BHUBANESWAR: The block-level Samarthya training, an integrated in-service training package for teachers, will begin on June 28. This was announced by School and Mass Education Secretary Aparajita Sarangi on Sunday. “Through this programme, the School and Mass Education Department aims to improve the quality of teaching in government schools across the State,” she said. Earlier, during the summer vacation this year, the State-level Samarthya programme was conducted here in five phases wherein 7,608 teachers were trained. Sarangi said at least 1,72,982 teachers are expected to be trained at primary and upper primary stages, and another 40,000 teachers at the high school level. The training programme, which will also cover teachers from schools running under the SC and ST Department, would be completed by March 31, 2012, she added. The teachers would be trained in Oriya, mathematics, modern Indian languages, English, history, science, geography, right to education and national curriculum framework. Speaking at a seminar on Quality Education and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, Sarangi said continuous awareness programmes on the Right to Education (RTE) are being organised by the School and Mass Education Department to create an awareness among different stakeholders about their role and responsibilities. “Whatever has been done so far in ensuring implementation of the Act is just the beginning and it has to be taken up as a people’ movement for 100 per cent success,” she said. Explaining that three factors - universal enrolment, universal retention and quality education - are essential for proper implementation of the Act, she urged the participating teachers to lay more stress on classroom interaction with the students.Stating that ‘Ama Vidyalaya’ scheme has helped achieve 100 per cent retention of students in schools, she said the scheme was not just limited to colouring of schools. “This initiative has helped generate interest among kids to go to school every morning,” she said.Sarangi further announced that besides school-going girls, the Government had decided to provide cycles to SC/ST Class 10 boys in 118 Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) blocks. She said that any grievances of all the 19 teacher associations in the State will be addressed within 48 hours. Among others, Additional Secretary to the Government Iswar Chandra Barda, Director (Elementary Education) Sukhadev Das and Director (SCERT) Sebak Tripathy Spoke. The seminar was organised by All orissa SC/ST Teachers Welfare Association.
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