Career Oriented Six Month Certificate Courses

Water Scarcity and Climate Change is now impacting agricultural income, quality and productivity across the country. Governments are worried and so are coming up with many schemes to encourage farmers to shift to earth friendly, sustainable agriculture. Conservation Agriculture is one such internationally accepted method. Promoted by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, it increases soil health, reduces water use and facilitates increased income from fields. This course provides information about the need for, methods of, technologies & rules, and schemes available for Conservation Agriculture. Designed to give students advantage over regular agriculture students for employment, the course covers information about latest techniques, products and government rules and schemes. 25% classes will be taken by industry /government officials or practitioners for greater practical exposure. This will also help students connect with potential employers. Apart from industry and government, this specialization is also much in demand in the non-profit sector and also has high consultancy potential.

Climate Change is now impacting all sectors – industry, agriculture and domestic – in rural and urban areas alike. Governments across the world are worried because global warming beyond 1.5 degree Celsius can lead to destruction of human life as we know it. The annual Conference of Parties for Climate change where governments of all countries come together to discuss a plan of action is proof of the seriousness of the issue. India is now a leader in Action for Climate Change and so has introduced several rules, schemes, incentives, technologies to reduce the carbon footprint. This course provides information about the need for, methods of, technologies and rules, schemes to understand climate change, its implications and how to prevent the risks it poses. Designed to give students an employment and consultancy advantage over regular students, the course covers information about latest techniques, products and government rules and schemes. 25% classes will be taken by industry /government officials or practitioners for greater practical exposure. This will also help students connect with potential employers. Apart from industry and government, this specialization is also much in demand in the non-profit sector and also has high consultancy potential.

This program offers opportunity to learners to be employed as professionals in social work. Potential employers can be non-profits, industry for Corporate Social Responsibility department, Banks, PSUs and many others. Specialised training will be provided for understanding communities and mobilizing them so that they can be encouraged to adopt positive social change behaviours. Special reference will be to areas in social work such as water security, WASH, health & nutrition and Collectives making and for populations such as women, children and youth. Designed to give students an employment and consultancy advantage over regular students, the course covers information about latest trends, government rules and schemes. 25% classes will be taken by industry /government officials or practitioners for greater practical exposure. This will also help students connect with potential employers. This specialization is much in demand in the non-profit sector, banks, companies doing CSR and also has high consultancy potential.

Solid Waste Management is one of the fastest growing sectors in the economy. This program offers opportunity to learners to be employed as solid waste management professionals in industry, municipalities, residential areas and non-profits. Designed to give students an employment and consultancy advantage over regular students, the course covers information about the global solid waste management problem, tools and techniques available, latest trends, government rules and schemes. 25% classes will be taken by industry /government officials or practitioners for greater practical exposure. This will also help students connect with potential employers. This specialization is much in demand in industry, the non-profit sector and has high consultancy potential.