Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 8-
In a first the Punjab govt has set a new benchmark by imparting world class training to 306 Principals and teachers abroad for the sole motive of imparting quality training to the students in government schools.
The Chief Minister, accompanied by Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, on Saturday flagged off the seventh batch of 36 Principals for training at Principals Academy, Singapore from March 9-15. Prior to this Punjab has sent six batches of 198 principals/education officers for a five day Leadership Development Programme to Singapore and 72 Primary Cadre Teachers to Turku, Finland. Apart from it three batches of 152 Headmaster/education officers were sent to IIM Ahmedabad.
During the training these teachers are equipped with modern teaching practices prevalent abroad and after their return these teachers share the practices with students and their colleagues thereb ensuring that students get acquainted with the pattern of study on foreign shores. This is a path breaking initiative which is rejuvenating the entire education system of state for the well being of students with these teachers actually acting as agents of change in the education sector in the prevalent times by ensuring quality education to students.