The British Council along with other organisations partnered with the India Didactics Association to host the annual ministerial and leadership conference Asian Summit on Education and Skills (ASES) and the DIDAC India exhibition in New Delhi.
The ASES conference is the Asian chapter of the Education World Forum in London, which brings together education and skills ministers and senior policy makers. The theme of this year’s conference was — Learning for tomorrow’s world, leading exponential development. Action today for knowledge, skills, attitudes and values education.
The British Council was pleased to be a supporting partner and be part of the focused discussion on education and skills with ministers and senior policy makers from across India. The discussion centered on current trends in education and skills sector and possible solutions. As an off shoot to the ASES conference, the British Council organised a conference with Education Ministers and policy makers from North-east India. The discussion focused on the region, the opportunities and challenges that exist in the North East and support the British Council could offer to partner with the governments of the North-east to develop opportunities for the youth through educational initiatives.
The DIDAC India is an annual international exhibition about education and technology-based solutions for all levels. The British Council interacted with over 1,000 visitors to the exhibition, ranging from teachers, educationists, youth, school leaders and heads of organisations. The British Council interacted with over 1,000 visitors to the exhibition, ranging from teachers, educationists, youth, school leaders and heads of organisations
Duncan Wilson, Director, Schools English and Skills, British Council said: “We work extensively with partners in Government, non-government organisations and corporates to extend the reach and impact of our programmes in school and teacher development. We were also pleased to support the DIDAC exhibition which ran alongside the conference. We seek to support the development of quality education and skills at all levels of the education system. These events were an excellent opportunity to engage with key stakeholders around important issues and agendas.”