WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH FREE BUS TRAVEL SCHEME IN TAMIL NADU: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VILLUPURAM DISTRICT

This article has mainly focused on the innovative scheme of free bus travel and how it benefited the people and sparked to empower the women in the male centric society. Tamil Nadu is a welfare State which implemented innovative schemes for enhancement of people status gradually. On the consequence, the Government of Tamil Nadu has announced the scheme for women welfare and empowerment named “Free Bus Travel Scheme” which has given the free travel to all women in Tamil Nadu. The intention of the scheme was announced by the Government of Tamil Nadu to increase the mobility of women. This scheme has increased the women’s mobility and their savings. Tamil Nadu, being a role model for implementing the innovative free schemes for entire India. All the state has attributed the concept for their convenience and applied the different phenomenon. Earlier, Tamil Nadu Government has given the doles and freebies to the people, especially those have in the poverty line. Some of the electronic goods also provided to enhance the economic and educational enhancement. Now the tern has changed beyond the stereo type of schemes and programs. Conceptually, the Government has announced the free travel for all women might be stupendous character which directly or indirectly enhance the women status and empower the women in this society. Keywords: Women Empowerment, Innovative schemes, free bus travel, economical enhancement.

681 Increasing Representation in Surgical Careers – the First Cut Mentorship Programme for Medical Students

Background Surgical specialties in the medical literature are described as having low workforce diversity. Classically underrepresented groups among surgeons include women, trainees from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and those possessing visible or hidden disabilities. As advocates for underserved communities, increasing the representation of these groups is vital to ensure that their values and perspectives influence the progression and practice of surgery. A mentorship programme was created to address this need and help break down the reported barriers which often deter medical students from pursuing surgical careers. Method A 6-month mentorship programme for students from underrepresented groups in surgery was designed and co-developed by four medical students and three university faculty members: a consultant HPB surgeon, a professor of medical education and an educational enhancement manager. Results 30 medical students received one-to-one mentorship from consultant surgeons. All participants (mentors and mentees) were from underrepresented groups in surgery. Students were provided with exposure to the life of a surgeon, personal development, and careers advice by their mentors. Opportunities for professional development in academic, educational and management roles were also offered to go beyond the scope of the standard clinical responsibilities of surgeons. This descriptive case study offers an approach to implementing this within a large medical school. Conclusions The First Cut project is currently in its pilot phase. Feedback will be collected and analysed at the end of the programme for evaluation and improvement. These results will demonstrate the value of mentorship programmes to students from underrepresented groups.

Capturing the student voice: creating more effective mechanisms for listening

Having completed a review of their student representation system and committees, Kent Union has worked in partnership with the University to launch its first Education Strategy (2016-2020). A key objective of this strategy was to create the Kent Union Education and Student Representation Board, to be held regularly to discuss University-wide academic issues. With input from student/staff liaison committees and its Education Forum for student representatives and also by deploying a new online platform (Digital Rep) for gathering student feedback, Kent Union aims to provide an annual report to its Board of Trustees as well as the University, on key issues relating to the student experience.To ensure that these mechanisms for capturing the student voice are heeded, the University has sought to align some of its own strategic priorities for education and the student experience with those of Kent Union and created more effective mechanisms for listening, by enhancing communication and feedback through its governance and operational structures to integrate better the University and Kent Union plans. In this case study, we have evaluated the initial impact of these changes on the ways in which the student voice informs educational enhancement from both student and staff perspectives.

Implementasi Prinsip-Prinsip Sistem Manajemen Mutu ISO 9001:2008 di SMK Ekonomika Depok Jawa Barat

This study aims to describe the application of the principles of quality management system (SMM) ISO 9001:2008 in VOCATIONAL SCHOOL of economics. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected using the documentation, interviews with principals, quality management representative (WMM), 2 teachers, and 3 students, and observation. The results show that the application of the principles of the ISO 9001:2008 at SMM SMK Economics Depok went well. This is evidenced by the existence of the school’s business that always maintains customers’ trust, a curriculum which is in accordance with the educational enhancement principles, the implementation of the planned program and goals, the involvement of the entire school’s members, continuous evaluation, problems resolution based on existing data and facts, and the mutual cooperation between the school and other parties. The results of this research is expected to be able to provide insight to the school’s principal to always foster a shared commitment to the various parties in the schools in regard to the implementation of the principles of the ISO SMM 9001:2008. Keywords: The quality of education, the principles of SMM 9001:2008, ISO quality management system (SMM)

Unemployed

The current paper discusses findings from an exploratory study concerning the type, frequency of use and the impact of social networking sites on unemployed. The study's objectives were to assess participants' under training: usage of social networking sites, and the degree to which these helped increase their opportunities for employability, educational enhancement, and contributed to their psychological uplift and social support. The paper contributed to the research on social networking and the education of the unemployed in a country where similar research is sporadic.