ADCC

Advanced Computer Course

The Advanced Computer Course provides in-depth content and devotes almost equal time to theory and hands-on practice.  The course is conducted both at the Habitat Learning Centre and at some Habitat Extension Learning Centres**. Children are nominated to this course by NGOs. The course is run from Monday to Friday in half-day batches. Each batch has a maximum of 25 students.  It is preferred that children attending this course have completed the Basic Computer Course. 206 children participated in this course since 2010 in the Habitat Learning Centre and …….. in the Extension Learning Centres.

Duration: 6 months

Age Group: 13 years – 19 years

Content:

Technology Focus:

• Ms Word
• Ms Powerpoint
• Ms Excel
• Ms Windows
• MS Access
• Internet

The current course in the Habitat Learning Centre concludes on January 8, 2013.

** Aarohan, Amba Foundation, Servants of the People Society.

Workshop

HLC is also involved in conducting various workshops on issues concerned to the underprivileged children and women empowerment so that they can focus on their rights to live with dignity. The Centre also organizes short term inspirational interactive sessions for the children coming to the Habitat Learning Centre enabling them to learn lessons based on true story of struggle of the eminent personalities. Legal literacy programme is one of the most wanted one amongst the youth and women, which gives them ideas on how to solve certain issues of day-to-day life.

• Magic Math Workshop
• Printer Repairing Workshop
• Design Workshop
• English Workshop

 

 
 

 

HABITAT LEARNING CENTRE

The India Habitat Centre (IHC) set up the Habitat Learning Centre (HLC) in February 2002 to expose under-privileged children to the world of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and enable access to knowledge on ICT so that they are able to explore more and better options for a better quality of life. To achieve this, IHC has partnered with various NGOs working with children from the marginalized communities, who bring them to the Centre for learning programs that provides them with computer literacy and skill development.

The HLC Programme:

The HLC’s programme has evolved over a period of time and the current batch went through a programme that included a three-month Basic Course (three concurrent batches) followed by a six-month Advanced Course (two concurrent batches) and a three month Skill-based Course in three streams.

The three streams which were offered in the Skill-based Course are as follows:

      Basics of Accounting Principles  

      Basics of Hardware and Networking

      Basics of Visual Documentation

An English Language learning component is integrated into the programme.

Workshops on related topics are organized so that the children are exposed to new concepts and ideas. Topics include ‘Design’, ‘Magic Mathematics’, ‘Internet Safety’

86 children were enrolled by 14 NGOs for the Basic Course.

From now on IHC will run Advanced Course and Skill Development Course at the Habitat Learning Centre. The HLC Extension Learning Centres will run the Basic Course and Advanced Course thereby acting as feeders for the Advanced and Skill-Based Courses in the HLC.

HLC Extension Centres:

A natural outcome of the ICT learning programme at the Habitat Learning Centre was the creation of computer facilities at NGO locales to further disseminate learning on ICT. This was done through the setting up of HLC Extension Centres.

The purpose behind going beyond the HLC at IHC is to attempt to reach the learning to more children who may not be able to come to the HLC for a variety of reasons: distance, timing, cost etc.

There are currently 10 HLC Extension Learning Centres in various locations in Delhi with partner NGOs.

These HLC Extension Centres are supported by IHC with computers, curriculum, content as well as training for the facilitators working in bastis and slums so that they are able to enhance the quality of their interaction with children and are equipped with efficient tools to impart IT education to children.

The faculty at the Learning Centre are all experts in their field and bring a high level of commitment to their teaching. 

Participants who have completed our courses have been able to take up livelihoods in different organizations or set up enterprises on their own. Among the notable successes has been a group of participants who have formed an NGO and set up a computer learning centre on their own in Lal Kuan area of Delhi and have begun conducting classes for participants from the marginalized community there!  IHC has now set up an Extension Learning Centre in their organization.