Sleepwell Foundation in association with CII conducted a 6-Day 'Enhance Your Professional Skills Workshop' for Higher Responsibilities and Profits at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from 17 – 22 June 2019
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in most economies. They contribute up to 60% of total employment and up to 40% of GDP in emerging economies like India.
The new generation workforce view training and development as critical. They value the opportunity to advance in their career and make more money. They also want to make a bigger contribution to the growth & profits of the enterprise so that they don’t fall behind in today's fiercely competitive world. Training also accomplishes personal and organizational goals.
However, access to finance is a key constraint to SME growth. Without access to capital, most of SMEs cut down on Training and Development of their employees though investment in training results in higher productivity apart from being one of the most desired employee benefits.
To help these SMEs overcome this barrier, this workshop was organized. 50 participants from various manufacturing and service industries attended the programme. It was inaugurated by Mr. Jyoti Prakash Gadia, Convener, CII Delhi Panel on SMEs.
Our knowledge partner, Maclead Certifications conducted the training programme. During the 6 days, the participants got a unique opportunity of enhancing their effectiveness in areas like Personality Development, Goal Setting & Time Management, Communication, Leadership and Teamwork, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Quality & Safety Management, and other workplace skills.
“Time well-spent!” this is what the participants felt which is evident from their feedback.
In the Closing Ceremony on 22nd June 2019, the Chief Guest Dr. Ms. Alka Kaul, Past Chairperson, CII Delhi distributed certificates to the successful participants in presence of Dr. M. Chandra Sekhar, CEO & Director, McLead and Subash Sapru, Director, CII Delhi State. Namita Gautam, Managing Trustee, Sleepwell Foundation, in her speech, stressed the importance of training in the growth of SMEs. She looked back at the journey of Sheela Foam, the parent Company of Sleepwell Foundation, growing from a small enterprise to what it is today. She shared that Continuous Skilling of the employees was the secret of its success. The Foundation conducts such skill development programmes, at a minimal cost to provide opportunity for all those SMEs who are unable to conduct trainings for their employees.
