Pace
INVEST undertakes a range of initiatives for promotion of Value Engineering in India through PACE activities (Promote, Advocate, Certify, Educate).
PACE activities cover a wide range of stakeholders from public, private and non-profit sectors as well as academia.
The departments in public sector are mainly focused on industry; transport; power, defence; urban, rural and tribal development; corporate affairs; healthcare; education; water supply and sanitation; environment; etc.
In private sector, the programmes cover key sectors such as automotive; heavy industry; power and electrical; IT; electronics; consumer durables; food and beverages; consulting; CSR; etc.
Promote
INVEST promotes VE through the following:
- Online and offline brief awareness sessions and programmes for leaders, professionals, government officials, faculty, students, etc. from public and private sector and academia.
- Annual International Conferences
- Specially designed programmes for specific institutions
39th Annual International Value Engineering Conference
Advocate
Value Engineering, when integrated and applied at sectoral level can lead to immense benefits at mass level through enhanced well-being of masses and society at large. To achieve this, INVEST engages with policy makers, administrators and leadership in both public and private sector for the purpose of:
- Re-orienting approaches to align with national and global development goals and
- Value addition to existing policies and programmes at scale;
- Enhancing operational efficiency of sectoral interventions
Certify
INVEST is the only authorised body in India affiliated with SAVE International, USA, for Indian and International certifications for professionals and students.
INVEST Certification Programmes designed for Indian Context:
- Senior Value Analyst (SVA) for trainers and faculty from all disciplines
- Professional Value Analyst (PVA) for practitioners from all sectors
- Student Value Practitioner (SVP) for students of all disciplines
SAVE International Certification programmes for global certification
- Value Methodology Analyst (VMA)
- Certified Value Specialist (CVS)
Educate
The educational activities of INVEST comprise of both institutional and non-institutional initiatives.
- Academic Courses: INVEST collaborates with academia to design and offer courses in Value Engineering as modules integrated with curriculum as well as elective courses in colleges.
- Industry or organisation-specific trainings: Trainings of 3 to 5 days are conducted by the Value Engineering experts which are open for professionals and students alike, from any sector. Many of them further opt for certification of their choice.