Regional centres of education management in prestigious IIMs

Updated on: Friday, August 03, 2012

The University Grants Commission has proposed regional centres of education management in prestigious IIMs to strengthen and improve teachers' education and develop specialised cadre of academy of teaching and teacher educators.

It has suggested the regional centres of education management in IIMs at Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Bangalore and National University of Educational Planning and Administration, the Consultative Committee of Parliament on HRD was informed.
 
To develop specialised cadre of academy of teachers, the panel was also informed that UGC has proposed a centre of excellence in science and mathematics in centres such as Indian Institute of Science and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
 
The meeting took stock of the proposed National Mission on Teachers and Teaching with HRD Minister Kapil Sibal stating the final contour of the proposed national mission and its operational features was under discussion.
 
MPs underlined that the mission was necessary as the shortage of teachers is "very marked in the country", said a HRD Ministry statement.
 
Towards this end, the Ministry has set up a committee of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) on national mission on teachers and teaching under the chairmanship of Minister of State for HRD D Purandeswari.
 
The committee would recommend to CABE about formulation of a suitable framework with reference to enhancing availability of teachers to meet the demands of the education systems and ensuring that all existing set of teachers are provided with continuing professional development opportunities.
 
The Parliamentary panel, during the deliberations, expressed concern over inadequate quality of education in the country, with some suggesting greater use of ICT in imparting teachers education.
 
"MPs also underlined the need for adequate infrastructure in teacher training institution and also that while releasing funds, UGC could address manpower requirements ahead of infrastructure requirements," said the HRD Ministry statement.
 
The meeting was told that for training of teachers for polytechnics, four National Institutes of Technical Teachers Training & Research at Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai and Kolkata have been directed to organise ‘summer schools' to train 1,000 technical teachers of polytechnics by each NITTR.
 
HRD Ministry officials said the committee on the national mission on teachers shall submit its report within six months from the date of its constitution. 

It would comprise seven state education ministers, four education secretaries as members along with academicians from different universities and institutes.
 
There would also be special invitees to the committee with VC of National University of Educational R Govinda as member-convenor.
 
One of the recommendations would include formulating strategies for attracting and retaining talented youth into teaching profession and ensuring teachers are properly supported with appropriate working conditions and incentives needed to sustain high levels of teacher motivation and morale.

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