Community College

TSCC- Town Schools Community College

Where the passion to excel in imparting education, vision to
impact lives & mission to bridge the socio-economic divide; all
converge to connect education with employment this defines
the spirit of Town Schools Community College. Town Schools has
been awarded the status of Community College by IGNOU in
December
2009.
Town Schools skill development centers, across India, have the
capacity & competency to offer need-based skill development
certified programs in a range of employment sectors, like
ICT/ITES, Soft Skills, Retail-Sales, Hospitality Services, Travel &
Reservation Services, Security Services, BPO, Teacher Education,
Banking
&
Finance,
Accounting
&
Micro-Finance
Contents of our Training Programs are simple, contextual, based
on uniform structure, vetted by Subject Experts, having exercises
geared towards developing practical skills specifically for the
target community learners. Our mandatory periodic Training the
Trainer programs ensure that our trainers at all centers observe
uniform quality standards of competency, training skills,
methodologies, best practices for training transaction &
assessments.
2. Objectives of TSCC

To provide skill based, livelihood enhancing education &

eligibility for employment to all, without any disparity

To offer appropriate, need driven programs which caters to the

fast changing, emerging need for specialized skill-sets, across a
wide range of trades.
To expand access to traditionally post-secondary courses of
study at Pre secondary level , thereby opening new routes to
career shaping of millions of students, who would otherwise not
have an opportunity to participate in employment related
education for skill development
To channelize the vocational education path, with learner
friendly approach & step-by-step scalable pattern, leading from
IGNOU Certificate, to Diploma to Associate Degree with global
standards of quality in place

3. Features of TSCC

Wide range of Programs under single umbrella

Need driven programs , in response to periodic Market

Scanning & Skill Gap Analysis by Town Schools Education
Initiatives the founding body of TSCC

Contextually relevant & simplified content development of

course modules by Learning Creation & Development group the
Curriculum Research & Development division of TSEI

Commitment to all round continuous development for

improvement & enhancement be it of contents, systems of
training , methodologies or assessment & evaluation- based on
feedback from Students, Trainers, Industry research or updates
from media

Competent & experienced Trainers

Focus on mandatory TTT Training the Trainer Programs to

ensure the quality effective, learner friendly & application
oriented training delivery & transactions.

Use of innovative, modern, interactive & diverse

methodologies geared towards identifying, moulding, developing
& transforming every learner as skilled individual for employment

Suitable placement support

4. Objective of Community Colleges in India

India has largest share of youth population which needs to

be channelized into diverse and multi-level occupational areas.

The increased emphasis on targeting 2-tier and 3-tier cities

for development necessitates tapping the local talent and skill for
community specific trades & occupations.

In India only 25 Lac Vocational training seats are available

whereas 1.28 cr. people enter the labour market every year

Only 5% of Indian labour work force between the age of 2024 years have obtained vocational skills through formal
means/trainings.

Community College system is an alternative education

system in India. Skill development is the only innovative
alternative which would add value to the huge population of
potentially employable age group of Indians, thereby establishing
India as the world capital of rich human resource.

To fulfill the needs of the School dropouts & enable them to

acquire the necessary skills for livelihood and formal qualifications
for social status and societal recognition

2. About the OPCW

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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is the

implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which
entered into force in 1997. As of today the OPCW has 190 Member States,
who are working together to achieve a world free from chemical weapons.
They share the collective goal of preventing chemistry from ever again
being used for warfare, thereby strengthening international security.
To this end, the Convention contains four key provisions:
destroying all existing chemical weapons under international
verification by the OPCW;
monitoring chemical industry to prevent new weapons from reemerging;
providing assistance and protection to States Parties against
chemical threats; and
fostering international cooperation to strengthen implementation of
the Convention and promote the peaceful use of chemistry.
As existing declared stockpiles are destroyed, the OPCW will continue to
work hard to persuade the remaining handful of non-Member States to
renounce chemical weapons and join the Convention. At the same time,
the OPCW must prevent re-emergence of a chemical weapons threat,
whether from States or non-State actors. Since the security environment
does not remain static, the OPCW must be capable not only of dealing not
only with todays threats but must adapt to deal with new threats as they
evolve or emerge in the future.
The OPCW is given the mandate to achieve the object and purpose of the
Convention, to ensure the implementation of its provisions - including those
for international verification of compliance with it - and to provide a forum
for consultation and cooperation among States Parties The Technical
Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day administration and
implementation of the Convention, including inspections, while the
Executive Council and the Conference of the States Parties are decisionmaking organs designed primarily to determine questions of policy and
resolve matters arising between the States Parties on technical issues or
on interpretations of the Convention. The chairs of the Executive Council
and the Conference are appointed by each body's membership. The
Technical Secretariat is headed by a Director-General, who is appointed by
the Conference on the recommendation of the Council

2. OPCW at a glance
Established: 1997
Headquarters: The Hague, Netherlands Read agreement
Membership: 190 States
Budget: EUR 75 million (2010)
Secretariat staff: 500
Director-General: Ahmet zmc
Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
The OPCW is an independent, autonomous international organisation with a working
relationship with the United Nations

3. Indias stand on HFC

Montreal Protocol (1987)= to phase out ozone depleting substances chlorofluorocarbons

(CFCs) , hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) etc.

They were used as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, solvents, AC in building and vehicles, and
fire retardants.

everyone including India banned those ozone depleting substances.

but then refrigeration/AC industries shifted to using Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) because

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HFCs are cheap

HFCs are technically not an ozone depleting substance. Hence not covered under
Montreal protocol

However theyre still potent greenhouse gases, with a warming effect much higher than carbon dioxide.

USA

India

wants HFC matter to be

covered under Montreal
protocol

wants HFC matter be kept under UNFCCC+Kyoto- then

itll be mandatory only for the developed (rich) countries
to phase out HFC gases.

that way everyone, including

India-China will have to ban
HFCs.

And India/China wont have legally binding

responsibility=>their local industry will be saved.

India reiterated this HFC stand during COP-19 Warsaw talks