32nd Meeting of Academic Council - IGNOU

ITEM NO.4
ITEM NO.5
TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE-3 FORM OF
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN NEWBORN AND INFANT
CARE (ACNIC).
AND
TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE-3 FORM OF
CERTIFICATE IN REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH
(CRCH).
ACSC 17.4-5.1 Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that the
School of Health Sciences has submitted the Phase-3 Forms for the
Advanced Certificate in Newborn and Infant Care (ACNIC) and
Certificate in Reproductive and Child Health (CRCH) programmes.
The main objectives of both the programmes is to update the
knowledge and skills of health care providers in care of newborns and
infants and enable them to provide effective nursing care to normal, at
risk and sick newborn infants and in reproductive and child health to
enable them to render health care to mother and child. The two
certificate programmes are of 14 and 16 credits respectively. There is
a provision of 43% theory and 57% practical component for ACNIC
and 50% theory and 50% practical component for CRCH. The
learners will have to complete workbook in the field and practical at
regular centres.
ACSC 17.4-5.2 The Programme Coordinator, Dr. Pity Koul explained that both the
programmes are being developed by the University in response to the
Government’s Policy on health care for Newborn and Infant Care and
Reproductive and Child Health, which is far from satisfactory in our
country. The international agencies like UNICIEF and WHO are also
showing interest in these programmes. The Programme Coordinator
also explained that the target groups for these programmes will be inservice
nurses (RNRM) working at various levels of care as these
workers are involved directly with the people at ground level in urban
and rural areas. The fee structure of the programmes has been worked
out on normal basis and it can be revised later on, if required, in view
of the practical component of the programmes.
ACSC 17.4-5.3 The Chairman suggested that in these health care programmes for
infants and mothers, a number of states may be interested and advised
the Programme Coordinator to contact the States and explore the
possibilities of sponsored candidates.
ACSC 17.4-5.4
The ACSC approved the Phase-3 Form (Appendix-3 & 4) of
Advance Certificate in Newborn and Infant Care (ACNIC) and
Certificate in Reproductive and Child Health (CRCH) with the
observations that the suggestions made by the School Board for
changing the names of both the programmes as Certificate in