IGNOU signs MoU with Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA)
Talking about the signing of the pact, the corporate affairs ministry released an official notice stating, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been inked for utilising the tele-lecturing facility of Gyan Darshan Channel (EPMC).
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) signed a preliminary pact for collaboration, i.e. a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on February 9, 2021, towards utilising the tele-lecturing facility for investor awareness programmes through distance learning mode. Talking about the signing of the pact, the corporate affairs ministry released an official notice stating, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been inked for utilising the tele-lecturing facility of Gyan Darshan Channel (EPMC). Commenting on the benefits of the collaboration, Corporate Affairs Secretary Rajesh Verma, who is also the Ex-Officio Chairperson of IEPFA said that the authority is sure to benefit from this association with IGNOU and Gyan Darshan channel in spreading the investor education and awareness messages.
According to Manoj Pandey, a Joint Secretary in the ministry, this is for the first time that the IEPFA is venturing into an association for utilising the electronic and digital platforms for conducting investor awareness programmes. Meanwhile, IGNOU has introduced a certificate course in environmental, occupational hazards. According to the official reports, the course will be available via the SWAYAM platform. The 12-week course will commence on February 15. Candidates interested in IGNOU Admissions 2021 must note that it is a certificate-level course in the biological science and bioengineering category. Knowledge and information regarding natural hazards and disasters and ways to cope with them will be imparted to the students under the course launched by IGNOU.
Currently, the Open University is offering around 105 courses through the SWAYAM portal. A new certificate course in Mobile Application Development (CMAD) through open and distance mode is also introduced by IGNOU recently.
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