The functions of our PJ ACADEMY:
i. Identify appropriate target areas and target groups by developing socio- economic profiles.
ii. Organise training programmes for key resource persons, master trainers and trainees
in vocational courses and for neo-literates.
iii. Identify and ascertain a variety of educational and vocational needs of different
categories of clientele groups.
iv. Plan and organise polyvalent educational programmes and other activities including
literacy, post-literacy, and continuing education to suit the learning requirements of target groups.
v. Explore, innovate, work out alternatives, try new methodologies to meet the needs of
different target groups through programmes of education and training.
vi. Co-operate with educational, cultural and other social organisations involved in organising
programmes and activities to meet educational, vocational, social, and cultural and welfare needs of target groups.
vii. Act as a co-ordinator, facilitator and catalytic agent by developing a system of
net-working in collaboration with other educational and technical institutions, development departments, welfare agencies,
employers and workers organisations, voluntary agencies, economic enterprises, etc.
viii. Undertake training and orientation of resource persons/instructors involved in planning
and implementation of various programmes.
ix. Organise equivalency programmes through Open Learning System.
x. Organise library and reading room facilities. The libraries will have literature suitable
for neo-literates and sale counters for distribution of literacy material on subsidised rates to the neo-literates and other
interested readers.
xi. Provide consultancy services to agencies and enterprises planning to organise programmes
for training and education of similar target groups.
xii. Organise educational and vocational training programmes with special concern for
deprived sections, women/girls and unemployed youth to provide new skills, refine/sharpen/upgrade the existing skills leading
to employment, self employment and income generation.
xiii. Promote organisation of forums such as co-operative societies, mandals and associations
of women, youth and workers with a view to undertake collective activity for socio-economic development
