Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension (DLLE)

Overview

The Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension [DLLE] (known earlier as Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Extension) established on October 12, in the Year 1978 and has been recognized as a statutory Department of the University of Mumbai since 1994 to promote a meaningful and sustained rapport between the Universities and the community. The DLLE seeks to facilitate the sensitization of students to socio-cultural realities. Degree College Students register for extension work projects of DLLE, for which they are awarded 10 grace marks (under Ordinance 229-A) in their final examinations on successful completion and submission of the project report in time.

Thakur College offers six projects of DLLE for learners of degree college, namely Annapoorna Yojana (APY), Population Education Club (PEC), Industry Orientation Project (IOP), Education for All (EFA), Survey Research (SR) and Career Project (CP). Students who enroll for extension work projects, perform various activities for social awareness based on various issues/problem in the society such as Save Food, Save Water, Save the Girl Child, Pollution Control, HIV-Aids, Global warming, Tree Plantation, Child Labor, Dowry deaths, Waste management and many more. Students create awareness about these social problems through various activities like Rally, Street Play, Poster Making, Survey, Elocution, etc.

Teachers in-charge of DLLE projects

Types of Projects

Annapoorna Yojana (APY)

Objective : To encourage students to try their hand at entering the field of small scale business and increase self-reliance approach.
Achievement : Development of qualities like time management, decision making, interpersonal relations, planning and organization, leadership, self-confidence, communication skills & negotiating skills as well as understanding production & marketing on a small scale.

Population Education Club (PEC)

Objective : Spreading awareness on burning social issues and increasing the knowledge about these among the public
Achievement : Reaching the unreached motto-achieved through interaction and awareness creation drives

Education For All (EFA)

Objective : To spread awareness about importance of education andencourage completion of education. To create awareness about concept of Open Schooling and to give information about NIOS & IDOL.
Achievement : To create awareness about the concept of Open Schooling / Distance Learning. Reach to unreached by providing opportunities for continuing education, life enrichment and vocational education to the public at large as well as to spread message of NIOS & IDOL.

Survey Research (SR)

Objective : To facilitate the college to obtain basic data about problems / issues in the area of work
Achievement : Analysis and interpretation of data, survey and research skills development.

Career Project (CP)

Objective : To help students to find out information about career and enable to learn the interview technique, method of collecting information and to know about job prospects of career being explored.
Achievement : Understanding employment, related occupations and its advantages and disadvantages.

Industry Orientation Project (IOP)

Objective : It is a career oriented program empowering students with marketable work skills, so as to increase his/her employability.
Achievement : An entry into the world of work, opportunity to try out a career, work experience certificate, employable skills development, all round ability development and gaining practical experience in the industry.