Integrated Teacher Education Programme for Pre-Service Training 12/07/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau
Integrated Teacher Education Programme for Pre-Service training
(Ministry of Human Resource Development)
WHAT
The Central Government has introduced a 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) for pre-service training.
- It offers graduation with certain specializations built into it namely Primary and Secondary Education.
HIGHLIGHTS
- For in-service training of teachers, school heads and other functionaries, at the elementary level, approval has been given for an Integrated Teacher Training Programme (ITTP).
- ITTP is to be conducted through the National Council of Educational Research and Training and National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, in all States and UTs.
GOVERNMENTS’ INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
1.
- The Central Government has launched an Integrated Scheme for School Education – Samagra Shiksha from 2018-19.
- The scheme subsumes the erstwhile centrally sponsored schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education.
- Under Samagra Shiksha, funds are given to all States and UTs to improve the quality of education. Such as:
(i) Training of in-service teachers, headmasters and principals.
(ii) Remedial teaching for academically weaker students.
(iii) Provision of library grants to schools
(iv) ICT and digital initiatives
(v) Strengthening of teacher education institutions
(vi) Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat, etc.
2.
- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act have been amended to include a reference on class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes for all elementary classes.
- The NCERT conducted a National Achievement Survey, under which learning outcomes of students were evaluated, through a District level sampling and gaps were identified.
3.
Government of India has decided to participate in the Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) to be conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2021.
4.
- Approval has been given for conducting a Census-based audit called Shagunotsav of all government and government-aided schools in all States and UTs.
- In 2019-20 approval has been given for conducting a School-Based Assessment (SBA) of all elementary stage students, to evaluate learning outcomes.
5.
The online D.El.Ed. the course was started from 3rd October 2017 and 9,58,513 teachers have successfully completed the training.
6.
MHRD has designed 70 indicators based matrix Performance Grading Index (PGI) to grade the States and UTs.
To collect timely and accurate data, an Educational Management Information System called UDISE+ (UDISE plus) has been launched in 2018-19.
7.
In 2019-20, approval has been given for setting up Youth and Eco Club in all Government Schools across the country.
In order to experience and celebrate the rich cultural diversity of India and to encourage experimental learning, Rangotsav was organized in schools in 2018-19.
Source: PIB
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