Campus Talk: Ismail Yusuf College offers certificate course on self-help groups
The six-month-long certificate course has been designed to teach those from less-privileged backgrounds, especially women, the know-how of effectively running an SHG.
The classes are held at the YCMOU study centre located in Ismail Yusuf College. The Ismail Yusuf College in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari offers a unique certificate course on self-help groups (SHGs).
The six-month-long certificate course has been designed to teach those from less-privileged backgrounds, especially women, the know-how of effectively running an SHG.
The classes are held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) study centre located in the college. Prakash Parkhe, the coordinator of the centre and professor of economics at the Ismail Yusuf College, said: “With the YCMOU affiliation, individuals successfully completing the course will receive a certification that is well-recognised.”
The course contains theory as well as practical components. The theory part includes topics such as how to start an SHG, how to open bank accounts, and how to manage accounts of the SHG, among others. Whereas the practical component entails project submission by an individual.
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