The competency development programs
of RILS focus on building future leaders for the life
sciences domain, by developing in them competencies
that cater to life sciences and allied areas. These
programs are customized to the needs of industry and
are funded by industries for their own employees.
These programs typically comprise three months of rigorous
classroom training, followed by nine months of hands
on / field training. During the training program, candidates
are assessed for their learning and performing abilities
using various methods.
RILS has been conducting a series of
competency development programs under the umbrella of
Young Professionals' Program. These include:
Young Engineers' Program (YEP)
The YEP focuses on building competency for designing,
engineering, implementation, installation, commissioning
and validation of a highly automated biopharmaceuticals
manufacturing plant, compliant with the regulations
of Indian FDA, USFDA and EMEA.
Young Clinical Professionals' Program (YCPP)
The YCPP has been developed with the objective of developing
competency for Reliance Clinical Research Services (RCRS).
This program focuses on training participants in various
aspects of clinical research, clinical trial, bio-equivalence
and bioavailability studies and regulatory affairs.
Young Manufacturing Professionals' Program
(YMPP)
The YMPP aims at developing competency in the field
of biologics (natural and recombinant) manufacturing,
following current good manufacturing practices.
Young Quality Management Professionals' Program
(YQMPP)
This program aims to develop competency in quality
control and quality assurance. It trains participants
on various laboratory practices (pertaining to quality
control in biologics and cell therapy products), regulatory
practices (pertaining to quality assurance for biologics
and cell therapy products) and manufacturing facilities.
Young Scientists' Program (YSP)
The YSP focuses on building competency in the field
of fundamental and applied research in science and technology,
pertinent to RLS's research areas. The program thoroughly
trains participants on basic fundamentals of biological
sciences and good laboratory practices.
Young Medico-Marketing Professionals' Program
(YMMPP)
This program has been designed to build competencies
required by business development functions in RLS. It
imparts advanced training in sales and marketing of
a knowledge-based product portfolio. The program places
great emphasis on the scientific concepts and technologies,
which are instrumental in developing the products, so
as to enable the professionals to explain the salient
features of the products to the customer.
Young Agri-Professionals Program (YAPP)
This program has been designed with the objective to
develop competency in the field of agriculture and good
farming practices. The professionals are trained in
the latest techniques in soil analysis, high yielding
farm practices, and in rural management.
Young Laboratory Technicians Program (YLTP)
This program aims to develop competency in the field
of molecular diagnostics and genetics services. This
is a highly laboratory skill development oriented program
where 'hands on' training is imparted on high end diagnostics
tests.
Young Development Professionals' Program (YDPP)
The aim of this program is to build competency on rural
extension through hands-on training in villages. The
training includes principles of farm advocacy, rural
cooperative, mixed farming, rural economy, sustainable
development and a plethora of rural development oriented
topics.
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