How much is too much when it comes to preparing students for the workplace? If internship is the route for students pursuing professional courses, it is no different for students of liberal arts courses.
Colleges have opened innovation hubs and centres. Some have clubs where students get hands-on experience. At Justice Basheer Ahmed College for Women, an environment club ensures that all students enrolled in it are passionate about vermiculture and composting. The club functions under the Zoology Department. Zoology faculty member Parveen has an enthusiastic band of students visiting the vermicompost unit every year. They learn not only the benefits of vermicompost but also the science behind it. Well-known environmentalist Sultan Ahmed Ismail has been advocating a green environment by recycling and creating an ardent youth group.
At Justice Basheer Ahmed College, the department trains school students, besides its own. “We have organised workshops for school students too,” Ms. Parveen said. The college students purchase the compost for a price far lower than the cost on the market. This is to keep the students engaged in college and teach them the value of their work.
