Punjab Govt Inks MoU with British Council to Start English Courses for College Students; Check Details Here

New Delhi: The Punjab government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with British Council Education to start an English language training course for government college students in the state. 

Speaking on this occasion, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the ‘English for Work’ course lays a major thrust on all skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – with a focus on grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary.

ਅੱਜ ਸਾਡੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਰਾਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ...

ਅਸੀਂ ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਹਾਈ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ @UKinChandigarh ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ MoU ਸਾਈਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ...ਜਿਸ ਤਹਿਤ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਕਾਲਜਾਂ ਦੇ 5000 ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਸਾਲ 'ਇੰਗਲਿਸ਼ ਫਾਰ ਵਰਕ' ਕੋਰਸ ਕਰਾਵਾਂਗੇ ਜੋ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਖੇਤਰ 'ਚ ਸਹਾਈ ਸਾਬਿਤ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ...ਅਸੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ… pic.twitter.com/dzlLnIt1R4

— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) July 24, 2023

According to the official statement, the course will be launched as a pilot project in government colleges for 5,000 students from the academic session 2023-24. 

 “The ‘English for Work’ course will be an online blended learning course that uses a proven ‘flipped classroom’ approach to combine the flexibility of self-study with live interactive classes,” Mann said. 

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