NLC aims to boost mining and energy sector with new online courses

Online courses in the fields of power generation, mining and renewable energy would be offered by the public sector undertaking NLC India Limited (NLCIL) under a tie-up with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a collective of IITs and IISc.

A memorandum of understanding was recently signed between the NLCIL and NPTEL to offer the courses, a press release from IIT-Madras said here Friday.

NPTEL coordinator Prathap Haridoss said the collaboration would pave the way for more PSUs to tie-up with the collective.

Formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a navaratna company, NLCIL, apart from offering the courses, would provide an industry perspective to enhance the technical content of the course, the release said. NPTEL has been delivering open online courses for certification since 2014, it said.

(With inputs from agencies.)