TAPAS Initiative

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  • August 18, 2021
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TAPAS Initiative

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – Education

In news Recently, the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment has launched an online portal TAPAS (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services).

  • The idea of TAPAS was conceptualised at a time when exploring the online medium for work and education had become imperative due to the outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic.

About the initiative

  • It is an initiative of National Institute of Social Defense (NISD) whereby various courses in the field of social defence for the capacity building of stakeholders are offered. 
  • Objective: To impart training and enhance the knowledge and skills for the capacity building of the participants.
  • It is a standard MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform with course material such as filmed lectures and e-study material.
    • MOOC is a free Web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large numbers of geographically dispersed students.
  • It also includes discussion forums to support and encourage interactions among students and course coordinators.
  • It will provide access to lectures by subject experts, study material and more, but in a manner that it supplements the physical classroom without compromising on the quality of teaching.
  • It can be taken up by anyone who wishes to enhance his or her knowledge on the topics and there is no fee for joining.
  • The platform has been made with a quadrant approach, which is: Video, Text, Self-Assessment and Discussions.
  • Courses: The five basic courses are on Drug (Substance) Abuse Prevention, Geriatric/Elderly Care, Care and Management of Dementia, Transgender Issues and on comprehensive course on Social Defence Issues.

News Source: PIB

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