Discourse on teachers' role in NEP 2020 concludes
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 14 2022:
A three-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on 'Role of Teachers in Integrating Skill Development in the Higher Education through NEP 2020' concluded at Lilong Haoreibi College, on Monday.
The training programme was conducted through a blended mode (both online and offline) under the sponsorship of Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
The valedictory function was attended by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development, Department of Public Administration professor Inderjeet Sodhi as chief guest (online) whereas former director of DDU Centre for KAUSHAL, DM College of Science and incumbent principal of Lilong Haoreibi College Dr Raheijuddin Sheikh presided over the function.
A release by Lilong Haoreibi College informed that the FDP was organised for sensitising university and college teachers to familiarise them on quality, competency and employability mandates of the vocational courses to be integrated in the mainstream higher education through NEP 2020, drafting curriculum and syllabus, teachers engaged in industry engagement, examination reforms and assessment criteria, etc., on the theme 'Role of Teachers in Integrating Skill Development in the Higher Education through NEP 2020'.The programme was participated offline by 120 faculties including 70 teachers from different universities and colleges and 40 from the host Lilong Haoreibi College.
The participants were divided into different groups and assigned various works of drafting Qualification Packs (QP), Occupational Standards (OS) and Job Roles of different skill programmes based on the life, works and traditional art & culture of Manipur under the component Lok Vidya as recommended in the NEP 2020 .
As part of the function, participants from Dhanamanjuri Community College namely Kh Ishomani Singh, M Birjit Singh and S Anilkumar Singh were also feted for developing Job Roles & Qualification Packs for introducing Shumang Leela as one of the skill courses under 'Lok Vidya' as per the mandates of NEP 2020.The model curriculum and syllabus designed by the three participants was based on the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) enforced in 2013 which would also remain unchanged in the implementation of the NEP 2020.The draft curriculum and syllabus contain four units with skill component aligned with performance criteria, critical thinking, problem solving and maintenance of cleanliness, etc., with .an objective to promote the only art form of Manipur.
There were 14 sessions under the mentorship of eminent personalities including UGC member & DDU Centre for KAUSHAL, Dibrugarh University director Dr Kiran Hazarika, Centre for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Manipur University director Prof Ch Ibohal Meitei, Korean Language and Life Skill expert Prof Hyunkyung Lee, ICT Skills Trainer Prof Joseph Simbani, Communicative English Trainer Prof Irom Gambhir, Manipur University registrar Chand Babu Singh, Financial Literacy Skills expert Prof A Rajmani Singh and many other experts in the field of integrating skill development in higher education.
There were also two sessions of group discussion on the last day which were chaired by Dr Dhanabir Laish ram on the theme 'Changing societal mindsets for integrating vocational education in higher education' and Prof N Nimai Singh on the theme 'Examination reforms, assessment criteria and quality mandates of Vocational Education' .
Many recommendations on integrating skill development in higher education were also drafted by the participating faculties.
The FDP was inaugurated on March 12 by University & Higher Education, Manipur director Dr Rangitabali Waikhom with a key presentation on 'Strengthening of Colleges & Universities in Manipur for integrating vocational education under NEP 2020'.The entire proceedings of the three day hectic academic sessions were conducted in Blended Mode where the faculties and coordinator of the programme of the sponsoring Institute Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development joined online from Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
This is the first of its kind after the COVID 19 pandemic where FDP programme was conducted in such blended mode.
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