TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: Government Polytechnic College is set to launch the National Vocational Education Qualification Framework (NVEQF), a community college scheme funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi in association with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi.
Of the many areas of specialization, Construction and Building Technology & Refrigeration and Air Conditioning are the two subjects that will be launched as a pilot project on November 19. Chosen as one of the three hundred institutes nationwide, the Polytechnic College plans to have technical education in the form of industrial training during the day and theory classes in the evening.
Speaking to the media, Luis Fernandes, college principal as well as the nodal officer appointed by the MHRD said these community colleges are the need of the hour and that all existing colleges would become community colleges.
“The mission is to help make India skilled by 2020. The need is to develop the skills of the students. There is the need for managerial, design, attitude and mathematical skills in addition to technical skills to make the students industry ready,” he said.
Highlighting the fact that these courses were not only for the young, Fernandes said that people of any age could apply. The scheme provides students multi-level entry and exit system.
Since it is in the pilot stage, a batch of 40 students for each subject will be admitted. They would be required to put in 1,000 hours per year for a three year course that can be extended to five years.
The NVEQF scheme aims at integrating formal, vocational education and the job market. A course curriculum has also been designed for the courses which will begin in the first week of December.
CII, Carrier, Blue Star and Manav Kamat Constructions are some of the institutions that have opened their doors to train students.
The mission is to help make India skilled by 2020. The need is to develop the skills of the students. There is the need for managerial, design, attitude and mathematical skills in addition to technical skills to make the students industry ready
