TAPAS Initiative

TAPAS (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services) is the initiative of the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, to 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.
The main objective of introducing the course modules is to impart training and enhance the knowledge and skills for the capacity building of the participants.
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 five basic courses are on Drug (Substance) Abuse Prevention, Geriatric/Elderly Care, Care and Management of Dementia, Transgender Issues and on the comprehensive course on Social Defence Issues.
TAPAS is a standard MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform with course material such as filmed lectures and e-study material.
It also includes discussion forums to support and encourage interactions among students and course coordinators.
There will be a virtual class where an expert or a resource person will give a lecture about the subject with the help of animated infographics and Powerpoint presentations.
The participants will be provided with informative material like articles, case studies and other study material on the related topic, which can be downloaded for future reference.
After completing each module, students can assess their understanding of the subject with the help of a multiple-choice quiz.
There is also a discussion forum on the portal on which they can raise their doubts with the course coordinator.

Source: PIB

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