Skill development in apparel training

Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) recently. UPSDM has tied up to advance the skill sector in the state by offering 24 courses with the target to uplift 8000 unemployed youth in the next three years in all UP centres i.e Noida, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Unnao, Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Barabanki, Barailly, Shahjahanpur, Varanasi, Ajamgarh and Kannauj.

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Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), has emerged as India’s Largest Vocational Training Network for the Apparel Sector with over 200 ATDCs, including 65 ATDC Vocational Institutes and over 135 ATDC- SMART Centres and Skill Camps present in major Apparel clusters spread across 23 states including two centres in Northeast. On the occasion, Dr. Darlie Koshy, DG & CEO said that ATDC is in the process of upgrading Lucknow Centre to an ATDC Hub having a capacity to train approx. 600 candidates per annum in short as well as longer duration skill development courses in near future.

ATDC is India’s Apparel export Sector’s preferred source for skilled shop floor workforce and different tiers of professional for job profiles such as Sewing Machine Operator, Pattern Engineer, Machine Technicians/ Mechanics, Surface Ornamentation Specialists, Apparel Production Supervisors, Quality Controllers and Industrial Engineers, etc.

Digital learning tool for educators

Advancing its efforts to drive digital transformation in Indian schools, Microsoft India launched #TeachYourChildren powered by MSAP (Microsoft Aspire School Program) last week. This is a first-of-its-kind programme to enhance teaching and learning experiences in schools, tailored by Microsoft to suit the education scenario in the country. This value-based offering aims to equip school administrations with an integrated set of technology and innovative learning solutions, modernise school campuses, drive transformation for enhanced learning experiences and prepare future-ready students.

The programme is important as research has shown that only 31per cent of educators in the K12 schools in India believe they have the knowledge to make the most of the available technology, and require tools to drive personalized teaching, manage online classrooms, content and assignments andcollaboration among students on projects. — TNS

UPES scholarships

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, will award a total of 590 scholarships worth Rs 3.53 crore to deserving students for academic year 2017-18. This year the university is awarding scholarships worth Rs 1.53 crore more compared to the last academic year and has included new programmes like B.Design, B.Planning and MBA.

There are also special scholarships for Uttarakhand domicile students and UPES will award scholarships to 150 toppers from Uttarakhand Board as per the eligibility criteria.

Apart from scholarships to under-graduate students, UPES is also offering teaching assistantship to students planning to pursue one of the three post-graduate courses — M.Tech, M.Plan and M.Design. Eligible students from these courses can earn a monthly assistantship by doing teaching and research related work at the campus for few hours every week.

Admissions for 2017 are now open at UPES and for more details on program-wise scholarships and eligibility criteria, visit http://www.upes.ac.in/scholarship