All about Microsoft Office 2007
e-Careers.com is offering an online course on Microsoft Office 2007 computer software, which is widely used. You will receive all the tutorials for the five principal applications in the Microsoft Office 2007 Package (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access). Use these tutorials to familiarise yourself with the applications at several levels of proficiency — from the basic application settings to using styles and templates moving on to advanced techniques such as mail merge and form creation, using formulas and functions, data analysis, creation of charts and macros and working with extensive databases and digital signature.
Eligibility: Open to all | Fee: Rs 5,000.
When: It is an online course and they let you complete it at your own pace.
How to apply: Register online.
Last date of admission: Admissions are open round the year.
Website: www.e-careers.co.uk/awl/microsoft-office-packages/microsoft-office-2007
Industrial Safety Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, IIT-Kharagpur, is organising a short-term course on Industrial Safety Engineering. The objective of the course is to build in safety competency of the participants in understanding hazards, quantifying risk, investigating accidents, managing contractor safety, analysing data and creating a knowledge base as well as implementing subject knowledge | Eligibility: Executives, engineers, scientists, research scholars, teachers, data analysts and administrators from industrial and consulting firms | Fee: Rs 15,000 | When: February 16 – 18.
Number of seats: 30 | How to apply: Download the application from the website. Fill it in and send it to the institute. For queries contact Prof J Maiti, Coordinator, on 03222 – 283750/283751 or email jmaiti@iem.iitkgp.ernet.in | Last date of admission: February 10 | Website: www.iitkgp.ac.in/industrial-safety/main.htm
Digital Photography
Readmanna.net, an e-learning platform is offering a course on Digital Photography. You’ll learn everything you need to know about taking professional digital photographs using DSLR cameras, including how to use your camera, flash, exposure, nature photography, night photography, and much more. This course combines essential basics of photography and interesting advanced topics and techniques.
Eligibility: Designed for beginners, advanced photographers and those interested | Fee: Rs 16,000 approx. | When: Admissions are currently open. How to apply: You can register online.
Website: www.elearning.readmanna.net/photography/485-digital-photography.html
Lessons on Big Data
The Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is organising a Big Data Initiative. The initiative aims to create awareness about developments in the emerging field of Big Data and discuss various aspects about the field | Eligibility: Open to all | Fee: Free.
Number of seats: 250 | How to apply: For registration and other details you can contact bigdata@csa.iisc.ernet.in or visit www.drona.csa.iisc.ernet.in/~bigdata.
Website: www.iisc.ernet.in
Get your basics right
The International Fine Art Academy, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, is offering a Foundation course on contemporary fine art. The course will begin with a structured introduction to fine art and move on to the fundamentals used by a professional artist. Teaching will be through pre-recorded demos, online notes, assignments and discussion forums. The course will explore practical, technical and aesthetic techniques of art. The course aims to provide an opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for progression to further or higher education in Fine Art or simply for further independent study.
Eligibility: Anyone above the age of 16.
Fees: Call 0 7313069115/9301520644 or email mail@ifaaonline.com for fee details.
When: Course will start on February 2 and go on for 35 weeks.
Number of seats: Limited
How to apply: Students may apply online or by phone. For more information about admissions at the Academy, please fill-in the mail-me-information form available on all course pages in the website.
Last date of admission: Two days prior to the starting date.
Website: www.ifaaonline.com
Environmental Health
The Centre for Environment of IIT Guwahati is organising a short-term, Quality Improvement Programme on Advances in Environmental Health | Eligibility: Teachers/young researchers | Fee: No course fee, but Rs 1,000 caution deposit will be collected. For participants from government departments and industries: Rs 2,500 and Rs 5,000 respectively | When: February 9 - 13 | Number of seats: 30 | How to apply: Fill in the downloaded application form and mail it to the institute | Last date of admission: January 20. | Website: www.iitg.ac.in/env/aehqip2015/index.html
Compiled by Pallavi Priyadharshini (pallavichetan@gmail.com)