PANJIM: The Directorate of Education and State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) on Tuesday launched NISHTHA-National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement-a mandatory capacity building programme for secondary and higher secondary school teachers to upgrade the knowledge and improve quality of education.
The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant launched the NISHTHA 2.0 training programme that will be conducted through online mode via a DIKSHA app or DIKSHA portal. The training, covering three modules each month, will conclude in November and Pedagogy concern module to be completed in the month of December.
Speaking on the occasion, Sawant said, “This training is mandatory for all secondary and higher secondary school teachers. This is an opportunity to upgrade your knowledge.”
Goa, he said ranks highest in terms of its infrastructure at school levels and human resources at primary, secondary and higher secondary levels and this NISHTHA 2.0 will definitely help in the mentoring of teachers, and for timely upgradation of teachers which is important to work for all round development of the children.
A total of 7138 teachers will be trained under the programme for the current term. NISHTHA 2.0 encompasses of 12 courses covering generic concerns and 1 pedagogical concerns in seven subjects namely Science, Social Science, Mathematics and available in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and English languages.
Each teacher and school head at secondary level are expected to complete all 12 generic courses and one Pedagogy course as per their subject of interest.
The teachers will be given certificates on completion of the course only if he/she scores minimum 70 per cent marks.