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various fun activities under the guidance of Give India. Give India also puts in some amount as a contribution from its side to the
NGO. The Company participated in this initiative. Thomas Cook employees continue to contribute to ‘Give India’s Payroll Giving
Program’ across the Indian network as a small way for employees to give back to society. 148 employees have enrolled for this
program and contribute a part of their salary each month towards it. Give India is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to help
the public donate to credible, transparent NGOs.
15. The Centre of Learning, COL, an initiative of the Company to develop talent for the organization as well as for the industry, has
expanded its reach and has been conducting several prestigious programmes which has helped in creating talent pool for the
industry at large.
Certificate Course in World Tour Management, CCWTM, a three month part time programme, which enables the participant to
join Thomas Cook (India) Limited / other travel companies as Tour Managers, has been very well received in the industry. In the
year 2011, 57 participants, enrolled in this programme. 75-80% of the participants were offered jobs by the Company itself. The
remaining got placed in various travel companies as Tour Managers. This programme is a revenue generating model for Thomas
Cook (India) Limited as well as a service to the industry by creating a talent pool of Tour Managers.
IATA Certification in Travel & Tourism – the Company has forayed into training students / industry personnel towards obtaining
the IATA Certification in Travel & Tourism Management.
The major industry client is Wipro. 2 batches totalling 50 participants are being trained towards obtaining the IATA Certification.
Travel Professional Program - A Post Graduate Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management was launched. The 12 month
comprehensive curriculum has a mix of classroom training and 3 month internship in the organization. Our knowledge partners
are Marriott, Royal Caribbean International, Amadeus, Avis. Students are certified at the end of the training.
Training on Various Destinations - The Centre of Learning has tied up with the Fiji Tourism Board, represented by M/s Global
Destinations, to train travel agents on Destination Fiji. This is the first step towards upgrading knowledge of various tourist
destinations to industry agents.
Centre of Learning partnered Swiss Tourism to train agents in tier-2 cities on destination Switzerland. 270 agents are trained so
far.
Czech Tourist Authority and Canada Tourist Commission signed MOU with COL for conducting destination trainings for travel
agents pan India. First phase completed in 2011.
The Centre of Learning has announced a strategic MOU with Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM) an
autonomous organisation of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, to offer a 2 year Post Graduate Diploma in Management
(PGDM) in International Tourism Business approved by AICTE and equivalent to MBA has been launched. A premium product, the
course work includes case based learning and exposure to international business environment. Thomas Cook (India) Limited will
facilitate practical exposure and training.
In an endeavour to promote quality research in the travel and tourism sector, Thomas Cook Centre of Learning launched Disha,
a platform which invited research papers in the field of tourism from faculties of educational institutions across India. After
receiving an overwhelming response, the initiative was concluded in a felicitation ceremony on 30th September 2011 where,
Honourable Union Minister of Tourism, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai along with Honourable State Minister of Tourism, Shri Chhagan
Bhujbal felicitated the winning research entries and released a published book “Disha 2011“ with compilation of the top research
papers.
(ii) Internal Policies / Codes adopted:
The Company has devised various internal policies for administering and controlling the information being dispersed through
the organisational hierarchy. These include the Information Systems Security Policy, Policy on Prevention of Insider Trading and
Anti Money Laundering Policy. Moreover, the Company has formulated a Policy on Ethics and Integrity, which is binding on all the
employees of the Company.
(a) The Policy on Prevention of Insider Trading is based on the model Policy devised by SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
under SEBI (Prevention of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992, as amended, for all the Designated Persons of the Company.
(b) The Policy on Ethics and Integrity puts down in detail the ethical values for each and every employee of the organisation.
(c) The Whistle-Blower Policy has been laid down with an objective to create an environment wherein an employee has easy access
to raising a concern and his identity is also protected.
(d) The Fraud and Theft Policy of the Company states that, if an employee believes that a fraud or theft or false accounting has
occurred or is likely to occur, he / she needs to immediately inform his or her line manager irrespective of the value of theft or
fraud involved. Each line manager who is informed of such an incident or event must immediately inform in writing to his / her
Reporting Manager, the President & Head – Legal & Company Secretary and to the Head – BPIA.
(e) The Information Systems Security Policy provides lays down framework and guidelines governing the usage of Information
Technology in the organisation. Significant changes taking place in the Information Systems and /or Technology that would
affect the security and control perspective favourably / adversely and on any significant breaches of the security / security policy
are monitored under this Policy. A Committee (Information Systems Security Committee) has overall responsibility for all areas
concerning IT security.