A three-day training programme for key functionaries and teachers of Nagaland on ‘Pre-vocational education’ was inaugurated by Dr. HN Dutta, vice chancellor of Global Open University, Nagaland, at AIDA, Don Bosco Higher Secondary School campus in Dimapur on Tuesday.
The training programme is being organised by the PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), a constituent unit of NCERT under the Ministry of Education, government of India, in association with the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Nagaland. It may be noted that under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, pre-vocational education would be introduced from Grades 6 to 8 in schools of Nagaland.
In his inaugural speech, Dr. Dutta highlighted the recommendations of NEP 2020 and focused on the need for promoting prevocational education, 10 bagless days and vocational education in schools for making youth employable and self-reliant.
He emphasied that vocational education should be imparted to preserve cultural heritage, traditional art and craft, indigenous knowledge (Lok Vidya) besides the future skills to prepare youth for the 21st century.
Dr. Zavise Rume, professor and head of vocational education at SCERT, welcomed the participants and informed about the initiatives taken by the department of School Education and SCERT in promoting prevocational education and vocational education in the state.
An update stated that Prof. Vinay Swarup Mehrotra, head of curriculum development and evaluation centre at PSSCIVE, Bhopal, is the key resource persons and conducting the sessions on planning and implementation of the pre-vocational education programme.
Meanwhile, Daniel Thong, senior lecturer at SCERT, has expressed gratitude to the chief guest, resource persons and participants for their presence in the inaugural session and active participation.
Altogether, 48 key functionaries from SCERT, department of School Education, Nagaland Board of Secondary Education (NBSE), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) and teachers are participating in the three-day training programme. Dimapur, March 7 (EMN)