The Mortgage Banker’s Association (MBA) announced earlier this week that Jonathan L. Kemper, current President and CEO, will be stepping down on December 31, 2008. According to the same MBA statement, during Kempner’s seven years with the MBA, the association doubled its revenues and operating reserve fund.

“This has been an extremely intellectually stimulating and rewarding period in my professional life,” said Kempner. “Navigating the highs and lows of the real estate cycles, with a first rate leadership and wonderful membership, afforded me a rare opportunity to contribute to one of the most important industries in our society. I am very proud for the extraordinary staff I have helped assemble at MBA, as my colleagues’ dedication, intelligence, and expertise make a true difference in the overall quality of life for many Americans. MBA’s mission, I am convinced, will be enhanced with new leadership, and on a personal level I very much look forward to a new position of leadership myself after nearly eight wonderful years at MBA.”

Kieran P. Quinn, MBA Chairman of the Board of Directors had this to say of Kempner, “Jonathan has been an exceptional leader for MBA. He has led a major transformation in our operations, and put in place a first rate staff that is widely acknowledged to be one of the most effective in the Washington association world. He has poured his heart and soul into MBA with the highest degree of professionalism, integrity, and devotion to our members, and always with a personal warmth and sense of humor. The entire MBA family will miss him.”

Quinn also announced that John A. Courson, former MBA Chairman, will become their COO effective August 1, and will assume the position of President of MBA, effective January 1, 2009.

Quinn said that, “John Courson brings tremendous industry knowledge, business savvy, and political skills to MBA. John has worked tirelessly on behalf of our industry for more than 40 years. He has been an advocate ensuring safe and affordable housing for all Americans and for simplifying the mortgage process. We are lucky to have John join MBA and steer our association to represent the real estate finance industry as we continue to build America’s communities.”

Courson, who currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the California Housing Finance Agency, served as Chairman of MBA in 2003 and as a member of MBA’s Board of Directors, the Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG) and the Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG).]

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The Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management (IITM) provides a short duration of course, after which the candidates can be empanelled as a guide. Guide license has been granted both at the state and central level by the Department of Tourism. They hold examination according to their needs and advertise in leading newspapers. The test consists of Erlangen in general knowledge, history and culture, etc.. For further details contact directly to the tourism department of your choice.

In recent years, employment opportunities is increasing dramatically in this industry in the country. All travel services, including travel operators, travel agents, hoteliers, restaurateurs, adventure tourism and leisure providers, the manufacture and sale of craft items, etc.. require professionalism.

The Government of India Tourist Office and the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), New Delhi, Gwalior and Kurukshetra University offer training tourist guides. These are short term (3-4 months) courses for graduates with a background in art / archaeology / history. Tourism and Travel Administration / Management Course is supported by several institutions, including DU, Delhi, Vikarm University, University Utakl, Sri Venkateswara University, Kurukshetra University, Garhwal University, Annamalai University, Lucknow University, SNDT Mumbai, and so on.

The parameter model of the nonprofit sector saw a significant change in their crew, with more technical and management opting graduates working in this sector. This means that the voluntary work has been animated in a profession with exciting growth opportunities, particularly those who have the fruits of technology? What is the role of these specialists in this field?

It happened in spurts in the past. It has happened in other parts of the world. But the trend now is to strengthen India. If the model of non-profit sector in the country, you will see a perceptible change its crew. 0.3-0.5 percent at least the countries of the workforce in this sector, and after consulting experts, there is a net increase in the number of engineers and management graduates opting to work for not-for-profit organisations . This is outside professional directors, designers and mass communications graduates who try to fulfill their request to create here.

Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General, cuts, Jaipur based on an awareness among consumers, the company confirms that the recruitment model has changed, both qualitatively and quantitatively. It Pins this passage on strengthening flow of funds by donors to the voluntary sector and the government and a greater passion government for the implementation of projects under the NGO. Hence, the aggregate demand for labour in this area.

On the reverse, the extent of benefits under the nonprofit sector has also expanded to more technical work, they require recording techniques graduates. But it also draws attention to an important factor in the niggling Trend: NGOs, who are in a competitive position to pay their rent MBAs services, and it is also true that NGOs are attitudes MBAs inculcate professionalism , As the enterprise sector.

But he questions the quality of these professionals. “Do MBA from Top Business Schools, NGOs In most cases, they have the level, but not the same level of expertise.” At the same time, another change takes place at the same time: the leaders and has an MBA from the Business Schools up, so that enterprises in their job and volunteer work.

Mehta’s Class doubt the best professionals for jobs in the social sphere, a response from this year on the Indian summer, placement preferences Institute of Management. More than 20 students in institutes of Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta and the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, opted for an internship at the National Kidney Foundation, an NGO with headquarters in Singapore.

N. Ganesh Prabhu, associate professor and chairman, placements, IIM, Bangalore, said that the organization has already recruited students from top B schools in the USA, and the reason they deal with Asian students is now obvious to “cultural match”.

In India, Prabhu said in the past, organizations like Greenpeace-Stiftung, ActionAid, Basix and Public Affairs Centre, the Institute for Investment talent for the summer or outboard seats. For example, CRY - in the marketing of consumers - need specialists skills with a new and even recruited MBAs in the early 1990.

Joseph Thomas, Project Manager, sustainable access in rural India (SARI), a project for Internet access to rural India with technology, this parameter indicates the trend is not new. “They (NGOs) was the recruitment of skilled professionals and persons already for some time. Big Business houses have encouraged NGOs to work in various fields - science and technology, rural development, social development, energy, etc., and of course to look for skilled labour. In addition, funding agencies are more comfortable with NGOs, people classified as high-level, it executes in the field.

Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s largest bodies of project management professionals, opens its Kerala chapter by Wednesday.

The chapter is offered by software and the USA, joining other organizations such as Ushus Technologies, nest, Allianz Cornhill, Stabilix, IBS, and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

According to Mr. Jayarajan Nanoo of USA software, the objective of the local PMI chapter is to disseminate professionalism in project management, examining opportunities for professional skills.

This chapter also aims to serve as a forum for project manager in the State, to exchange knowledge and experience to learn.

PMI-accession has a base of 1.25 lakh more than 140 countries. The not-for-profit organization dedicated to the introduction of professionalism in project management.

The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification by the PMI has been regarded as the best recognition for project management practices on the world, “said Nanoo. The local group, opportunities for professionals in the region to acquire PMP-SMIs, “he added.

LAKHNAU: the chairman and the director of the Delhi Metro Corporation Limited E Sreedharan said that integrity, punctuality and professionalism are key to the success of multi-crore rupee Delhi Metro Rail project.

A seminar on ‘New Delhi Metro - a new challenge in project management “organized by the Jaipuria Institute of Management here on Friday, he said that Phase I of the project, it would be until September next year , The 59 stations in the zone of 65 km.

The project cost has risen to 10570 crore RS 6000 is estimated at over Rs crore Phase I is 15 lakh ferry commuters, reducing congestion in buses and other transportation.

“You can imagine, to reduce congestion and air pollution, once the project, eight lines of 245 km, until the year 2010,” he added.

Besides time, duration of the project was ten to seven years.

“We’re supposedly world-wide standards for the frontline with technologies that are not available in the country,” he said further.