2026 batch starts 1 December 2026– days to go
വാർദ്ധക്യ സൗഹൃദ കേരളത്തിനായി നാളത്തെ നഴ്സുമാരെയും സാമൂഹ്യ പ്രവർത്തകരെയും ഒരുക്കാം
A free programme for nursing and social work colleges: an online orientation, a brain-health course in English and Malayalam, field placements in Kochi, and help to become an Age-Friendly University.
₹0
Free through your college. No fee, no app to buy.
10 h
Short audio lessons on your phone, in English or Malayalam, even offline.
Kochi
Field work in India's first WHO-network age-friendly city.
QR
A certificate anyone can verify online, for your CV and LinkedIn.
4 in 1
Orientation, a brain-health course, placements and Age-Friendly University support.
0 cost
Free for partner colleges in the first year, under one letter of intent.
Ready
Courses, assessment and certificates run by Medhai Academy; your faculty coordinate.
Global
A route into the Age-Friendly University Global Network for your institution.
Students move through three steps. Your leadership can start the Age-Friendly University work at any time, alongside them.
Age-friendly cities, the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing and WHO integrated care for older people, with Kochi as the worked example.
Spot changes in memory and thinking, support healthy habits, and act at the right speed. Works on a phone, offline too.
Community care networks, dementia-friendly work, health camps and intergenerational programmes run by MAGICS and CEDAC.
A workshop for leadership and faculty, help to set up your working group, and a review of your application to the Age-Friendly University Global Network, which degree-granting colleges can join at no cost.
Short audio-first lessons of 6 to 10 minutes, a quiz in English or Malayalam at the end of each course, and a verifiable certificate.
Orientation (O1)
Unlocks Brain Health Foundations
| Lesson | You learn |
|---|---|
| Healthy ageing | Why function matters more than the absence of disease |
| The UN Decade | Its four action areas: ageism, age-friendly environments, integrated care, long-term care |
| Age-friendly cities | The eight domains, and how Kochi applies them |
| ICOPE | The six areas of capacity and the five steps of person-centred care |
| Ageism and language | Respectful words in English and Malayalam |
Brain Health Foundations (T1)
Five modules, about 8 hours
| Module | Time |
|---|---|
| F1 The ageing brain and cognitive reserve | 1 h |
| F2 Risk factors you can change | 2 h |
| F3 Healthy habits in practice | 2 h |
| F4 Noticing changes and acting at the right speed | 1.5 h |
| F5 Living well with dementia and supporting the family | 1.5 h |
Our research data capture app is open to partner colleges for student and faculty research projects.
Community Innovations Foundation (CIF)
Programme owner
A Section 8 non-profit company in Kochi working on healthy ageing and public health. cifindia.org
MAGICS
Implementing partner, Kochi
A registered trust working on age-friendly communities since 2015, through its Centre of Excellence for Developing Age-Friendly Communities (CEDAC). ngomagics.in
Medhai Academy
Training provider
Designs and delivers the online courses, assessments and certificates.
The first cohort, the 2026 batch, starts on 1 December 2026. Colleges can join later batches too.
No. The orientation, the course, placements and the Age-Friendly University support are free for partner colleges in the first year.
Students who pass get a certificate of completion with a QR code that anyone can verify. It records training only: it is not a licence or qualification to practise. No CNE or university credit is claimed until the accrediting body approves it in writing.
No. It follows WHO and UN frameworks for healthy ageing, and Kochi is a member of the WHO age-friendly cities network, but the programme is not run, funded or endorsed by WHO or the United Nations.
Nursing (GNM, B.Sc, M.Sc) and social work (BSW, MSW) students aged 18 or over, and their faculty. Psychology and allied-health departments are welcome too.
No. Lessons are made for phones and can be downloaded to study offline.
Write to us with your college name, the departments interested, and a faculty coordinator's name. We reply within two working days and set up a 30-minute call.