Chandigarh: The Punjab government is making efforts to make the state’s education system modern and based on practical knowledge. In this connection, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday sent a batch of 36 school principals to Singapore for training. This training will run from March 9 to March 15, in which the principals will be made aware of modern methods of education and management. A team of experts from Singapore has prepared a special training program for them.
The education department had sought applications from interested candidates for the selection of principals. On this occasion, CM Bhagwant Mann said that now is not the time for just rote learning, but practical knowledge is being promoted. Major changes are being made in the field of education so that global level education can be provided to the students.
पंजाब के लाखों बच्चों को विश्वस्तरीय शिक्षा देने के लिए भगवंत मान सरकार का महत्वपूर्ण कदम। सरकारी स्कूलों के प्रधानाचार्यों का सातवां बैच एशिया की सबसे प्रतिष्ठित ‘प्रिंसिपल्स एकेडमी’ में ट्रेनिंग के लिए जा रहा है।
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During this, the Chief Minister also targeted the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He said that we should take advice and education from religion, but now the opposite time has come, where politics has started teaching religion. Mann alleged that some people have the mentality of keeping the Jathedars in their pockets.
Earlier in July 2023, the first batch of 72 principals was sent to Singapore for training. According to the Education Department, during this training, the principals will be made aware of the modern teaching methods adopted abroad. After the training, these principals will share their experiences with the students and fellow teachers, so that the modern education system can be further strengthened in the schools.
Teachers will also be trained in Finland
Apart from this, the Punjab government will send the second batch of teachers for training in Finland from March 17 to 28. The government aims to strengthen the education system by providing international level training to the teachers of the state.