Port Blair, Dec 08: Indira Gandhi National Open University, one of the Mega-Universities in the World, announces ADMISSIONS to its Distance Education Academic Programmes in PGDDM & CDM for the Academic Cycle commencing from January 2014.Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDDM) – 1Year Course. The major objectives of the programme are to provide comprehensive knowledge to the learners on disaster preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation. Enable the learners to carry out risk assessment and vulnerability analysis. Generate community awareness, and strengthen institutional mechanism for community mobilization and participation in disaster management. Develop communication skills for disaster preparedness. Create greater awareness about effective disaster response in various emergency situations. Equip learners with tools for meeting emergency medical requirements.
Incorporate gender sensitive disaster management approach. Inculcate new skills and sharpen existing skills of government officials, voluntary activists, development professionals and elected representatives for effective disaster management. The Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management shall cater to the needs of the following target groups: 1. Government Functionaries, 2. NGO Functionaries and Volunteers, 3. Military, Para –military, Police, Home Guards, and Civil Defence personnel, 4. Rural Development Functionaries, Primary Health Centres Functionaries, Relief Workers, Social Workers, Environmentalists. 5. Geologists, Scientists, Meteorologists, Engineers, Administrators, and other Government and Public Sector Undertakings officials. Certificate in Disaster Management (CDM) – 06 Months Course. The Certificate in Disaster Management Programme aims at providing knowledge to the learners in the areas of disaster preparedness, prevention, migration, relief, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The programme is of use to NGO functionaries and volunteers; military, Para-military, police, home guards, civil defence personnel; professionals such as: 1. Fire-service personnel, 2. Administrators, 3. Government and Public Sector Undertakings officials, 4. Rural Development Functionaries, 5. Urban Development Officials, 6. Primary Health Centres Functionaries, 7. Geologists, Scientists, Meteorologists, Engineers, Foresters. For details, visit IGNOU Website- www.ignou.ac.in or contact nearest IGNOU Regional Centre/Study Centre. Cost of Prospectus from Regional Centre In person: Rs.150/-, or By post from the REGISTRAR, Student Registration Division, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068 by sending a DD of Rs.200/- in favour of IGNOU, New Delhi. It can also be downloaded from the University website www.ignou.ac.in.
The last date for admission to January 2014 session is 16th December 2013 without late fee and 31st December 2013 with late fee of Rs. 500/-. A communication from IGNOU Regional Centre said.
