A GIFT City institute, set up in partnership with
Fintech is a domain which is evolving very rapidly as governments see its benefits in improving lives and where developments are driven by technology and the financial service industry from the private space. Talent availability needs to be addressed in areas of competency and numbers. Hence, GIFT IFI aims to educate, on the one hand professionals who are in the sector but not exposed to developments in fintech, while on the other hand develop a cadre of talent looking for a long-term career opportunity in fintech. The architecture of programmes at GIFT IFI will be multi-dimensional with flexibility in entry and exit to accommodate the diversity of students coming from a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. The programmes and courses will be designed using a five axes model thatprovides multiple dimensions, which range from stackability (stacking up of courses, certificates and diplomas), mode (offline to online), competency (managerial to technological), scope (local to global) and focus (conceptual to application-based).
Earn Certificates and Diplomas while you work and when you need them
At GIFT IFI, the biggest advantage will be delivered through flexibility in the choice and nature of programmes. Working professionals may have diverse needs in their existing work place. Students may have requirement of a whole range of courses to build appropriate credentials in fintech. Technical professionals may require academic inputs around finance and vice-versa to deliver on their fintech task effectively. The unit of learning at GIFT IFI is a stand-alone course. A student who takes a set of defined courses gets a micro-credential of a certificate. A student who takes a set of certificates can earn a diploma and a collection of diplomas will lead to award of a degree.
This stacking up of courses, certificate, diploma will provide the largest flexibility for any student to seek out a specific learning need to fill a gap in their skill set or get a degree/ diploma to look for a job or pick up a perspective to build a startup. This will allow students to comeback for courses/ certificates at different points of time in their career and use the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) to accumulate required credits and earn diplomas or degrees in the future. This stackability will allow students to customise their own education according to the needs and time available.
