PG Diploma in Mental Health
The Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU), School of Social Sciences (SOSS) has launched a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (PGDMH) programme from July 2017 session. The programme is offered by the Discipline of Psychology, SOSS, and aims at providing the learners a sound base in the field of mental health through an in-depth study into a broad range of psychological issues and concerns related to mental health.
The programme would help address the mental health requirements of people in view of shortage of trained mental health personnel in India. The prospective learner for the programme should be post graduate in Psychology or Social Work or Nursing or be a medical graduate in any of the medicine fields ie Allopathy, Homoeopathy, Ayurvedic, Unani and Siddha.
The courses covered under the programme range from fundamentals of mental health, mental disorders to services for the mentally ill. The last date to apply for the programme is August 18, 2017 through online admission procedure of the university.
The programme follows open and distance mode of education and uses multiple media approach ie self-instructional print material, audio-video programmes, counselling sessions, teleconferencing and interactive radio counselling through FM channel of IGNOU — Gyan Vani.
IGNOU also extends last date of admission for its masters, bachelor’s degree, diploma, and PG diploma programmes, including the semester based programmes to August 18, 2017. The admission forms can be filled online at https://onlineadmission.ignou.ac.in/admission.
leaders management
The Pearson and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, has announced the launch of the Emerging leaders Management Acceleration Programme (ElMAP), a blended executive programme for young business professionals. The admissions to the programme is open till October 6, 2017. Interested applicants can find details of the program at http://pearson-professional.com/career-programs/nus/.
Commencing on October 14, 2017, this programme brings together business skills and superior content from NUS to offer in-depth understanding of various functional areas of management and leadership. With an approach focused on the program aims to better equip business leaders of the future with desired skills to drive results and execute business strategy effectively.
Working professionals with two to 10 years of work experience, who are keen to work in cross-functional teams or need to coordinate with multiple business functions, would benefit most from the six-month part-time weekend course.
The programme will equip participants with the fundamental concepts of leadership, business strategy, marketing and sales management, big data, service operations, supply chain management, business innovation and finance analytics. Additionally, the programme will include four to six webinars with industry leaders. Candidates will be awarded with a certificate from NUS Business School upon successful completion of the programme.
The direct-to-desktop ‘live-online’ classroom sessions with NUS Business School faculty members will provide flexibility to participants to learn from anywhere.