ISO/IEC-17025:2017 — General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC), Ghaziabad, four days(8-11 February 2021) online programme on ISO/IEC-17025:2017, General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories commenced with the inaugural session of Dr D.K. Aswal, Director, CSIR-NPL. Approximately 115 participants joined virtually through MS-Team. Resource persons were from within CSIR and also from other institutes like NCCBM.
Induction Programme for Newly Recruited Scientists
CSIR-HRDC organised the 37th and 38th batch of the Induction Programme for newly recruited scientists. These programmes were organised from 15-24 February 2021 and 1-10 March 2021 respectively. The programme coverage rangedfrom CSIR vision, mission, goals, ethos to various technical skillset and soft skillset to upgrade inter-personal skills, team building & group dynamics. The programme pedagogy comprised hands-onexercises, case studies, role plays, interactive sessions, etc. Total 53 participants from more than 15 labs attended these programmes.
All the participants got the opportunity to present their scientific work and its alignment with CSIR’s mission and vision through poster and oral presentations to Dr Shekhar C. Mande, DG, CSIR & Secretary, DSIR. Resource persons were from within CSIR,various eminent scientific and academic institutes. Directors from various CSIR labs like Dr Ranjana Aggarwal, CSIR-NISCAIR, Dr Avanish Kumar Srivastava, CSIR-AMPRI, Dr N. Gopalakrishnan, CSIR-CBRI, Dr Anurag Agrawal, CSIR-IGIB, Dr P.C. Panchariya,CSIR-CEERI and Dr Satish Chandra,CSIR-CRRI also interacted with the participants and shared their rich experiences.
Capacity Development Programme for Finance Officers of CSIR
Capacity Development Programme for Finance Officers of CSIR was organised through MS-Team from 9-26 February 2021.
Hands-on Programme on Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
Two half-days online hands-on programme on Government e-Marketplace (GeM) was conducted from 16-17March 2021via MS-Team. It was a comprehensive programme on the features, workflow and timelines of Government e-Marketplace (GeM). The programme was organised by drawing an eminent resource person from GeM, Shri Praveen Wadhwani. More than 200 participants joined the two days programme and the response was phenomenal and overwhelming.
