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IGNOU to launch new programme

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: Come July and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here will launch a new post-graduate programme for certificate in project management.

The University is going to collaborate with the Indian chapter of the London-based International Project Management Association (IPMA) — Project Management Associates — and Centre for Excellence in Project Management to develop the content for the course, engage resource persons and create placement opportunities. The IPMA is present in 44 countries teaching people the tools and art of how to handle projects. According to Manoj Kulsreshtha of the IGNOU School of Engineering and Technology who is the project coordinator for the new course, “Project management education should be encouraged in the national interest. Applications of project management concepts can improve our ability to keep pace with the international happenings. Education and training in the area of project management is an effective means of transforming a society into a project-oriented society.” The certificate programme is likely to be useful for working professionals, academia, aspiring managers and technical manpower.

Target audience

“IGNOU’s target audience for this course will be managers in different organisations, corporate sector, service and factory levels; engineers handling regular projects, executives working on various schemes, and people who want to hone their skills in managing social projects,” said a spokesperson. Interested candidates can download the application form from the IGNOU website and submit it by this month-end.

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