Vocational courses
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 20 2012:
The Ministry of Human Resources Development has given its consent to open IT and related subjects as well as security services as vocational courses in 21 Higher Secondary schools under School Department of the Government of Manipur from next academic year.
The Ministry agreed to open the two vocational courses with an expectation for growth of job opportunities in these sectors in the coming years, said an official source.
Moreover, two courses would be introduced in Classes XI and XII as elective subjects.
Salaries of teachers teaching the two elective subjects would be borne by the HRD Ministry.
In addition, the Ministry would construct extra class rooms.
In this regard, the National Vocational Education Qualification Framework has already compiled the syllabus.