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Master’s programme in Special Education

The University of Northampton in association with the Brindavan Education Trust is conducting a Master’s programme in Special Education, in Bangalore, awarded by the University of Northampton (www.northampton.ac.uk/education). The total cost of obtaining the MA is Rs 2,60,000 which can be paid in five installments before each module. Each of the modules bring together a theoretical understanding of special education with opportunities to develop practical expertise.

Support is provided through a system of regular tutorials both face to face in India and via the Internet with tutors in England. The modules are assessed through the writing of assignments and the development of practical activities. All students will write a final dissertation. All students will have full access to university library and media facilities, and regular contact with a personal tutor. There are options of doing some of the modules in the UK.

The duration of the course is eighteen months, beginning every April. The course is suitable for those who wish to further their skills in supporting children with special needs and learning difficulties. Further information and application forms can be obtained from Jayashree Amarnath Rajanahally  jayamar@gmail.com or Professor Richard Rose: Richard.Rose@northampton.ac.uk

Parenting workshop

Understanding children, their aspirations, emotions and behaviour requires a conscious effort from parents. Children are under constant pressure to achieve, to prove, to appease, to be understanding etc. How does one connect to children, understand them? As children grow up, the disconnect and the gap widens. Communication breaks down and this impacts relationships. How to foresee and mitigate potential issues? How to build that understanding? How to empower oneself and one’s children?
Chetana is a 10-days parenting workshop that explores perspectives that enable the parent to understand his/her child better, improve adult-child communication and understand oneself. Cost: Rs 3000. Weekday classes (twice a week - 10 am to 12 pm spread across five weeks) at Magichive, RBI Layout, JP Nagar 7th Phase. For details, contact: 080-65706371.

Workshop for teachers

Amable has announced its Beyond Classrooms, a series of activity filled, interactive workshops for teachers. Second up in the series is ‘Usage of humour in the classroom’ on November 8, at the GenieKids centre in Indiranagar, Bangalore. The workshop is free for the first participant from each school, and Rs 500 from the second participant onwards. Call 9845807429 or email amable@amable.in to reserve your spot.

Montessori training

Vidyanjali Montessori Training Institute (VMTI) brings to you a unique course to become a teacher. The course that is conceptualised especially for homemakers and aspiring teachers will focus on Montessori education and give you an opportunity to convert this into a career post the course.

The four months Pre Primary Diploma course will be conducted through November 26, 2012 to April 24, 2013, at the Vidyanjali Montessori Training Institute, Cholanayakanahalli, RT Nagar, Bangalore.

The pre primary diploma certification will give the applicant a complete understanding of subjects like Arithmetic, Geometry, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Astronomy, Geology and Languages English and Hindi/Kannada in Montessori education. The training enables students to teach children between the ages of 3 and 6 years, and become teachers of pre-primary classes i.e. Pre-KG, LKG and UKG level students.

The duration of the course is four months with full day sessions (10 am – 3.30 pm) from Monday through Friday. The applicant will receive a Diploma certificate upon completion of the course from the Institute for Montessori Studies (IIMS).
For more details on the course, call: 9611803826 / 9008202222

MASTERs Conference series

Microchip Technology Inc., is now accepting registrations for its 9th annual India MASTERs Conference series.  The first conference will take place from November 29-30 in Bangalore, followed by the Pune event on December 3-4. The final conference of the series will be in New Delhi on December 7-8.  To register online or find out more about the events, visit http://www.microchip.com/get/VTJ8.  

The MASTERs Conference is a valuable resource for designing with Microchip’s products that provides design engineers with an annual forum for sharing and exchanging technical information on the Company’s 8-, 16- and 32-bit PIC® microcontrollers, high-performance analog and interface devices, dsPIC® digital signal controllers, wireless solutions, mTouch™ capacitive sensing technology, memory ICs, and MPLAB® development systems — including the industry’s only singular IDE to support an entire 8-, 16- and 32-bit microcontroller portfolio..

The India MASTERs series offers an in-depth, interactive forum for engineers working across the range of Microchip application areas.  The event enables real-time dialogue and information exchange between Microchip’s technical experts, and its design partners, customers and distributor FAEs.

To fully cater to the varying requirements of software and hardware design engineers and engineering managers, this year’s events will feature training in a broad range of areas.  Eleven of the 23 classes are ‘hands-on’ workshops that enable attendees to learn more about specific applications by using development tools and writing code.  Classes are available for engineers with advanced experience through to little knowledge in the concepts and basics of the technology being discussed.

MASTERs classes cover the gamut of electronic-engineering topics, including new products and peripherals; C programming; connectivity sessions on TCP/IP, USB, CAN and wireless; graphics and capacitive-touch interface development; intelligent power supplies; motor control; selecting op-amps for sensor applications; using an RTOS; creating a bootloader; and eXtreme Low Power embedded system design.

Entry to the MASTERs Conference courses, all class materials and meals are included in the Conference attendance fee of Rs. 7,000.  The final registration deadline is November 15 for all cities.  Full details on all aspects of the MASTERs Conferences can be found at http://www.microchip.com/get/VTJ8.

Admission to TISS

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai is calling for applications to the following Master’s Degree Programmes: Social Work, Social Work in Disability Studies & Action, Development Studies, Education (Elementary), Counselling, Women’s Studies, Human Resources Management & Labour Relations, Social Entrepreneurship, Globalisation & Labour, Health Administration, Hospital Administration, Public Health in Health Policy, Economic and Finance, Public Health in Social Epidemiology, Habitat Policy and Practice, Disaster Management, Media & Cultural Studies, Social Work in Rural Development (Tuljapur Campus in Osmanabad Dist.)

Eligibility Criteria: A Bachelor’s degree of a minimum of 3 years duration or its equivalent from a recognised University, in any discipline.

Candidates can apply for not more than three programmes. Candidates applying through the online mode should pay Rs. 920 (if applying for one programme), Rs. 1840 (if applying for two programmes) and Rs. 2,760 (if applying for three programmes) by submitting a prescribed challan to any branch of the State Bank of India (this challan can be downloaded from the TISS website).

Candidates from remote places where no Internet and telecommunication facilities are available can get printed-copy-based application form from the Institute.

The filled-in application should be sent to ‘The Assistant Registrar (Academic), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, V N Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088’ along with relevant.

For additional information, refer to the Institute’s website, www.tiss.edu