Non-Collegiate Women Education Board, DD & OE conducts Brain storming session- II on ‘Empowering Women’

JAMMU, November 06: Directorate of Distance & Online Education (DD& OE), University of Jammu under its Non-Collegiate Women Education Board (NCWEB) today conducted Brain storming session with the girls of Jammu. The session is second in the series.

Prof. Pankaj Srivastava, Director DD & OE, and Chairperson, NCWEB, informed that the NCWEB is an initiative of the Directorate in the University to promote capacity building and design as well as deliver courses to serve the needs of the candidates in the most inclusive manner. The programmes will specifically focus on girls and working women, who are unable to pursue college/ higher studies due to some unavoidable circumstances on regular basis. Through NCWEB, they shall be able to pursue courses on campus on the weekends. He also lauded the efforts of those girl students who were pursuing their education against all odds and challenges on the societal front.

Ms. Rohini Suri Gupta, Convenor of the programme  moderated the session to identify the  needs of the students so as to align the future courses planned by the NCWEB accordingly. She also thanked Prof. Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu for all support to the initiatives of the Directorate and NCWEB. 

The session witnessed active participation of girls belonging to areas of Jammu division such as Reasi, Bilawar, Udhampur, Kathua, Akhnoor etc. The students participated with zeal and opened up to express the challenges and aspirations in their educational journey. Through active involvement and two-way discussion, an attempt was made to identify the skill and developmental needs that they wanted to acquire in the near future. Some of the courses / areas flagged as a requirement were Communication skills, Financial Literacy and management, Entrepreneurship and  Yoga and meditation. 

Dr. Jaspal Singh from DD&OE delivered opening remarks and coordinated the event. Ms. Avantika Bakshi steered the process of seeking perceptual responses on professional skill needs from the students through the use of structured instrument along with Ms. Shriya Gupta.

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