EDUCATION

Employer-specific courses in schools on the cards
Rajmeet Singh
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 4
To bridge the gap between the job market and vocational education in government schools, the UT Education Department will go to the employers to find out their requirements.

The employer-specific training will be incorporated in the school curriculum so that the acceptability of school passouts increased in the market. Based on a survey of the market, the proposed changes in the curriculum will be forwarded to the CBSE.

Once the board approved the changes, the courses will become part of vocational subject. Sources in the Education Department said the vocational course had gained acceptance among students coming from the lower and middle sections of the society.

The department was keen on running specialised courses for stock keeping assistants, who were in high demand from construction contractors and transporters, said a senior officer.

A project to arm the children of the lower strata, aged between 6 and 14 years, with business acumen while studying at schools, had boosted the morale of planners. Introduced at Government Girls High School, Sector 25, students were being trained in vocational skills while studying at school.

The UT Education Department has earlier come out with a vision document for its passouts in 21 different vocational courses, run in the local government schools. The document, prepared in the form of a booklet, guides the students on the various employment prospects for higher studies after vocational courses at the senior secondary level.

To give maximum exposure to students, training in school workshops was being given. Training in hospitals and the hotel industry was given for courses like ophthalmic techniques, medical laboratory techniques, hotel management and catering.

PU youth festival results
Tribune News Service

Mohali, November 4
The Panjab University zonal youth and heritage festival of professional colleges organised by the Rayat College of Education, entered its second day today. Events like debate, elocution, drama, histrionics, mimicry, creative-writing, skit and mime were held today. Mr I.S.Dhillon, Director, Youth Welfare, Government of Punjab, inaugurated the proceedings of the day at the festival.

Welcoming the guests, Mr Gurvinder Singh, Vice-Chairman, Rayat Educational Trust, said such festivals would help the youth to make use of their surplus energy towards positive side.

The results are: debate: 1. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, 2.Homeopathy Medical College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, and 3. National Institute Nursing and Education, Sector-12, Chandigarh.

Elocution: 1. Guru Nanak College of Education, Dalewal, 2. Government College of Education Sector-20, Chandigarh, and 3. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh.

Creative writing — Essay: 1. Government College of Education Sector-20, Chandigarh, 2. Rayat College of Education, 3. Homeopathy Medical College Sector 26, Chandigarh; poetry competition: 1. National Institute of Nursing and Education, Sector-12, Chandigarh, 2. Government Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, and 3. DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur; story-writing: 1. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh 2. Government College of Education Sector-20, Chandigarh, and 3. Government College of Education Sector-20, Chandigarh; skit: (Group): 1. Dev Samaj College of education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, 2. DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, and 3. Government College of Education Sector-20, Chandigarh; skit (individual): 1. Harjit Kaur, Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, 2. Sandeep Kaur, DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, and 3. Divya, Government College of Education Sector-20, Chandigarh.

Mime: 1. Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh. 2. Homeopathy Medical College Sector 26, Chandigarh, and 3. National Institute of Nursing and Education, Sector-12, Chandigarh.

Yesterday events’ results: Shabad and bhajan: 1. D.A.V. College of Education Hoshiarpur, 2. Dev Samaj of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, and 3. Government Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh; Individual prize: 1. Suman from Government College of Education, Sector 20, Chandigarh, 2. Dilpreet from Government Home Science College, and 3. Rashmi Sharma, Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh. Indian classical music (vocal): 1. Eamanpreet Kaur of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36; Chandigarh, 2. Geetika Narang of D.A.V College of Education, Hoshiarpur, and 3. Nisha Banga of Government College of Art, Sector 10, Chandigarh.

Music vocal western (solo): Margaret Lalrinfeli of Government Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh.

Light music vocal (geet): 1. Amandeep Kaur of Government Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, 2. Preeti Verma of Dev Samaj College, and 3. Kavita Sachdeva of DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur.

Ghazal: 1. Geetika Narang of DAV College of Education, Hoshiarpur, 2. Rashmi Sharma of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, and 3. Suman of Government College of Education, Sector 20, Chandigarh.

Paper-reading contest held
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 4
Students of Government College, Sector 46, read a paper on “India as it should be 20 years down the line” at a seminar on the ‘Limits of cultural Pluralism’ organised at the college here today.

The judges were Mr Girish Mishra, Editor, Dainik Bhaskar, and Mr A.J.Philip, Senior Associate Editor, The Tribune.

Mr Mishra, said culture meant different things to different people. Despite different cultures and traditions, the democratic set up bound the citizens together, he said.

Speaking on the changing role of newspapers, Mr Philip, said from being crusaders against social evils and opinion-making forum, the newspapers were now more focused on entertainment and not so much on educating people.

He said newspapers and society should stand up against wrong cultural practices.

The winners of the paper-reading contest were — Udita Singh (1), Neeru Sanjwan (2) and Harveen (3).

Variety programme

A function of the junior section of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Sector 27, was held at Tagore Theatre here today. The items included dance, drama, ballets and fashion parade. Around 450 students participated.

Mr R.S. Gujral, Home Secretary, Chandigarh, was the chief guest.

A song, “Titly Rani” by tiny tots and ‘Alibaba’s treasure hunt’ by KG students drew wide applause.

Children of the special cell led by Ms Prubi Barua, provided a grand finale to the colourful extravaganza.

Cultural meet of DAV schools
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, November 4
Students from five DAV schools in the region vied with one another in various competitions on the inaugural day of the DAV Public Schools’ cultural meet at Hansraj Public School here.

Over 90 children from Chaman Lal DAV School Panchkula, DAV School, Sector 8, Panchkula; DAV School, Surajpur; DAV School, Dera Bassi; and Hansraj Public School participated. Over 150 children are expected to participate in the competitions scheduled for tomorrow.

Teachers from DAV schools of Chandigarh were invited as judges. The results in the order of merit are:

Bhajan: Deep Kataria (Chaman Lal DAV School) and Aanchal Chauhan Hansraj Public School; Ghazal: Deep Kataria and Sukool Bablani (Hansraj Public School); Song: Avantika Jakati (Hansraj Public School); and Sachin (Chaman Lal DAV School); Skit: Hansraj Public School and Chaman Lal DAV School; and best actor: Manish Gandhi (Hansraj Public School) and Bhavesh (DAV School, Surajpur).

CULTURE

35 artists take part in workshop

Panchkula, November 4
A seven-day painting workshop began at the Bama Academy of Fine Arts today. As many as 35 artists are participating in the workshop.

Mr Ram Kumar Sharma, of the Bama Academy, said that the idea behind the workshop was to promote and encourage budding artists. “All artists will be working collectively during the workshop, and works of art thus made, will be displayed during an exhibition later this month,” he said.

He said that the academy was organising an exhibition-cum-annual show a the Government Museum and Art Gallery on November 19. Other than oil painting, glass painting, water colour, fabric painting and mixed media works of art are being prepared at the workshop. TNS