1.
MHRD
gearing to translate SWAYAM courses and enrich SWAYAM PRABHA videos
UGC
and AICTE will follow up with universities and institutions to accept SWAYAM
credits. The
Ministry of Human Resource Development is gearing up to get all the 1900+
SWAYAM courses and 60000 SWAYAM PRABHA videos translated into 10 regional
languages, to increase their reach. The SWAYAM programme was initiated and
designed by the Government of India to ensure access, equity and quality in
terms of learning content. The initiative ensures access to quality learning
resources to all, free of cost. It ensures that everyone benefits from the
digital revolution. More than 26 lakh students are benefitting from 574 courses
under SWAYAM ever since their launch. The most widely consumed content, and the
content meant for the first year of engineering courses will be translated
first. National Coordinators (NCs) will be taking on this translation work.
2.
Imarticus Learning offers free courses to professionals to update their skills during the lockdown
The online
courses cover technology, data analytics and finance. With the
21-day lockdown across the country and employees working from home, many
professionals find they have a lot of time on their hands. It is natural for
professionals to want to put this time to the best use. For the benefit of such
people, Imarticus Learning, the educational platform approved by the National
Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), is gearing up to launch a series
of certification courses on technology, data analytics and finance. These
online courses will be available free of cost and will present an opportunity
to professionals to upgrade themselves with the latest knowledge in their
respective fields, so that they are able to stay relevant in the industry. Egged
on by the overwhelming response received from interested learners from across
the globe, Imarticus Learning is all set to train over 1000 aspiring
professionals through its free and comprehensive training programmes. The first
batch goes live on March 30, 2020 and the course
subscription will be open till the COVID-19 situation improves. This
leading educational technology firm promises a memorable online-learning
experience, which will bring together the industry and academia, offering
dedicated mentorship, along with intensive career upskilling.
3.
Epsilon
India initiates returnship programme for women professionals
Through
‘SheRises’, the digital marketing company aims to increase the share of women
employees in its workforce to around 50 per cent, by 2020. Gender
equality at the workplace is serious business today, which leads to building a
strong organisation. Women today expect to be treated equally and in the
present scenario, there is a dire need to increase the strength of women in the
workforce. With this mission, Epsilon India has come up with its second edition
of the returnship programme, ‘SheRises’, which plans to offer a unique
six-month paid internship programme to women who are planning to rejoin the
workforce. During this six-month paid internship, the women professionals,
selected specifically for the programme, are offered training in technical and
soft skills, mentoring, as well as opportunities to work on live projects.
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