As part of the Let’s Talk Career Series, the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) held a career talk session for UTM students under the theme “Boosting Your Employability”. The talk focused on career prospects in the ICT/BPO sector, presented by Mr Avinash Ramtohul, Director of African Operations Technology Sales Consulting, ORACLE.

Date: Monday 05 May 2014
Time: 11 00 hrs
Venue: Conference Room, University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM), La Tour Koenig, Pointe aux Sables

The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) regularly conducts studies that help it in pursuing its functions. One such study is the Evaluation of Training in the Republic of Mauritius.

Objectives of the study.
The main aim of the study is to determine the relevance and effectiveness of training at enterprise level.
To achieve that aim, a number of specific objectives have been formulated as follows:
 - To gauge the perception on training.
 - To study the training systems in place.
 - To determine the effectiveness of training.
 - To measure the training culture.
 - To measure the impact of training.
 - To carry out a benchmarking of training institutions.
 - To map the future perspectives of training.

In this context, the HRDC is hereby seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from team of consultants/firms having the necessary capabilities and experience for the provision of Survey Data Collection Services.

The required scope of services consists of the following tasks:
 - Train interview team
 - Sampling
 - Conduct and supervise interviews
 - Quality control
 - Coding and Data entry

This EOI aims at listing potential individuals/firms who will be invited to participate in a Request for Quotation (RFQ) exercise.

The Skills Pledge is “a voluntary, public commitment by employer/organisation to support each employee at all levels to develop/upgrade their skills continuously”. The Skills Pledge is a commitment taken by employers to drive their business forward by training their employees. It will be on a voluntary basis where employers/organisations will make a pledge to train and upgrade the skills of all its employees. During this period employers will be supported by the HRDC through a Mentor. The main objectives of this project are to:

• ensure that employers/organisations value their employees;
• recognise the benefits of skills development and talent management; and
• employers/organisations willingly invest in continuous empowerment of all their employees.

HRDC is therefore inviting private organisations to participate in the pilot and potential candidates as Mentors to fill in the respective registration form available on the HRDC website addressed to the Director, Human Resource Development Council, 4th Floor, NG Tower, Ebène. The ‘expression of interest’ for both organisations and Mentors should be deposited in the HRDC tender box located on the 4th Floor, NG Tower, Cyber City, Ebene  Friday 9 May 2014 with ‘EOE-SPI’ written on the top left corner of your envelope.
For further details pertaining to the selection and criteria for participation of organisations, requirements of Mentors and applications forms please contact Mr Sharma Seechurn on 4544009 /4644151 for further information.

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To mark the start of its work placement programme for Lower VI students during the April 2014 school holidays, the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) will organise an initiation workshop at 10 00 hrs at HRDC, 4th Floor, NG Tower, Ebène on 07 April 2014.
Some 150 students from 42 secondary schools will be on placement in 24 participating organisations for two weeks. In addition, the HRDC has introduced a new feature to the work placement programme since last year. For the April batch, the HRDC will run a presentation on topics such as potential career pathways, job interview advice and how to build a successful CV so as to give students the necessary guidance in their career planning process.

The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) is inviting interested employers to participate in its programme for the placement of Lower VI students in enterprises for a period of 2 weeks during the school holidays. The objective is to complement a students’ academic studies with on-the-job practical work experience and to bridge the gap between school and the world of work.

The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) welcomes interested employers to register for the next Briefing Session on the updated HRDC Training Grant System scheduled for Friday 18th April 2014 at 15 30 hrs at the HRDC Lecture Theatre, 4th Floor, NG Tower, Cybercity, Ebène.

The main objective of the training levy is to create a National Training Fund out of which training incentives are offered to employers in order to allow them to meet part of the training cost of their employees and to support other training initiatives both at enterprise and national levels including apprenticeship training.

Let’s Talk HR is a series of talks initiated by the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC). The aim is to bring HR professionals together on the same platform to learn, share, network and shape ideas in order to add value to the HR field to the advantage of all.

Date: Friday 21st February 2014
Time: 16 45 hrs
Venue: HRDC Lecture Theatre, 4th Floor, NG Tower, Cybercity, Ebène

The nomenclature of job profiles presents an accurate profile of the Mauritian ICT/BPO sector, especially from the human resource management/development perspective. A job profile therefore contains descriptions of each skill and the level required. This nomenclature of 33 jobs has been developed jointly by the IT Commission of La Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie France Maurice (CCIFM) and the Outsourcing and Telecommunications Association of Mauritius (OTAM).

Public trust in the integrity of the Government is paramount and complying with the set Code of Ethics is the first step in this process. Public officers need to know the basic principles and standards they are expected to apply to their work and where the boundaries of acceptable behaviour lie. Every team must demonstrate good work ethics and values to keep the performance of the Public Sector at its best.