New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA), an initiative to improve Learning Outcomes at the elementary level on Wednesday.
The HRD Minister touted the programme as world's largest teachers' training programme of its kind.
The programme aims to build the capacities of around 42 lakh participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all government schools, faculty members of State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as well as Block Resource Coordinators and Cluster Resource Coordinators in all states and UTs.
The training will be conducted directly by more than 33 thousand trainers identified by the State and UTs, who will in turn be trained by 120 National Resource Persons identified from National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), KVS, NVS, CBSE and Non-Government Organisations.
The minister said that the teachers will get awareness and develop their skills on various aspects related to Learning Outcomes, Competency-Based Learning and Testing, Learner-centered Pedagogy, School Safety and Security, Personal-social qualities, and Inclusive Education.
During the programme, NISHTHA website, Training Modules, Primer Booklet and a Mobile app were also launched by the Minister.
Also read: ABVP stages protest in Assam; demands error-free NRC
