JOURNAlISM TRAINING AT RYAN INTERNATIONAl
The students of Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj, underwent a professional training course of journalism — Beyond Breaking News (BBN) at Mumbai recently organised by Ryan TV, an initiative by the Ryan International Group of Institutions .
Students were exposed to the professional world of journalism. They are taught the nuances of intelligent journalism, both script writing and handling the camera.
The chairman of Ryan International Group of Institutions, Dr AF Pinto and MD Grace Pinto have always guided their students towards an endeavour that enhances their communication skills. The training helped boost self-confidence among the students since it went beyond the classroom walls.
NEW STUDENT lOAN PROVIDER
Faircent.com, an online P2P lending platform, has introduced a new semi-secure loan product in collaboration with Bangalore-based micro-lending startups. This is the first-time a P2P lending platform is stepping in to help students avail fast and easy personal loans at a reasonable cost. lenders can also avail a partly-secured alternative-investment opportunity that delivers a higher return.
Under the partnership, college students will be able to fund purchase of items such as laptops, books mobile phones, by registering their loan requirements on the platform at a reasonable rate with a flexible loan period ranging between six to 36 months.
lenders can build a diversified portfolio by funding these loans which will be partly secured against default as the micro-lending startups will provide a certain percentage of the principal as a first-loss guarantee in case of default
Speaking on the collaboration, Rajat Gandhi, founder-CEO, Faircent.com said: “We have built an innovative product for lenders to further diversify their portfolios and earn high gross returns. This is also the first time we are dedicatedly targeting college students as a borrower demographic on our platform. We are enthusiastic about reaching this largely overlooked segment.”
FREE COURSES START AT A-SET
To support Skill India A-SET Training and Research Institute New Delhi has started free telecom broadband technician courses in collaboration with Telecom Sector Skill Council.
The duration of the course will be three months. This course was inaugurated by Pawan Jaiswal, director, Telecom Sector Skill Council, who said that the country will need 83 lakh skilled workers in the telecom sector in the next five years.
On this occasion, Uday Vaish, director of the A-SET Training and Research Institute, said that the main purpose of this scheme is to develop skills in the poor children and to provide them with placements in good companies.
He also said that the A-SET institutes will not take any fees or grants from the students or the Government.
Apart from this, students will be given placements not only in India but also in other countries. In this training, practical work will be more focused than theory part.
According to a report, telecom sector will have 8.6 million jobs in the next five years, nearly 3.8 million will be in the area of manufacturing mobile phone.