More professional courses from IGNOU
July 10th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, July 10 (IANS) An executive MBA, eight new finishing school courses and a B.Sc. IT for international market programme are now on the list of offerings at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
The courses aimed at enhancing employability of students and tailor made according to the market demands will be launched in collaboration with major IT trainer, the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT).
The partnership agreement was signed Saturday by IGNOU Vice Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai and NIIT Chairman Rajendra S. Pawar.
“These courses will go a way ahead in realising our aim of inclusive education. This is the decade of innovation and we have to train more than 500 million youth in India in this time,” Pillai said.
“We will cater not just to our domestic needs but also to many developed countries as their population is aging,” he added.
“These courses are for all students from all walks of life. Not all may score high in exams, these courses give an opportunity to them as well,” said Pawar.
According to a Nasscom report, an additional 150,000 jobs are expected to be created in the financial year 2010-11.
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