• Ministry of Education (MoE) recently launched the SWAYAM Plus platform.
• The SWAYAM Plus is aimed at enhancing the employability of both college students and professionals by offering learning programs across multiple sectors.
• The platform is designed to offer employability and professional development‐focused courses developed collaboratively with industry experts from players such as L&T, Microsoft, CISCO, and more.
• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, which is among the founder institutions of Swayam-NPTEL, will be operating the ‘SWAYAM Plus’ Platform.
• It will offer programs in sectors like Manufacturing, Energy, Computer Science and Engineering/IT/ITES, Management Studies, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Tourism besides Indian Knowledge Systems, and more.
• It is funded by Department of Higher Education of Ministry of Higher Education.

ABOUT SWAYAM

• The Swayam-NPTEL is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform providing educational opportunities for a vast number of learners.
• The e-learning platform has the largest enrolment base, with the total enrolment increasing from 31 lakh in 2017 to more than 72 lakh by the end of 2023.