ABLE-CEMCA Workshop with IISD, Gurgaon

New Delhi, April 5, 2016:CEMCA conducted the first of its “Capacity Building Program” for vocational trainers who impart training to school children in 9^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th grade of government schools in collaboration with Indian Institute of Skill Development (IISD) in Gurgaon on April 2^nd& 3^rd 2016. This training intervention called “ABLE” is to train teachers to impart knowledge and skills in a creative way using the principles of “Activity Based Learning” while engaging with the students in a way so that young people understand concepts better in class and develop generic “Employability” skills which are –

Self-Management

Team Work

Enterprising

Problem Solving

Speaking & Listening.

These are called the STEPS for Employability.

The activities have been developed by Worktree, an education charity that has been delivering employability education and training services in Milton Keynes, UK, since 1992.  This has further been customized to the Indian context through a UKIERI workshop which was managed by Ms. Sanjogita Mishra, Programme Officer, Skills in CEMCA.

The workshop was attended by 26 trainers hailing from Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The trainers underwent the experience as a student themselves in this 2 day workshop.Day One focused on explaining the concepts of Activity Based Learning through a series of activities and Day Two focused on a technique called“Engage Me” which is a series of activities to engage with students better. This 2 day workshop was aimed at convincing the teachers that the technique will prove beneficial to the student.

The two resource persons were Mr. Chandan Rout, a Worktree certified “Employability Master Trainer” and Maj. Aruna Naidu who has worked in the field of Automobile for more than a decade. Sanjogita, Programme Officer, CEMCA conducted some interesting activities in groups on day one and facilitated the group feedback in the end.

Followed by this 2 day workshop, the teachers are encouraged to do the arrangements in their respective schools for the students. Once the dates are finalized, the teachers in pairs or triplets who would have experienced the programme earlier as students will be engaged for 3 days rigorous “Train the Trainer” session.