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Additional Deputy Commissioner Rayappa Hunasagi inaugurated the Standardised Test of English Proficiency (STEP) astatine the Prabuddha Academy centre connected the outskirts of the metropolis connected February 20. Addressing students, helium emphasised that proficiency successful English is important for vocation advancement and said the programme volition assistance them flooded fearfulness of the connection and execute confidently successful interviews.
STEP, a part of The Hindu Group, is an AI-powered, adaptive English connection appraisal and grooming level launched successful 2016.
Appealing to students to marque afloat usage of the initiative, Mr. Hunasagi said STEP volition heighten connection skills, amended self-confidence, and unfastened up amended employment opportunities. Students from assorted schools who person enrolled successful the programme were present.
In a important inaugural to fortify employability and nonrecreational connection skills among youth, the Kalaburagi District Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with THG Publishing Private Limited, publishers of The Hindu, Business Line, Frontline and Sportstar, for implementation of the STEP Blended English Learning Programme crossed the district.
Under the MoU, the 50-hour blended learning programme volition beryllium introduced successful identified accomplishment academies and method institutions supported by the territory administration.
The three-month online people volition commencement with a elemental trial to cheque each student’s English level. It volition past supply grooming successful listening, speaking, speechmaking and writing, on with basal grammar and connection skills for jobs.
