{"id":272907,"date":"2023-12-08T20:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=272907"},"modified":"2023-12-08T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:18:01","slug":"ugc-approves-guidelines-for-short-term-skill-development-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ugc-approves-guidelines-for-short-term-skill-development-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"UGC approves guidelines for short-term skill development courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cUGC approves guidelines for short-term skill development courses\u201d<\/b> published in <\/span>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 8th December 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved draft guidelines for the\u00a0<\/span>\u201cIntroduction of Short-Term Skill Development Courses in Higher Educational Institutes\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note-<\/strong> The guidelines have been framed in line with the National Credit Framework (NCrF) and the National Education Policy, 2020<\/p>\n

What is the Aim behind these Short-Term Skill Development Courses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

These short term skilled courses aims to: 1) Enhance employment opportunities; 2) Bridge skill gaps and 3) Equip students with practical skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the key Draft Guidelines?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Eligibility: <\/b>Anyone who has passed the Senior Secondary examination (10+2) or its equivalent is eligible for admission to the short-term courses.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) Credit-linked Courses:<\/b> HEIs can offer short-term skill courses with minimum 12 and maximum 30 credits in various fields. <\/span><\/p>\n

3) Course Offerings: <\/b>Courses can be offered in areas like AI, robotics, IoT, Data Science, Cloud Computing, e-commerce management; FinTech among others.<\/span><\/p>\n

4) Intake: <\/b>The maximum intake of students shall not exceed 60 for each cohort, with a minimum faculty-student ratio of 1:30.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5) Center for Skill Development:<\/b> HEIs will establish a dedicated center to oversee these courses, focusing on local job requirements and industry needs.The center can be established independently or in collaboration with industry partners.<\/span><\/p>\n

6) Collaboration:<\/b> Institutes may collaborate with the relevant Sector Skills Councils\/Awarding Bodies and industries to gain credibility, access to placement opportunities, funding schemes and\u00a0<\/span>training, and ensure up-to-date course content.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the University Grants Commission(UGC)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Policies<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cUGC approves guidelines for short-term skill development courses\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 8th December 2023 Why in the News? The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved draft guidelines for the\u00a0\u201cIntroduction of Short-Term Skill Development Courses in Higher Educational Institutes\u201d. Note- The guidelines have been framed in… Continue reading UGC approves guidelines for short-term skill development courses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[956,1],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-272907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-schemes-and-programs","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":12,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1702071728},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272907\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}