Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The Skill Development and Technical Education division has determined to introduce cloud based mostly e-learning for the scholars of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) and polytechnics within the State.Director of Technical Education and Training (DTET) G Reghu stated {that a} cloud-based e-learning platform shall be launched for the scholars of ITIs from the 2021-22 educational session and subsequently expanded to different institutes of technical training.
Even because the ITIs and polytechnics shifted to digital studying for the reason that outbreak of Covid-19, the digital content material and e-learning supplies at current are restricted to ITIs having sensible courses. “To make the content available for all, we have planned to make it cloud-based so that students will be able to access the material from their laptops, tablets and smart phones anywhere”, stated Reghu.
Cloud is a digital area that isn’t tied to anybody laptop. The digital content material of various ITI programs shall be made obtainable on the cloud and password protected. Students shall be required to register themselves and log in with ID and password each time they need to entry it.
Reghu stated aside from strengthening the e-learning system, efforts are on to create consciousness amongst college students at secondary stage to encourage them in the direction of ITI coaching and make a profession within the technical subject. “We have instructed the ITIs, engineering schools and polytechnics to conduct career counselling classes in high schools as well senior secondary institutions,” he stated.
The authorities ITI and polytechnics will conduct profession counselling workshops in 214 Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas initially to clarify the scholars in regards to the scope in numerous technical programs obtainable within the State. Besides, they will even go to excessive colleges in addition to baby care institutes to make them conscious in regards to the ITI programmes and the federal government schemes that present monetary support to meritorious college students keen to pursue a profession in technical training.
