The Human Resource Development Council (HDRC) launched the second edition of the HR Excellence Awards after the success and active participation of employers and HR practitioners in the first edition.
The HR Excellence Awards is the first recognition framework introduced in Mauritius in 2011 to promote, encourage and showcase successes and accomplishments of the HR community.
The HRD Conference invited contributions and participation from practitioners, policy makers, researchers and academics on themes surrounding HRD at country and enterprise levels. It provided an intensive and interactive forum for showcasing and presenting HR strategies that had been implemented to contribute towards enabling countries and organizations weather the vagaries of the socio-economic system.
Attending this conference has allowed participants to widen their horizons in emerging issues in the field of HRD which are of paramount value in triggering innovation and sharpening productivity at the macro and micro levels.
In the context of the International HRD Conference 2013, a Round Table Discussion was organised on 16th October 2013 at the HRDC. 9 selected leading professionals from each sector of the Mauritian economy and the keynote speaker from the International HRD Conference were invited to participate as panelists. The session was moderated by Mr Raj Makoond, Executive Director of the Joint Economic Council.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources and the HRDC in collaboration with the relevant Employers’ Organisations/Institutions operating in the public and private sectors initiated the above project in 2007 which allowed for short period placement of 2/3 weeks duration to students of Lower Six Placement Programme as well as to students following courses in prevocational courses. The project actually emphasizes the importance of out-of-classroom career-related experiences for students.
One of the functions of the HRDC is to ‘establish linkages between the education, the training systems and the workplace’. Given the multiplicity of stakeholders involved along this nexus, there is need for a multi-pronged approach to establishing relevant and functional linkages. It is proposed to start a new project to further develop the link between university and the world-of-work. It is thus important to provide university students with opportunities to fill gaps in their understanding and to also inform and inspire them about their prospective careers. The HRDC is implementing the above project in collaboration with UoM and UTM.
