Teachers now have to pay for advanced IB training

GURGAON: The Haryana board of school education will be training school teachers on international pedagogy under a pilot study in collaboration with the Switzerland-based international Baccalaureate.

Charges have been waived till the pilot study period, if any school or teacher wants to continue training with the IB schools, they will have to pay for it.

Teachers till Class 12 in Haryana board schools and up to Class 8 in central board of secondary education will be allowed to apply for the programme, said Jyoti Mittal, secretary of HBSE. “The project would open more employment opportunities for the teachers,” she added.

The chairman of the Haryana board VP Yadav said, “Teachers will be appointed as master trainers, who will be trained by faculty from the IB board. The master trainers will later, train other teaching faculties in their respective schools or regions.”

The teachers from government schools will be sent to the IB-board schools and vice versa under the programme. Furthermore, the IB board will prepare teachers’ learning materials to enhance their productivity.

Students at government schools will be given access to the mode of teaching adopted by the teachers at international schools. Students passing the Haryana board will receive certificates signed by both the Haryana School Education Board, Bhiwani, and IB, Switzerland, hence increasing the value of these certificates at international levels.

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Primary school teachers discontent with scheme

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