‘Finishing School on Wheels’ gives digital edge to shaping personality

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, April 29

Moving forward in its Digital India campaign while empowering the education system, India’s first ‘Finishing School on Wheels’ was flagged off by VP Singh Badnore, Governor Punjab and Administrator, Chandigarh (UT), here today. It is a project of the ITFT College.

This vehicle has unique features having digital board of lectures on personality development, soft skills, live videos, communicative English learning mechanism, lectures for 500 youth at one time after extending its external screen and audio video system while moving around in any area of the Tricity to help particularly weaker sections of the society youth who are shy, do not come out of their shells or even when they dropout from their studies.

While addressing the audience, the Governor said, “Digital India programme is the backbone of digital learning for the youth of India. Digital education is breaking the numerous barriers that are preventing for students in rural India from receiving quality education in the physically bound classrooms.”

He appreciated the unique concept of ‘Finishing School on Wheels’ by the ITFT College. A book researched by the ITFT College was also released by the Governor along with other dignitaries.

A national integration song was also released on this occasion which is written, sung, directed and composed by the ITFT College students. A technical session on mobile apps in education was also conducted. Officials of the UT education department, principals, counselors and teachers from various schools of the Tricity also participated in this conference.