NE to get 3 more IGNOU institutes
NEW DELHI, Feb 24 Higher education and research on developmental issues in
the north-eastern region of the country are set to get a boost with the IGNOU
deciding to start three institutes exclusively for the eight States. The Indira
Gandhi National Open University will set up a National Institute for Vocational
Education and Training (NIVET), a North-east Centre for Research and
Development (NCRD) and an Institute for Professional Competency Advancement of
Teachers (IPCAT).
The eight States in the region will immensely benefit from the three
institutes that will come up very soon. Besides imparting education and
training, research and development of the region would be a focus area,
IGNOUs Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Omprakash Mishra told PTI.
The NIVET will identify and develop need-based relevant vocational programmes
in the region. It will facilitate trained youths in getting employment at local
level and create market linkage to them. The institute will also conduct basic
surveys on the prospects of vocational programmes. It will only operate within
the eight northeast states, he said.
The university will start NCRD at Guwahati which will act as a development
think tank for the entire region.
It will undertake and promote research and development activities in the
region. It will collaborate with governments policy, education and development
centres, NGOs, other research organisations and universities.
The NCRD will also create and maintain a database and a library, Mishra said.
The thrust areas of NCRD will be providing training and assistance to the
social scientists in conducting research in multi-disciplinary subjects.
It will also award fellowships to scholars and institutes for research
activities. The NCRD will encourage research and academic institutes to
contribute to academic and outreach activities of the university, Mishra said.
IGNOU will start IPCAT which will concentrate on teachers training. This
institute has a lot of relevance for the region where more than 50 per cent
teachers are untrained.
The seventh all India education survey has revealed that of the total of 3.48
lakh teachers in the region, about 1.96 lakh are untrained. This institute will
identify the target groups involved in imparting education, developing and
designing curricula and course content. It will also be involved in research
programmes in the area of curricula development, Mishra said.
The Board of Management of the university has already given the go ahead for
the three projects, he said.
(The Assam Tribune,25.02. 2008)
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