The Benjamin Franklin Institute has been offering college programs to students since 1908 both nationally and regionally which prepares graduates for employment in the career sector. The preparation offered covers a wide range which includes pharmacy, marine technology, HVAC, optometry and automotive technology.
In addition the US Department of Labor has rated ventilation, heating and air conditioning as one of the fastest growing industries in the US. Ben Franklin prepares technicians by offering them a certified program for heating and cooling contractors.
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Distance Learning Institutes have really made a great change to the way that we can be educated. Almost every type of course is available because of the growing sources of technologies. What used to be a rather small industry is now growing every day. People from one country can take courses from a school on the other side of the world because of these advancements.
Institutes in India are starting to take advantage of this new boom now. This is a great opportunity for many people. Now individuals do not have to travel for their education, but can stay at home, or in the area of their employment and still get their education. Distance Learning Institutes have changed people’s lives because of this. Those with disabilities, children, or other responsibilities can have the same chance as anyone else to have the life-altering course that they need to build a career on. This training is a key part in make the most of one’s life and career.
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The visit to ICRISAT (International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics) was with a purpose to know and understand how research institutes validate their research and popularise it to the public. Since the institute is funded by international organisations and governments the explanation is in the form of a display of semi arid conditions. The approach followed by them was in the form of a publicity campaign to garner goodwill and get more allocation for funds. Though the institute was developed for the semi arid regions it does not reflect any real conditions faced by the people of those regions. The institute reminded me of a corporate boardroom rather than a research institute working for the betterment of very poor farmers. The achievements of the institute cannot be discounted in any way; they have developed new varieties or groundnut and sorghum which have made the lives of farmers a lot easier over the years.
The institutional and donor setup does not allow them to take a oppositional or critical stand when it comes to contentious issues like genetic engineering on crops or genetically modified foods. When questioned about the validity of such research the answer was a very well rehearsed and avoidance filled one expressing and reassuring the audience that there is nothing wrong with genetically modified foods or ever will be. Some other questions about patenting, intellectual property rights and loss of quality in hybrid foods were dealt with in an almost dismissive fashion.
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