The Fourth International Convention on Students’
Quality Control Circles (ICSQCC’ 2001) organised
by CMS proved to be a landmark in the History
of QCC Movement. The convention aimed at focussing
the spotlight on the need for adopting QCCs
as an integral part of academics. It strongly
underlined the need to empower the students
so that they can find solutions to their problems,
develop analytical skills, team work, channelise
their creative potentials, and develop a win-win
attitude in order to meet the demands of the
next millennium. The convention generated tremendous
response with as many as 2500 delegates from
14 nations participating in informative presentations,
thought-provoking deliberations and interesting
competitions in various streams.
The last few decades of this century have
seen drastic changes in global relationships.
A new world order governed by trade, commerce
and industrial development is in the offing.
The nations are now competing with each other
to attain quality leadership which will be the
sole arbitrator. Quality in any sphere can only
be accomplished by the people committed to it.
The quality empowerment process as a mass movement
will include creating a culture from the grass
root levels to the highest echelons of the society
wherein every one does his job, the best he
can, and takes pride in it. Quality is not words
only. It is people who can walk the talk, it
is quality people.
Quality People are not a matter of chance,
but a constant and conscious effort to groom
them. People with commitment, positive outlook,
leadership abilities and a desire to excel have
to be trained from the beginning with quality
consciousness as their second nature. It is
our academic institutions and schools which
have to reorient themselves to changing needs
by adapting to innovative ideas. They have to
contribute not only by imparting formal education
but also by shaping the attitudes and personalities
of their pupils. In fact, education needs an
expanded definition. We do not need mere academic
excellence, we also need value-based education.
True education is training of both, the Head
and the Heart. If we want to build character
in our Schools, Offices, Homes and Society,
we must achieve moral and ethical literacy.
Education that builds fundamental traits of
character, spirit of teamwork, unity, honesty,
compassion, courage, positive temperament, is
absolutely essential. It is here that empowerment
programmes like QCCs have tremendous potential
and scope to shape the attitudes, habits and
personalities of the children and transform
them into total quality people, total quality
citizens and total human beings. In fact QCCs,
as an integral part of TQM ,can make our education
system more meaningful and purposeful and enable
the citizens of tomorrow to become conscious
and active change agents and participants in
a systematic process of building a new world
order.
On behalf of the organisers of ICSQCC- 2003,
we cordially invite you to take part in this
historical event. ICSQCC - 2003 is a must for
all those who think students are the most precious
asset we have, who want to contribute and share
their vision, ideas and methodology for the
development and growth of students as quality
citizens. Let us all join hands to make this
movement a success.
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