Factors ◽

Sexual Exploration ◽

Skill Building ◽

The Relationship

A sexual agreement is an explicit mutual understanding made between two partners about which sexual and relational behaviors they agree to engage in within and/or outside of their relationship. Factors that prompt male couples to form a sexual agreement and under what circumstances remain underinvestigated, yet are important considerations for development of couples-based sexual health and HIV prevention interventions. By using thematic analysis with qualitative dyadic data from a convenience sample of 29 HIV-negative male couples, the present study sought to describe the timing and investigate the context and circumstances that led male couples to establish a sexual agreement in their relationship at both the individual and couple levels, and by agreement type. Themes identified for when a sexual agreement was formed included within the first 6 months, and after 6 months in the relationship. Themes related to context and circumstances of couples’ sexual agreement formation were as follows: (a) desire for sexual exploration, (b) arisen circumstances or events with other men, (c) influences from past relationship(s) and/or other couples (i.e., peers), (d) to protect against HIV, and (e) purposeful conversations versus understood. Findings suggest HIV prevention efforts should include skill-building exercises to help improve communication and promote sex positivity within male couples’ relationships.

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Successful Transition to Life After Incarceration: A Pilot Program

American Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.5014/ajot.2021.75s2-rp222 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 7512510222p1-7512510222p1

Author(s):

Ariana Gonzalez

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Life Skills ◽

Skills Training ◽

Community Supervision ◽

Pilot Program ◽

Life Skills Training ◽

Successful Transition ◽

Department Of Corrections ◽

Skill Building ◽

Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented 04/7/21 A pilot for integrating OT into a Department of Corrections Community Supervision Center was implemented. This pilot sought to use OT assessment and intervention for justice-involved individuals to address skill building, increase problem solving, and further explore the needs and barriers to re-entry, including maintenance of supervision to prevent recidivism. This pilot highlighted a gap in life skills training for this population and this program's impact. Primary Author and Speaker: Ariana Gonzalez Additional Authors and Speakers: Megan Davis, Emily Gralinski, Stephanie Monforte,and Jacqueline Strausser

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