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In its latest move to offer job-oriented professional courses to students and to enhance their employability, Delhi University (DU) is planning to start at least 10 vocational degree programmes through School of Open Learning (SOL) with industry collaboration.
The university has already tied up with professional institutions specializing in vocational streams and other leading corporates and is running various short-term programmes as pilot project.
According to vice-chancellor of DU, Deepak Pental, ‘‘Hopefully from this year, we are going to run at least 10 vocational programmes with
industry collaboration.The areas include computers,
BPO, insurance, retail, finance, media & entertainment, travel & tourism, automobile among others.
These will be conducted by the Campus of Open Learning (COL).’’ COL, under which SOL functions, has already launched short-term certificate courses in 2D and 3D animation, radio jockeying and TV news reading, theatre acting and presentation in association with R K Films and Media Academy. Admission forms for the courses are available at the COL located at Keshavpuram and at SOL enquiry office on North Campus. On Wednesday, COL signed an MoU with the Bird Education Society for Travel and Tourism whereby the worldrecognized courses in travel and tourism will be offered in all colleges of DU and to students of SOL. Courses are available in travel and tourism, computer reservation system, airfares and ticketing.
COL has also tied up with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for five programmes, including automobile sale & services, software development & retail management. It will also offer courses on insurance in collaboration with Metlife.
Said Savita Dutta, director, COL: ‘‘We are designing the modules for the programmes in consultation with the industry keeping in view that the students completing these programmes get job. But right now we will not be able to spell out the exact details about the degree courses as we are going to look into all the ongoing pilot projects, the responses of students and industry and then decide on the list of programmes.’’
These three-year degree programmes on vocational stream to be offered by SOL will have a foundation course in the first year followed by the specialization on the related field in the second and third year.
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