NONGPOH:
In a bid to equip school teachers with the workings of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) on December 4 collaborated with different stakeholders and state governments and conducted a workshop for the same.
The regional workshop “NEP 2020: A Game Changer for School Education” organised by USTM in association with the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, saw more than 1500 teachers from various parts of the North East, in attendance.
Experts from National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Board of Secondary Education Assam (SEBA), and State Council Of Educational Research And Training (SCERT) deliberated on different topics related to NEP and school education.
Addressing the gathering, Prof BK Tripathi, former director Inter University Center For Teacher Education (IUCTE), Varanasi and former director National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, spoke on the topic ‘Critical insights on NEP 2020 and its implications for School Education’.
“We have to train teachers how to take care of the learner and parents so that the learning condition and outcome is balanced. NEP has given a call to all of us that the real implementation of NEP is the progression and integration of how the child moves from looking into himself or herself to the family and society and then moving with nature and the globe,” Tripathi said.
Chancellor of USTM, Mahbubul Hoque, said, “This kind of workshop will continue at regular intervals at different places and experts will be invited to conduct such kind of sessions.” He also deliberated on ‘Professional Development and Career Progression of School Teachers: A Way Forward’.
Prof GD Sharma, vice chancellor of USTM, said, “The new education policy is a significant shift from the earlier education system. If we do not change with time, we will become obsolete. To bring NEP 2020 to action, there is an urgent need to equip teachers of all levels so that the real benefits of the policy reach the grassroots. An Interactive Session was also held where questions and feedback were taken by the respective experts.”
Delivering the vote of thanks, Dr. AH Barbhuiya, Academic Registrar, USTM said that the main goal of the workshop was to make the school teachers accustomed to the rules and regulations of the NEP, and provide them with knowledge about the reforms to be brought under the policy towards bringing in a profound impact.
Others who addressed the gathering were RC Jain, IAS (Retd.), chairman SEBA, who spoke on ‘Translation of NEP 2020 into practice: Readiness of Schools’, CBSE regional officer, Guwahati, Thongkholet Mate, who spoke on ‘NEP 2020: Sustainable Developmental Goals for the Faculty and Students’, Dr. Nirada Devi, director SCERT, on the ‘NEP-2020 and Science Education’, and Dr. Paul Pudussery, CSC, on ‘Career Openings for Faculty and Students in Higher Education in the light of NEP 2020’.