Das indische Bildungsministerium will bis Ende des Jahres 200 Community Colleges einrichten, um junge Menschen durch berufliche Bildung beschäftigungsfähig zu machen. Dafür reichten polytechnische Schulen und Colleges aus allen Teilen Indiens dem Ministerium insgesamt 178 Vorschläge ein.
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has received 178 proposals from 96 polytechnics and 82 colleges from across the country to establish community colleges.MHRD receives 178 proposals to set up community colleges
In June this year Union Minister for HRD, Dr MM Pallam Raju has announced his ministry’s plan to set up 200 community colleges by the end of this year.
Raju had said that the ministry was keen on setting up colleges that will cater to a community and focus on developing skills among its youths through vocational education to make them employable.
The proposals are being scrutinised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education.
"The host institutions are likely to be disbursed funds soon," a senior HRD official said, reported Daily Mail.