Haryana to impart in-service teacher training

 by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, AUG 17

The Haryana Government will impart in-service teacher training to over 68,000 teachers of the state so as to further improve their efficiency and to ensure quality education to the students.

          While stating this here today, Education Minister Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal said that in-service teacher training would commence from first week of September 2012 and the duration of training would be 20 days. An amount of over Rs.20.48 crore had been approved for this purpose. She said that besides this programme, 30 days induction training for newly appointed teachers had also been approved with an amount of Rs 4.18 crore. Induction training had already been given to 1,665 newly recruited science and math teachers.  

          Mrs. Bhukkal said that 12 days training programme for 5,784 Head Teachers had also been approved and a sum of Rs.115.68 lakh would be spent on this programme. During the current financial year, seven-day specialized residential training would be imparted to Physical Training Instructors (PTIs). As many as 2,720 PTIs would be trained for which Rs.38.08 lakh had been approved. The training programme would focus on creating awareness about new rules, regulations and techniques in different games and sports like Athletics, Badminton, Basket-ball, Boxing, Cricket, Hand Ball, Hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Judo, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Table-Tennis, Volley-ball and Wrestling.

          The Minister said that Yoga and Self Defense Training Programmes for girl students of elementary level was being organized during current year. These programmes would be organized in 440 schools of 88 non National Programme for Educaiton of Girls at Elementary Level Blocks in a group of minimum 50 girl students per school. An amount of Rs.59.40 lakh had been approved for this purpose. Apart from this, Yoga classes in Scheduled Castes concentrated villages for students of elementary level was also being conducted in 440 schools in all the districts in a batch of minimum 50 students per school. Under this programme, ten schools per district would be covered.  

            She said that the government is also setting up teachers training institute at village Silani in district Jhajjar. This institute would provide pre-service training and prepare teachers for Primary, Middle and Secondary education. In addition, a national level institute of education and training would also be established in district Jind.

          Mrs. Bhukkal said that state government under the able guidance of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda was committed to provide quality education to the students in the state. Several new initiatives had been taken to improve quality of education as a result of which Haryana was fast emerging as an education hub of international level. New universities and educational institutes were coming up in a big way in the state. The government was also granting various incentives like free text books, bicycles, scholarships and skill development training programmes to girls and students belonging to Scheduled Castes category, she added.