Six-Year program at Govt Tech Schools Class 8 to Apprenticeship-The Saksham programme for underpriveleged studentsSix-Year program at Govt Tech Schools Class 8 to Apprenticeship

Six-Year program at Govt Tech Schools Class 8 to Apprenticeship
Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:56 pm (PDT)

SAKSHAM Program: The Group has initiated a flagship Technical Education programme called `Saksham'. This six-year programme is scheduled to roll out in June 2012 in select Government Technical Schools in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur based on the proposal and in principle acceptance by The Directorate of Vocational Education – Government of Maharashtra. The aim is to transform students into technically qualified and skilled adults with an overall grooming and training to work in the Manufacturing Sector.SSC syllabus had always offered technical subjects as optional (100 marks TECH paper starting from Std 8)called V2 & V3. This is what we have set to revive.
Background: Directorate of Vocational Education & Training (DVET) has about 150 technical schools/centres in the State of Maharashtra. The current state of these schools is not particularly inspiring; with very low admission levels, high drop-out rates and poor staffing/infrastructure. Saksham is the first such CSR intervention by any corporate. What is more important is that this programme goes beyond school, and addresses the needs of these under-privileged children in their journey from adolescence to responsible men/women at work, duly qualified with technical skill, life skills, soft skills and English. About the Programme:
The Programme is being introduced in three Government Schools and Centres of DVET from June 2012.
1. ETHS at Dhobi Talao (opp Metro Cinema) 2. RV GTHS Khar - Pali Hill. 3. GTHS at Ghule Road – Pune 4. GTHS at Nagpur Thereafter, the programme will be taken to other states.
Students should seek admission at these schools from Class 8 onwards and continue till the Plus 2 Bifocal/MCVC. The syllabus followed with technical subjects - V2 and V3 is as per the SSC Board. Students will continue in this six-year programme `SAKSHAM', opting for the Plus 2 Bifocal/MCVC studies and then go for an Apprenticeship programme at select plants of the RPG group & its associate companies.
For further details write to, or call us:-
Venkat Rolla - Head CSR, RPG Grp (venkatr@rpg.in) 1. Venkat Rolla: 022-24930621 – extn 3626. 2. Sunil Pathak – Head Master of ETHS & Jr College: 9892031293 3. Ghanshyam Mhatre – 9930246000 4. Tanaji Patil - 9969491319