Government Launches e-Platform to Train 1.5 Crore Covid Warriors

NEW DELHI: The department of personnel and training (DoPT) has announced the launch of an online learning platform to train doctors, nurses, paramedics, government officers, police organisations and civil defence workers to combat Covid-19.
The online iGOT learning resource is expected to equip all front-line workers with the training and updates in coping with the pandemic. Appropriate training will also prepare them for the subsequent stages of the pandemic. “By giving Covid-19 training to other potential second line workforce, India will be better prepared for the emergent situations,” a DoPT release said on Wednesday.

The target group is doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, auxiliary nursing midwives, Central and state government officers, civil defence staff, police organisations, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), National Service Scheme (NSS), Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Bharat Scouts & Guides (BSG) and other volunteers.
The platform delivers curated, role-specific content to each learner at his place of work or home and to any device of his choice. iGOT will provide training to around 1.5 crore workers and volunteers in the coming weeks.

To begin with, nine courses on iGOT have been launched on topics like Basics of Covid, ICU Care and Ventilation Management, Clinical Management, Infection Prevention through PPE, Infection Control and Prevention, Quarantine and Isolation, Laboratory Sample Collection and Testing, Management of Covid 19 Cases, Covid 19 Training.
The platform can be accessed by following an easyto-use manual for desktop and mobile versions, thereby making it accessible for all.

Source:ToI
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