G H Raisoni University, Saikheda and Saylor Academy have partnered to offer skill development opportunities/transfer credit for applicable Saylor Academy courses. All the students in our University can take the advantage of Saylor Academy courses to earn a certificate at free of cost that can be shared with the potential employers.
Saylor Academy is a nonprofit organization head quartered in Washington DC, USA and initiative working since 2008 to offer free and open online courses to all who want to learn. They offer nearly 100 full-length courses at the college and professional levels. Saylor Academy courses provide free certificates of completion issued through their partner accredible. These digital credentials allow students to present a rich and trustworthy record of their learning to anyone at any time.
Saylor Academy is an organizational member of Open Education Global, a non-profit, global network supporting the advancement of open education. Saylor Academy is a partner institution in the OERu network. Coordinated by the OER Foundation, the OERu network of institutions offers free online courses and affordable pathways to academic credit for students around the world. Saylor Academy is a co-sponsor of Connecting Credentials. Managed by the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, with support from the Lumina Foundation,
Connecting Credentials supports stakeholders in the movement to improve credentialing in the United States. Saylor Academy is an organizational member of CAEL, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. As a member, they support CAEL’s mission of advocacy and innovation in enhancing learning opportunities for every adult.
“To ensure continuing prosperity in the global economy, nothing is more important than the development and application of knowledge and skills.” MARTIN REES, BRITISH COSMOLOGIST AND ASTROPHYSICIST.
In today’s competitive era there is no work without having sufficient skills and knowledge in hand. Other than regular courses, skill based and distance learning courses are gaining much more importance in development and growth of someone’s career and ultimately more important to grow global economy
Generally, persons living remotely and financially weak are not able to afford and attend the face to face education system. As our Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has said “The more we give importance to skill development, the more competent will be our youth”.
We at GHRU, Saikheda provide such opportunities with flexibility to all sections of the society and provide the change in individual with social needs in rural and urban areas of India. The best part of the distance and skill based learning is its flexibility which makes it much more convenient for the students. However, students can build self-confidence with easy access to distance & skill based courses to get satisfaction with their learning experiences at our university.
We believe in nourishing the students, nurturing the society! GHRU, Saikheda took a step forward to help and support such individuals in society to make their careers bright. We are currently offering various skill based and distance learning courses such as NSQF (National Skill Qualification Framework) courses as skill based certification courses recognized by both UGC & respective Sector Skill councils (SSC’s). Another one Saylor academy courses as distance learning international certification program and Swayam, NPTEL Courses initiated by Govt. of India for the university faculties and students as well as aspirants who seek to get the knowledge and skills which is now a days growing and coming as a future need in the society.