Better communication
The Global Communication Association is organising the ninth international conference of communication experts and specialists from around the world. The conference will focus on ‘Breaking Barriers: Creating new communication horizons’. At a time when communication is assuming stronger meaning and deeper significance together with the opening up of new frontiers on a variety of social media, the focus of the conference is to adopt fresh public and business communication strategies and avenues.
Open to: Corporate Chief Executives, communication specialists, policy makers, academicians, bureaucrats, public relations officers and co-related industry professionals.
Fee: Package-based; for queries, call 9900235054 |Duration: January 8 and 9 | Website: www.gcaconference.com
How to beat stress and worry
The study centre, Krishnamurti Foundation India, The Valley School campus, Bangalore is organising a J Krishnamurti retreat, Exploring Worry, Stress and Conflict. Topics covered include awakening of intelligence and flowering in goodness, learning the art of listening and looking, understanding the workings of one’s mind, dealing with conflict, change, fear, and desire, discipline, freedom, and responsibility, discovering beauty, creativity, and joy, awareness with all the senses, exploration into insight, meditation in daily living
Eligibility: Anyone who is keen on attending the workshop.
Fee: Starting `2,500, the price varies depending upon the package.
Duration: January 8 – 11.
Number of seats: Limited.
How to apply: Register at www.kfistudy.org/newsandevents.html.
Last date of admission: January 7.
managing critical resources
The Centre for Development and Environment Policy (CDEP), Indian Institute of Management - Calcutta is organising an International Conference on Managing Critical Resources: Food, Energy and Water. The conference will discuss strategies for the future
Eligibility: PhD scholars and students.
Fee: Participants without paper presentations Rs 5,000
PhD scholars and students Rs 1,500.
Duration: April 9–11.
Number of seats: Limited.
How to apply: Register online.
Last date of admission: Registration began on
January 1 | Website: www.cdep.iimcal.ac.in
For IT professionals
India CyberLearning, Noida (UP) is offering a video-based course by Wayne Snyder, SQL Server 2005 Designing Infrastructure and Security Course – 70-443. You’ll learn to analyse data, set up a database that is secure, available, easy to maintain and achieves the system performance you expect. Wayne Snyder is recognised worldwide as a SQL Server expert and Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP), with over 25 years of experience in project management, database administration, software design and capacity planning.
Eligibility: For IT professionals.
Fee: Rs 4,199.
Duration: Six-months online course.
How to apply: Register online.
Website: www.cyberlearningindia.com
sales and marketing
NIIT Imperia Centre for Advanced Learning is offering Advanced Programme for Marketing Professionals through classes at its centres in your city.
Eligibility: Middle to senior level executives in sales/marketing/operations/customer relations/ marketing research will find the course useful to increase productivity and growth; or participants looking for cutting edge knowledge on both strategic and tactical issues in sales and marketing. Must have minimum five years of experience as on March 1.
Fee: Rs 2,01,743.
Duration: Starting May 1, once a week, Sunday 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Number of seats: limited | How to apply: Register online | Last date of admission: January 15.
Website: www.niitimperia.com/advanced-program-for-marketing-professionals
Psychometric testing
The Carlton Advanced Management Institute, US, is organising the Certified Psychometric Test Professional programme, in association with Middle Earth Consultants. This workshop has been designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of psychometric testing. The objective of this workshop is to provide a comprehensive overview of the entire process of psychometric testing, starting right from defining the concepts of Psychology to the various tests used in Psychometric testing.
Eligibility: Human resource executives and managers.
Fee: Rs 18,000 | Duration: Starts on January 24 | Number of seats: Limited.
How to apply: Contact Tel : +91- 040-64601088, amcamid@carltonglobal.com.
Last date of admission: January 17 | Website: www.mecindia.in
Corporate training techniques
Mastery in Corporate Training, dual-certification accredited by American TESOL, US, powered by Peak Performance Trainings. Learn to design and deliver a good training programme by a method called immersion and find out the secret of super trainer, leadership coaching, neuro plasticity and many more advance techniques. Eligibility: People with passion for training, trainers who wish to move into the platform of Global Leadership Trainers, HR Managers, Senior Executives, In house Trainers, Soft skill Trainers, Sales Professionals, Marketing Managers, Business Development Professionals, Ex Army personnel, Entrepreneurs, CEOs | Fee: Rs 34,500 | When: Starting on January 8 | Last date of admission: January 7 | Website: www.peaktrainings.com