NDF Community College
The Community College is an alternative system of education, which is aimed at the empowerment of the disadvantaged, underprivileged and school and college dropouts through appropriate skills development leading to gainful employment in collaboration with local industry and service sector and achieves skills for employment and self employability of the above sections of people in the society. Although the concept of community colleges has its roots on the American Soil yet, it was Indianized by Dr. Rev.Fr. Xavier Alphonse S.J. the former Principal of Loyola College, Chennai. The motto of the community college concept is to “Including the excluded people to pursue the lively hood skills of their interest and capacity in order to lead a decent and dignified life”.
Teaching Life skills is the unique feature in the community college educational system which makes the students FIT FOR LIFE AND FIT FOR JOB. We, the staff in the NDF COMMUNITY COLLEGE have immense experience in teaching life skills along with vocational skills of paramedical nursing courses offered by Tamil Nadu Open University effectively with 100% JOB PLACEMENT
Courses Offered
- Vocational Diploma in Nursing (VDGDA)
- Advanced Vocational Diploma in Nursing & Midwifery (AVDGDA)
- Home Nursing Care – For Women
- Certified Hospital Ward Technician – For Men Only
Nursing Turor
She was a tutor for Nursing and a Soft skill trainer for an NGO’s educational project for more than 22 years. After retiring from that institution, she wanted to train exclusively women living in the periphery of life and has no access to transform their aspirations to become a competent and proficient health care provider. Besides, there is a huge demand for students completed Vocational Diploma in Paramedical Nursing in and around Tambaram. Her husband, who is the Founder and Managing Trustee of The New Dawn Foundation promoting yoga for human excellence among older people has facilitated to transform her burning desire into a concrete action by establishing a community college under the Registered Trust – The New Dawn Foundation called “NDF community College”.
She has edited a text book “Health is wealth” in two volumes which serves as resource material for Health Assistant Programs in community Colleges in India and overseas – Sri Lanka, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, etc.,
She is also a Psychologist. Her deep understanding on adolescent behavior and showering unconditional love and affection upon them has made her to become very closer to every one’s heart. That is why the students of that institution, where she served last would call her mom not Mam. She strongly believes that “Everyone is unique and they have the right to be different”. This slogan has created great impact in the thought process of the students trained by her to perceive and accept everyone without any bias or prejudice. Her approach in dealing with desperate students has helped them manifest their latent potentials to their fullest capacity and could experience a new dawn in their life. They look cheerful and enthusiastic and have become role model to others
As her husband was a defense person, she had to move where ever he was posted to, and hence she had the pleasure and privilege of serving either as a teacher in Air Force schools or as staff nurse in Air Force Hospitals. She is also a Pranic Healer & Yoga Trainer, who heals the ailing students of NDF community college. She is an enthusiastic person who is involved in her profession and with her students. Her commitment is remarkable.
Our Motto
“Creating opportunities and changing lives by empowering women through an alternative system of education that meets the needs of under privileged school dropout women, with job oriented, work related, skill based and life coping education leading for gainful employment in collaboration with local health care industries”
Vision & Mission
- Giving the best to the least
- Bringing the women dropouts into the mainstream by making them fit for life and fit for job
- To empower the disadvantaged women and making their dreams a reality
- To match education with employment
- To provide holistic education and eligibility for employment
- To promote strong health care industry lineage and ties
- To bring visible enhancement in their self esteem
- To facilitate for developing appropriate skill set, mind set and to build resilience for emotional stability
Our Curriculum
- Vocational Skills
- Life Skills
- Internship
- Preparation for Employment
- Entrepreneurship Development
Life skill is a unique feature of curriculum in the Community College education system which deals with coping skills, developing positive attitude, self-esteem, stress & time management, problem solving, decision making, anger management, effective communication and developing to one’s fullest potential.
