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First-ever Member Outreach Initiative   GJEPC held a power-packed member outreach programme, titled; GJEPC Connect, in Mumbai on 25th May to increase awareness about the various initiatives that it undertakes to facilitate business and trade.    Attended by 120+ guests, the evening witnessed a presentation on Assessments and Audit under GST by Advocate Supreme Kothari and Deputy Director, EIA – Mumbai, Vivek R. Bidwai shed light on the Certificate of Origin applications for exports from India under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (India-UAE CEPA)    The event also had a lively open house with members moderated by Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director- GJEPC. The panellists were C.P. Chauhan, Colin Shah, and Mansukh Kothari, Convener, Events, GJEPC.    C.P. Chauhan, Jt Development Commissioner, SEEPZ, talking about the developments taking place in the SEZ and on the policy front, said, “You will see a completely new SEEPZ in the next 3 to 5 years. We are

Skilling workforce at par with global standards   Recently, Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) inaugurated the Jewellery Occupational Skilling Hub (JOSH) in the hands of Shyam Jagannathan, Zonal DC-SEEPZ-SEZ, C P S Chauhan, Jt DC-SEEPZ SEZ in the presence of gem and jewellery stake holders and industry fraternity.   Always GJSCI has an eye on to create an organized training and development ecosystem in the gems and jewellery industry to produce skilled workforce at par with global quality standards. They endeavour to identify skill development needs in the Gem and Jewellery sector in India. GJSCI always attempt to determine skills and competency standards and develop curriculum as per world Industry standards by creating National Occupational Standards (NOS) for every job role prevailing in the Gem & Jewellery industry.   At the occasion Sanjay Kothari, Chairman-GJSCI said, “GJSCI has started training for setting, filing and polishing in a batch of 25 for each p