To attract the out-of-school children to regular schools, the state department of public instructions has started a special training programme in association with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
To attract the out-of-school children to regular schools, the state department of public instructions has started a special training programme in association with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
The programme, which began in April 2011, will be held for another three months and will conclude on July 14. Under the programme, the department has identified over 16,000 out-of-school children based on the census report of January 2011.
According to the statistics available with the department, 6,953 students are getting trained at residential centres and about 9,487 students are receiving training at non-residential centres.
“Before admitting the students for special training, they must be admitted to a class at the nearby school according to their age,” said an official from SSA.
According to SSA and education department officials, this training will help the students learn the basics of alphabets, grammar and simple mathematics. “It is difficult for such children to cope with classroom studies if they are admitted directly to schools. To train them in basic knowledge, we have designed this programme under Chinnara Angala project,” an official said.
The age limit to train the students under special training is between 7 and 14.
“We have designed this programme based on the Right to Education Act. So we have decided to consider only those who belong to the 7 to 14 age group,” added the official.
The teachers at the each training centre need to prepare an individual education plan (IEP) for students. Following that, students should be reviewed once in 15 days and the subject-wise remarks should be entered in IEP.
“After the completion of the training programme, if any student is found to be a slow learner or not fit to attend the regular class, the training for such students must be extended for three months. The learning capacity of students depends on teachers too. So we have been directing the teachers to be more responsible while teaching,” the official said.
Girl students, who successfully complete the three months’ special training programme and are eligible to attend regular schools, should be admitted to Kasturba Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV). KGBV is a residential school for girl students from economically backward families.
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