Education for Employability–The Role of  University Adult Education Department – An Indian Experience

Prof. K. Sudha Rani; Dr. T. Ananda; Mrs. M. Krishnaveni

Volume : II, Issue : V, May - 2013

Education for Employability–The Role of University Adult Education Department – An Indian Experience

Prof. K. Sudha Rani, Dr. T. Ananda, Mrs. M. Krishnaveni

Abstract :

India being the second largest country in the world, with youth as its driving force for development, the government has formulated and implemented a number of welfare, development and educational programmes. One of the areas given prominence is the higher education where, it is intended to promote higher order human resource development. Keeping the above, it has expanded the higher education system enormously by establishing new universities and colleges. Further, it has also established new and innovative departments to promote the human resources among all sections and age groups of the population. The Department of Adult continuing Education is one such department organizing vocational Training, Research and Career Guidance and counseling. Under career Guidance and Counseling the department has been organizing the programmes like Training programme for Degree college Lecturers on Career Guidance, Career Guidance