Pratibha Jain gives a snapshot at some new-age certificate courses that students can
pursue for a career
Certificate courses focus on training students in a specific skill area. They give learners from all age groups an opportunity to experiment and follow their hobbies beyond traditional curricula. Online and distance-learning programmes have further increased access to learning different skills taught by experts from across the globe. Here are a few new-age courses that students can pursue.
Spa therapy and spa management:
Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC)/ (International Therapy Examination Council) ITEC certifications in international spa therapy are offered by specialised centres like the Ananda Spa Institute in Hyderabad, Oriental Spa Centre in Jaipur, Annabel Spa Institute in Kochi, Kerala Ayurveda Academy in Aluva (Kerala) and the Jindal Centre in Bangalore, among others. The course is designed to train students in Ayurvedic methods of healing mental and physical ailments, pressure point massage and deep tissue healing designed to create an overall feeling of wellness.
Beauty, hairstyling and skincare:
Experts in this field offer training in haircare and skincare, beauty therapy, hairstyling, cosmetology, hair treatment, make-up, etc. A number of well-known cosmetics companies run centres for training aspirants. Additionally, the National Vocational Training Institute for Women, through its centres in Noida, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Jaipur, Vadodara and Allahabad, offers certified courses in haircare and skincare.
Nutrition and dietetics:
A certificate course in this stream involves the understanding of the nutritive value of different foods, developing diet plans to improve health, fitness and controlling disease, etc. The Institute of Home Economics and Lady Irwin College in Delhi; SNDT Women’s University, Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition and Sophia College for Women in Mumbai; St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore; Public Health Foundation of India; and IGNOU, through study centres across Gujarat, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Hyderabad, offer certifications in nutrition and dietetics.
Gardening, landscape design, horticulture and plant tissue culture:
The State Institute of Vocational Education and Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad; and Dr BN College of Architecture, Pune, offer short courses in gardening, garden design, garden development and maintenance. The Institute of Horticulture Technology offers a range of courses covering different aspects of horticulture. Horticulture courses provide practical training in composting, mulching, vermiculture, seeding, irrigation, greenhouse management and cultivation of vegetables and high-value crops in controlled environments. Bharati Vidyapeeth and Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University offer courses in gardening and landscape designing.
Cake decoration: Institutes such as Cakekraft in Mumbai, Sugarcraft India in different cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, etc and the Culinary and Cake Decorating School in Delhi offer training in baking and decorating cakes.
Radio jockeying:
A course in radio jockeying and broadcast management develops one’s capabilities to host a talk show on the radio. The course focuses on voice modulation, diction, wit, humour and alertness to deliver the script while playing music and engaging with the audience via the telephone, email, social media and SMS. Radio City School of Broadcasting and Xavier Institute of Communications in Mumbai; Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi; the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) and the Institute of Radio Jockeying in Chandigarh offer courses in this field.
Certificate courses focus on training students in a specific skill area. They give learners from all age groups an opportunity to experiment and follow their hobbies beyond traditional curricula. Online and distance-learning programmes have further increased access to learning different skills taught by experts from across the globe. Here are a few new-age courses that students can pursue.
Spa therapy and spa management:
Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC)/ (International Therapy Examination Council) ITEC certifications in international spa therapy are offered by specialised centres like the Ananda Spa Institute in Hyderabad, Oriental Spa Centre in Jaipur, Annabel Spa Institute in Kochi, Kerala Ayurveda Academy in Aluva (Kerala) and the Jindal Centre in Bangalore, among others. The course is designed to train students in Ayurvedic methods of healing mental and physical ailments, pressure point massage and deep tissue healing designed to create an overall feeling of wellness.
Beauty, hairstyling and skincare:
Experts in this field offer training in haircare and skincare, beauty therapy, hairstyling, cosmetology, hair treatment, make-up, etc. A number of well-known cosmetics companies run centres for training aspirants. Additionally, the National Vocational Training Institute for Women, through its centres in Noida, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Jaipur, Vadodara and Allahabad, offers certified courses in haircare and skincare.
Nutrition and dietetics:
A certificate course in this stream involves the understanding of the nutritive value of different foods, developing diet plans to improve health, fitness and controlling disease, etc. The Institute of Home Economics and Lady Irwin College in Delhi; SNDT Women’s University, Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition and Sophia College for Women in Mumbai; St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore; Public Health Foundation of India; and IGNOU, through study centres across Gujarat, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Hyderabad, offer certifications in nutrition and dietetics.
Gardening, landscape design, horticulture and plant tissue culture:
The State Institute of Vocational Education and Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad; and Dr BN College of Architecture, Pune, offer short courses in gardening, garden design, garden development and maintenance. The Institute of Horticulture Technology offers a range of courses covering different aspects of horticulture. Horticulture courses provide practical training in composting, mulching, vermiculture, seeding, irrigation, greenhouse management and cultivation of vegetables and high-value crops in controlled environments. Bharati Vidyapeeth and Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University offer courses in gardening and landscape designing.
Cake decoration: Institutes such as Cakekraft in Mumbai, Sugarcraft India in different cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, etc and the Culinary and Cake Decorating School in Delhi offer training in baking and decorating cakes.
Radio jockeying:
A course in radio jockeying and broadcast management develops one’s capabilities to host a talk show on the radio. The course focuses on voice modulation, diction, wit, humour and alertness to deliver the script while playing music and engaging with the audience via the telephone, email, social media and SMS. Radio City School of Broadcasting and Xavier Institute of Communications in Mumbai; Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi; the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) and the Institute of Radio Jockeying in Chandigarh offer courses in this field.
(The author is a career counsellor based in Mumbai)
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