COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

Under the University Grants Commission (UGC) scheme of Community College, the institution runs the courses approved by Directorate of Higher Education (Govt. of Goa) and affiliated to Goa University.

The nomenclatures of the programmes offered are Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in skill sets related to the agriculture.

The main objectives of this scheme are:

i) to make higher education relevant to the learner and the community;

(ii) to integrate relevant skills into the higher education system;

(iii) to provide skill based education to students currently pursuing higher education

but actually interested in entering the workforce at the earliest opportunity;

(iv) to provide employable and certifiable skills based on National occupational

standards (NOS) with necessary general education to senior secondary School (HSSC)

pass-outs, with general education and /or vocational education background;

(vi) to provide opportunities for community based lifelong learning by offering courses   of general interest to the community for personal development and interest;

(vii) to provide opportunity for vertical mobility to move to higher education in future;

(viii) to offer bridge courses to certificate holders of general / vocational education, so  as to bring them at par with appropriate National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) level; and to provide entrepreneurial orientation along with required skill training for self-employment and entrepreneurship development.

Duration and NVEQF/NSQF level of the programme:

The duration of the programmes is as given in the table below.

The minimum educational qualification for admission into community college under this scheme is class 12 pass or equivalent from any recognized board or university. Equal weightage shall be given to vocational subjects (Agriculture/Horticulture) at +2 levels while considering the students for admission into CC for recognition of skills credits. Candidate should have obtained Diploma (level 5) to continue with Advanced Diploma (level 6).

The skill component courses are the qualification packs/model curriculum developed by Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI). The students successfully completing I^st year (two semesters) shall be awarded ‘Diploma in Agriculture’ and those successfully completing 2 years (four semesters) shall be awarded ‘Advance Diploma in Agriculture’. These students are eligible to get admission to 3^rd year i.e. B.Voc.