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The vision of SWAYAM Plus is to ensure access and equitable opportunities for all learners to enhance their employability and professional development. It will focus on achieving the following:
SWAYAM Plus will adopt an ecosystem approach by working with various strategic partners i.e., academic institutions, industry, edtech platforms and individual contributors, while SWAYAM currently focuses on partnerships with academic institution through 9 National Coordinators. In the due course of time, SWAYAM Plus will offer the whole gamut of qualifications. However, in the initial years, the focus will be on certification programmes.
SWAYAM Plus will have programmes in chosen sectors, namely – Manufacturing, Energy, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Healthcare, Information Technology and Services, Digital and Emerging Technologies, Social Sciences, Hospitality and Tourism, Teacher Education, Retail, Indian Knowledge Systems, Media, Communication and Soft Skills, Engineering and others.
SWAYAM Plus will offer courses across diverse sectors and not restrict itself to Engineering or technology. Sectors like Energy, Healthcare, Logistics (and more as mentioned in Q 1.2) will also be focused upon.
SWAYAM Plus will enable credit recognition of courses that learners are taking both from industry as well as academic institutions.
It aims to be accessible, affordable and provide flexible education with greater inclusivity. In the due course of time, SWAYAM Plus will offer the whole gamut of qualifications.
SWAYAM Plus is intended primarily to benefit anyone who is looking for an opportunity to upskill / reskill themselves. The courses on SWAYAM Plus are employability focused and are in diverse domains. However, the primary target audience for whom courses are chosen are learners from higher education institutions and working professionals. SWAYAM Plus will specifically focus on ensuring reach and access to learners from tier 2 and tier 3 towns and cities. In the due course of time, the courses on SWAYAM Plus will cater to a much larger audience, beyond learners from higher education institutions and working professionals.
The partner will be signing the MoU with IIT-Madras, which is the nodal agency for managing and implementing SWAYAM and SWAYAM Plus platforms.
Courses on this platform can be offered by the following entities in chosen domains:
There will be a structured selection criterion to evaluate the partners to be onboarded on to SWAYAM Plus , to ensure high quality of courses offered and in turn credibility of the platform.
The following are the broad areas across which a partner will be evaluated:
The selection framework is subject to evolution based on needs and requirements.
All aspects of course delivery such as content development, student support (such as doubt solving) and success, course execution, assessment will be managed by the partner through the SWAYAM Plus platform. The assessment design & evaluation too will be done by the partners, though therewill be support provided by SWAYAM Plus for administering these assessments in offline mode, where required.
The following support will be provided by SWAYAM Plus to the partners:
While partners are free to offer courses irrespective of duration and delivery methods, if they want to have credit recognition for the courses, they need to align their courses to the National Credit Framework (NCrF). Programme Implementation Committee (PIC) will have a final say in the selection of the courses.
The selection criteria for courses will encompass a variety of factors, with preference being given to courses that align with employability demand and are skill based. These courses will be evaluated by th e empowered sector PIC before onboarding.
The certificates will be offered jointly with the credentials of both SWAYAM Plus & the partner offering the course. Logos of both parties, along with Skill India logo will be prominently positioned on the certificate.
Yes, a student can undertake multiple courses/certifications at the same time. A student can also pursue two degree courses at the same time, including one course through regular mode and the other through SWAYAM Plus .
The mode of assessment and delivery will fall under the purview of the partner, and SWAYAM Plus platform shall support the partner in cases where the partner doesn’t have the infrastructure or resources to conduct assessments. The assessments shall be compulsorily proctored (online/ offline).
The partner can use their own LMS to host courses, but the partners have an option to host their course on SWAYAM’s LMS too.
For the courses that the specific partner offer, learner analytics data will be made available. Similarly, for the courses hosted on partner’s LMS, the partners are expected to make learner data available to SWAYAM.
The framework for API integration and data sharing requirements between SWAYAM and partner LMS will be shared with partners at the time of course onboarding.
Yes, SWAYAM Plus will have a dedicated technology support team.
The course provider owns all rights of intellectual property of the content hosted on SWAYAM Plus.
Data Collection: The portal shall collect minimal user data necessary for creating accounts and providing personalized learning experiences to learners, such as email addresses etc.,
Data Usage: User data is primarily used to personalize the learning experience, track progress, and provide relevant content and recommendations. It may also be used for communication purposes, like sending course updates and notifications.
Data Security: User data shall be stored securely with encryption. Regular security audits and maintenance shall be carried out to maintain data integrity