NISHTHA training held in Kiphire and Mon districts
Dignitaries and participants during the first phase of NISHTHA training held at GHSS, Mon from January 28 – February 1. (DIPR Photo)
Dimapur, February 16 (MExN): The district level NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads & Teachers Holistic Advancement) training for elementary and head teachers under the aegis of Samagra Shiksha (SS) Nagaland was held in Kiphire and Mon districts in the past weeks.
Kiphire: A five-day long special phase for NISHTHA training for elementary teachers and head teachers was held from February 11 to 15 at Pungro town, Kiphire district.
During the first day, Nuhuta Tunyi, EAC Pungro exhorted the teachers in the introductory session. He stated that quality teaching is essential for quality education. While recalling the low quality index, he urged the teachers to take the training seriously and improve learning outcome at schools.
Noting that the practice of keeping proxy teachers is one of the biggest menaces to education, Tunyi appealed to the teachers not to indulge in it.
While government schools have the most qualified teachers, he regretted that the students’ performance show poor results. This was because, “quality of education at school is dependent of the commitment of teachers to their jobs,” maintained the EAC.
Kelhikha Kenye, Assistant Mission Director Samagra Shiksha in his keynote address, informed the teachers that Pungro is the only education block for whom the NISHTHA training was being organized.
7250 teachers have been covered in Nagaland in the first two phases, he added. Kenye also reminded the teachers that the training which is based on integrated training module offers golden key to a state like Nagaland to revamp quality education and urged them to replicate the training modules when they go back to classrooms.
Resource persons were from SCERT, DIET and School Education department. K Johny, Project Assistant DMA Kiphire Samagra Shiksha chaired the introductory session.
The 2nd phase of district level integrated teachers training was held at GHSS Kiphire on February 4. DC Kiphire & Chairman SS, Sarita Yadav IAS appealed to all the teachers to give inputs about problems they were facing in school so that the Kiphire District Administration will look into the matter. On the problem of proxy teachers, Yadav requested the Village Education Committee to motivate every teacher to perform their duty in building up the career of the students. “Teachers being the role model and platform of the society must know their duty and be responsible,” she said. The programme was chaired by T Lichumse Sangtam, Asst District coordinator and keynote address was given by Lirila, State resource person.
Mon: Samagra Shiksha (SS), District Mission Authority, Mon organized a five-day 1st phase NISHTHA Training from January 28 to February 1 at GHSS Mon. 10 key resource persons (KRP) and 2 state resource persons (SRP) conducted the training. A valedictory programme was held on February 1 which was chaired by Ngiplem, Project Assistant, SS. Appe Lohe, District Education Officer Mon acknowledged all the participants for their cooperation and assistance towards the successful conduct of the programme. He encouraged the teachers to implement the knowledge gained in their respective schools for the benefit of the students. Benediction was delivered by Methta, Primary Teacher of GMS Tuimei. Altogether, 266 teachers attended the training.
The 2nd phase of the 5-day training programme was held from February 4 – 8 at GHSS, Mon. A total of 356 primary teachers from 26 Government Middle School (GMS) and 78 Government Primary School (GPS) attended the training which was conducted by 10 key resource persons and 2 state resource persons.
In the motivational session of the final day, Sohulo Rengma, Principal, DIET Mon reminded the teachers that teaching is the “only noble profession” and thus encouraged the teachers to take up the “great responsibility no matter how difficult the task seems to be.”
The valedictory programme chaired by Ngiplem, Project Assistant was marked by group presentations from Group I and II.
Presentation on leadership was done by Taophong L Konyak of GMS Wanching, while feedback from Teachers was done by Y Wanjai of GPS Wanching Yongmouh. Appe Lohe, DEO Mon in his speech exhorted the teachers to be faithful in performing their duties and “to perform their duties based on their true Christian faith.”
