Now, teachers will also get a chance to study abroad

Now, teachers will also get a chance to study abroad

Mumbai: Think our teachers are not world-class? Don’t worry, all that is about to change.
The British Council of India and Cambridge Education Foundation together are offering a new global teacher accreditation scheme to recognise teachers’ achievements in global education. Once teachers are accredited under this scheme, they will get a chance to gain subsidised training from UK institutes.
Around 60 teachers from the country will be benefiting from the scheme currently and if the organisers get a good response, the programme will be extended to more schools.
According to Ruchira Ghosh, head, Global School Partnerships and School Communications, British Council, the scheme involves two phases. “The first phase demands research projects from teachers based on their own teaching practices. The second phase will involve them completing a course from any university in the country,” Ghosh said.
For the second phase, the British Council is yet to tie up with local universities. “It is a long-term process. So, we have initiated the first phase and eventually collaborations with local universities will take place. The course the teachers need to complete should have a global dimension. The teachers will be awarded accreditation as soon as they complete the requirements,” Ghosh added.
The teachers are currently undergoing training workshops at three centres — Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai — to enhance their school-based research skills. The accreditation achieved after the programme will help teachers enroll in any course offered globally by the British Council in future.
Fees, which are a barrier for most teachers, will be subsidised if they are accredited under this scheme. Some of the schools participating from the western region include, Udyanchal High School, Vikhroli, Gopi Birla Memorial High School, Walkeshwar and Kamala High School, Khar.


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