Nagaland has 64% untrained teachers
Kohima | May 24 : The SCERT today revealed that there are 64% untrained teachers in the state. Revealing that the NCTE has formulated a new recruitment policy which states that only trained teachers should be appointed in educational institutes, SCERT Director Vipralhou opined it would take years to train the untrained as the state has only few training institutes.
“However at the backlog 64% untrained teachers who are already appointed, if training is provided to them, it will take 50 to 60 years to clear up because we have only few training institutes” the director said while speaking at a workshop ‘developing study skills and psychological skills for better performance’ under the aegis of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here this morning at the National College of Teacher Education (NCTE).
In contrast with the poor percentage of trained teachers in the state, he said the Government of Nagaland took a decision to approach the NCTE for time concession for relaxation to condense the two-year training programme to six months. Stating that the NCTE has accordingly approved it just yesterday, he expressed confidence that untrained teachers would benefit from this. “3500 untrained teachers will be trained within three months time” he said.
According to the new recruitment policy, the minimum qualification for teachers to teach at pre-primary level will be 10+2 or two years pre-service degree or diploma in Early Childhood Education; for primary level it is 10+2 or 2 years pre service; for Upper Primary, it is graduate degree or higher; for Secondary level it is graduate with B. Ed while for Higher Education, it is post-graduate in the subject in concern, with B. Ed degree.
The director on the contrary also disclosed that the government has decided to take registration for professionally trained teachers who have done B.Ed/Ph.D/ECE/CPE and the like. “These professionally trained teachers will be given two months time to do registration in SCERT and on basis of merit, they will be appointed by the government as in when any vacancy arises,” he said.
“Study materials developed by IGNOU are of high quality” he said lamented that Naga students find difficulty due to it and added that the main objective for organizing this kind of workshop is to give optimum benefits to the students. IGNOU so far has 1.8 million students under it. It has 58 regional center and 1800 study centers in India. 35 countries are under IGNOU and have 138 programmes offering 1200 courses.
The inaugural programme was followed by discussion on various topics. The workshop was organized by IGNOU Regional Center-20, Kohima in collaboration with Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), IGNOU, New Delhi and sponsored by Educational Development of North-Eastern Region Unit (EDNERU), IGNOU, New Delhi.
ASU scrutinizes Kohima schools
Dimapur, May 24 (MExN): Schools in Kohima have come under the Angami Students’ Union’s scrutiny following what the union said was the detection of ‘serious anomalies’ and “grievous inequality.” The ASU stated that findings in a research initiative by the union discovered serious anomalies in the school education system. In this regard it has called for an urgent meeting with range council educational secretaries of the union, executive council and education committees on May 31 from 10am.
“It has been discovered that there are some schools in Kohima town with more than 20-30 teachers and on the contrary, there are schools in the villages with only 2-3 teachers. This serious inequality is caused due to many bogus and unjustifiable appointments” the union stated through its educational secretary Sikho Tho-u. The ASU also observed that the excessive number of teachers in the town is “fundamentally” due to people who come from other districts ‘especially wives or close relatives of politicians and bureaucrats serving in Kohima.’ This systems, the union said, has grievously created an imbalance and lopsided state of education.
Further, the ASU said, teachers and students alike in the villages are facing innumerable problems due to shortage of teaching faculty. Viewing the matter seriously, the ASU assured to take it up at the earliest. The state government, VECS and all in concern are requested to extend support to the ASU’s initiative. The union may be contacted at 9856793591(convener of education committee) for details.
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“However at the backlog 64% untrained teachers who are already appointed, if training is provided to them, it will take 50 to 60 years to clear up because we have only few training institutes” the director said while speaking at a workshop ‘developing study skills and psychological skills for better performance’ under the aegis of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here this morning at the National College of Teacher Education (NCTE).
In contrast with the poor percentage of trained teachers in the state, he said the Government of Nagaland took a decision to approach the NCTE for time concession for relaxation to condense the two-year training programme to six months. Stating that the NCTE has accordingly approved it just yesterday, he expressed confidence that untrained teachers would benefit from this. “3500 untrained teachers will be trained within three months time” he said.
According to the new recruitment policy, the minimum qualification for teachers to teach at pre-primary level will be 10+2 or two years pre-service degree or diploma in Early Childhood Education; for primary level it is 10+2 or 2 years pre service; for Upper Primary, it is graduate degree or higher; for Secondary level it is graduate with B. Ed while for Higher Education, it is post-graduate in the subject in concern, with B. Ed degree.
The director on the contrary also disclosed that the government has decided to take registration for professionally trained teachers who have done B.Ed/Ph.D/ECE/CPE and the like. “These professionally trained teachers will be given two months time to do registration in SCERT and on basis of merit, they will be appointed by the government as in when any vacancy arises,” he said.
“Study materials developed by IGNOU are of high quality” he said lamented that Naga students find difficulty due to it and added that the main objective for organizing this kind of workshop is to give optimum benefits to the students. IGNOU so far has 1.8 million students under it. It has 58 regional center and 1800 study centers in India. 35 countries are under IGNOU and have 138 programmes offering 1200 courses.
The inaugural programme was followed by discussion on various topics. The workshop was organized by IGNOU Regional Center-20, Kohima in collaboration with Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), IGNOU, New Delhi and sponsored by Educational Development of North-Eastern Region Unit (EDNERU), IGNOU, New Delhi.
ASU scrutinizes Kohima schools
Dimapur, May 24 (MExN): Schools in Kohima have come under the Angami Students’ Union’s scrutiny following what the union said was the detection of ‘serious anomalies’ and “grievous inequality.” The ASU stated that findings in a research initiative by the union discovered serious anomalies in the school education system. In this regard it has called for an urgent meeting with range council educational secretaries of the union, executive council and education committees on May 31 from 10am.
“It has been discovered that there are some schools in Kohima town with more than 20-30 teachers and on the contrary, there are schools in the villages with only 2-3 teachers. This serious inequality is caused due to many bogus and unjustifiable appointments” the union stated through its educational secretary Sikho Tho-u. The ASU also observed that the excessive number of teachers in the town is “fundamentally” due to people who come from other districts ‘especially wives or close relatives of politicians and bureaucrats serving in Kohima.’ This systems, the union said, has grievously created an imbalance and lopsided state of education.
Further, the ASU said, teachers and students alike in the villages are facing innumerable problems due to shortage of teaching faculty. Viewing the matter seriously, the ASU assured to take it up at the earliest. The state government, VECS and all in concern are requested to extend support to the ASU’s initiative. The union may be contacted at 9856793591(convener of education committee) for details.
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