INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL, University of Kerala
	Accredited by NAAC with 'A++' Grade

University Skill Acquistion Programme

ASAP (Additional Skill Acquisition Programme) training is available to students at higher secondary level and undergraduate level. At Post Graduate level, the need or a next level of skill development is felt. Additional skills should be imparted so that students develop themselves not only as a generation of employable work force but also acquire higher levels of academic, social & cultural skills required for overall development as a scholar and human being. Foreign language education will be one of the main focus of USAP. Being a part of globalized world, the relevance of training in foreign language is obvious and well understood. Under language skills, Russian, German, Sanskrit, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Tamil, Malayalam, French and Japanese are planned. Skills that are related to academic, social and cultural development include: Personality Development, Team & Leadership Skills, Healthy Food, Creative & Critical Thinking, Music Appreciation, Yoga, Technical Writing, Chess, Magic, Public Speaking, Basic IT Skills, TV News Reading, Gandhian Thought and Digital Photography. During the Annual Student Survey, 90% of students have expressed interest in more than one USAP course. The first level discussions have been held and the programme is expected to be launched in 2016.