Apprenticeship Integrated 4-Year Programme

Apprenticeship Integrated 4 years programme. The UGC Chief Mamidala urgred universities to roll out the Apprenticeship Integrated UG programme. For this he said the university should sign MOU with local industry for this.

The programme should be so designed that students for two years are in the industry learning and contributing to the industry and rest in their colleges.

Though in the year 2022 four universities have launched this type of course.

The programme was launched by Team Lease Editech in collaboration with Usha Martin University (Ranchi), Himalayan University (Itanagar), Sikkim Professional University (Gangtok), Mangalayatan University (Aligarh) and Mangalayatan University (Jabalpur).

This was reported by News 18 in the year 2022

 What was in the Integrated 4 years Programme?

Students can opt for apprenticeship embedded BA, BSc, BCom and BBA programmes. Classes will be held in the blended mode. Students will also be given an exposure to the world of work, thus making students more employable and job ready. The programmes will also enable students to earn while they learn (monthly stipends), which will address financial constraints that students may face as they enrol onto higher education.

As part of the partnership, the edtech has created a structured course for the students which will enable them to pursue a graduation degree while gaining on the job training through apprenticeships. These programmes have been co-crafted with the sector skill councils, where students will acquire credits for both classroom and on-the-job-training.

How the university and college respond to the call given by UGC Chief Jagadish Mamidala