Engage Me Workshop in GSSS Assan Kalan, Panipat

New Delhi, May15^th, 2016:As a follow up to the ABLE-CEMCA workshop conducted for “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, CEMCA conducted a 3 days intensive training workshop for 3 IISD trainers namely – Amandeep Singh, JagdishChander&Javed Khan from May 11^th to 13^th 2016. As part of the workshop the three trainers conducted various activities focusing on imparting Generic Employability skills to the school children of the Govt. Senior Secondary School in Assan Kalan, Panipat. More than 90 students benefitted out of the workshop conducted and additionally 4 trainers, namely, Pankaj, Poonam, Sunaina and Nasibwere trained in the technique that have been developed by Worktree, an education charity based in Milton Keynes, UK, since 1992. 

The workshop also served as a tool for mainstreaming Vocational Training in regular school education and brought about a sense of unity and pride amongst the students, trainers and teachers of the Govt. School. The event was covered by DainikBhaskar and was highly appreciated by school teachers and participants. The workshop on day 1 was conducted by Ms. Sanjogita Mishra, Programme Officer, Skills CEMCA assisted by Ms. PayalChib as an expert resource person. On day 2 and 3 of the workshop, Ms. Meeta Sharma assisted as an expert resource while the sessions were conducted by the trainers undergoing the training. There was a systematic feedback process followed in order to make the trainers expert in the technique.

The participating trainers are now all set to run the Engage Me workshop in other GSSS in Haryana. The dates for the workshop will be planned and announced soon.