A large number of engineering graduates are not readily employable and there existed a large gap in technology areas as well as communication areas, Professor Sadagopan, Director, IIIT-B, a deemed university, told reporters here while announcing the launch of certification programme to enhance the employability of these graduates.

The programme was designed taking into consideration the need for flexible learning programmes to suit the learning needs of slow learners and to suit the needs of companies that hire at the entry level, he said.

The programme titled Yogyata is a blended-learning programme that includes a mix of several learning methodologies, including face-to-face calssroom lectures, web-based, multimedia-enabled self learning coursewear.

The highlight of the programme was actionable learning modules where learning is transformed into performance and mistakes are turned into learning opportunities. Synchronous and asynchronous on-line mentoring and collaborative learning.

The programme has been designed in collaboration with Radix Learning, a company focussed on providing blended learning programme. Starting September the target students will be from various engeinering programmes in the state.

Successive batches are planned from October onwards with focus on Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.