School Education Departments conducts capacity building programme on ULLAS
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DIMAPUR — A two-day capacity building programme under ULLAS–Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram was conducted on April 21 and 22 at the conference hall of SCERT in Kohima.
The programme was organised by the Directorate of School Education with an objective of strengthening the implementation of adult literacy initiatives under ULLAS. The event was held on the theme “Empowering educators, transforming lives: advancing adult literacy through ULLAS.”
Speaking at the inaugural session as the chairperson, Deenabandhu Panda, the additional director, underscored the significance of lifelong learning and highlighted the pivotal role of educators in achieving universal literacy.
The programme witnessed active participation from District Education Officers (DEO) representing Mokokchung, Kohima, Longleng and Wokha districts. A total of 56 participants including trainers of trainers (ToTs) and supervisors under the scheme attended the training.
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The programme was enriched by the presence of resource persons namely Vidyawati, under secretary; Ashwani Kumar, joint director of NIC; and Suneeta Singh Chauhan, senior consultant from the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education; along with consultants from CNCL, NCERT and officials from SCERT & SLMA.
It stated that the enthusiastic engagement of participants reflected a strong commitment towards the effective implementation of the ULLAS programme across their respective districts.
It mentioned that participants were oriented on key components of ULLAS, its objectives survey and enrolment processes, assessment and certification mechanisms, and the use of the ULLAS mobile App/website.
The sessions also covered critical areas such as foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN), digital challenges and the effective utilisation of teaching-learning materials with ULLAS primer.
It also stated that resource persons from the Ministry of Education, CNCL, NCERT and SCERT facilitated the sessions, offering valuable technical inputs and practical guidance to strengthen field-level execution in the state.
The programme concluded with a forward-looking discussion emphasising the need for coordinated efforts, robust monitoring mechanisms and sustained community engagement to achieve the objectives of ULLAS in Nagaland.
It further mentioned that the state is poised to soon be declared fully literate by attaining a literacy rate of more than 95%. It added that the milestone would mark a significant step toward the larger national vision of a fully literate Bharat.