The Odisha Knowledge Corporation (OKC), after setting up Authorised learning Centres (AlCs) in State for promotion of IT literacy among the people and students, now has designed a number of new world class e-earning academic curriculum in vocational training.
These new offerings were initiated with an objective for promoting vocational education thereby enhancing employability of youths. Besides, the OKC has also come up with e-learning courses for mastering High School Certificate Examinations (HSCE) and AIJEE examination for students of the State.
This was deliberated at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary JK Mohapatra at the Secretariat here on Friday.
It was revealed that the OKC has now initiated Mastering of HSE and AIJEE courses online. In the HSE stream, students would be acquainted with multiple choice questions in 10 subjects. There would be around 50 tests and students can improve their learning standards by practicing these questions online.
This apart, the OKC has also designed model preliminary mock tests (Online & OMR based) in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in AIJEE format, besides designing world-class academy for vocational excellence (WAVE) training courses like WAVE Certificate in Financial Accounting, Image Editing, Content Illustration, Web Designing, Desktop Publishing, 2-D Animation, Video Auditing, Hardware and Networking, Programming in C and Programming in C++.
A total of 224 registered AlCs are working in different parts of the State. While a total number of 2,021 learners have registered so far in these centres, 79.25 per cent of them have been awarded the Odisha State Certificate in Information Technology.
The meeting further decided in principle that mastering HSC and AIJEE examination courses would be made available to students through AlCs and common service centres while the automation systems would be piloted in six Government Colleges at the initial level.