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| Visits Ustad Ghar, Auditorium building, SIE, DIET building |
SRINAGAR,
MAY 11: Minister for School Education, Hajj & Auqaf and Tribal Affairs,
Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, today directed the concerned to introduce
market-oriented professional courses, adopt latest teaching methods and seek
technological intervention in teaching methodology as well as in administrative
work.
The
Minister expressed these views during his visit to teachers’ hostel ‘Ustad
Ghar’, under-construction Auditorium building, and State Institute of Education
(SIE) and DIET building here at Bemina.
Urging
the SIE and DIET officials to break the stereotype training methods, the
Minister said training should not be for receiving certificates only. He said
the need of the hour is to impart training on modern lines by using the new
methodology and latest technology so that the master trainers could propagate
the same quality down the line.
The
Minister also asked for developing a mechanism through which standard and
efficiency of trained teachers, who receive training from SIE and DIETs, could
be assessed.
Highlighting
the importance of introducing the new courses in the curriculum, Zulfkar said
that in present day and age there is a great influx of information, mainly
coming through the internet. However, he said the focus should be on relevant
and up to date courses that match up with the market trends are introduced, so
that the students have better prospects of getting jobs or establishing their
entrepreneurial units.
He also
directed for providing refresher courses to the teachers. Many new things have
come up which a present-day teacher should be aware of, therefore, refresher
courses become important, said the Minister.
Zulfkar
also announced that to reward the good work of teachers, besides getting State
level award, would be felicitated with zonal as well as district level awards.
The awards will be given in all the three categories of best principal, best
headmaster and best teacher.
The
Minister said the aim is to make the Governmental educational schools
institutes of excellence. He said for this whatever, is required will be done.
He said constructing ‘Ustad Ghar’, which is constructed at a cost of Rs 8
crore, is a step in the direction.
He
informed that the construction of ‘Ustad Ghar’ has solved the problem of
finding private accommodation for the teachers receiving various trainings
here. He said not only the departmental teachers, but even the employees from
other departments could avail the boarding and lodging facility available at
the Ghar at nominal prices, provided the latter has followed the official
protocol for it.
It was
revealed that the Ustad Ghar has 24 double bedrooms with attached washrooms, 13
triple bedrooms, and two dormitories with attached washrooms.
The
Minister also took stock of the finishing work of Auditorium constructed by
J&K Housing Board at an estimated cost of around Rs 11.64
crore. It was revealed that previously department had to book other
auditoriums which was costing a great deal to it. However, with the
construction of their own auditorium, the department would not only save a
great deal of money but by renting it to other government agencies for doing
their functions could earn good revenue from it.
After
taking stock of the work completed so far, the Minister announced that the
auditorium, with a seating capacity of 520, would be inaugurated later this
month by the Chief Minister.
Secretary
Education Farooq Ahmad Shah, Director School Education Kashmir G N Itoo, Joint
Director State Institute of Education Kashmir Mehboob Hussain, Principal DIET
Srinagar, Suriya Bano and other concerned officers were accompanying the
Minister.
