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Conference to focus on improving community college curriculum
A three-day international conference on curriculum development for community colleges is being organised by the US Consulate General and the Indian Centre for Research and Development of Community College Education (ICRDCE). The conference will focus on reviewing and updating the current curriculum in Indian community colleges.
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The curriculum under focus this year include the Education sector (pre-primary teachers training, pre-school teaching and early childhood care and education) and Apparel Sector (fashion designing and garments, training and embroidery and fashion designing). American experts Barbara (Dede) Marshall of Montgomery College, and Cline Holly of Radford University will serve as resource persons, alongside other experts.
Joseph Antony Jacob, Director of ICRDCE said that there is a high demand for these skills. “By 2020, The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will make all these skills mandatory. We have around 36 programmes approved by the NSDC in ICRDC. We have six programmes and there is a high demand for the sectors discussed today. Around 5,000 students enrolled in these programmes every year in various colleges. This conference is to address and fine-tune our curriculum, so that we are well placed before NSDC and get approved as early as possible. We have been doing these programmes but we now need an approval from NSDC.”
US Consul General Robert G Burgess, who launched the conference, said, “The community college system in the United States is over 100 years old and has been at the forefront of nearly every major development in higher education since its inception.” He pointed out that community colleges also play a key role in adult education, workforce retraining, or even train mid-career professionals and retirees, to learn new skill sets.
He added that each year, more Indian students are pursuing higher education in US universities. The 2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released on Monday, shows that the number of Indian students in the United States has, once again, risen to a record level, to over 186,000. This is a growth of over 12 per cent. The number of Indian students in the United States has doubled over the last 16 years.
Aound 70 participants and resource persons from both USA and India are taking part in the conference.
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