Besides traditional courses, BAlCO Boys Higher Secondary School and Katghora Higher Secondary School will start vocational courses for the benefit of students.
Following the guidelines of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, vocational courses had been started in 25 schools of the district during the previous academic session. looking to the positive effect, nature and behaviour of children, 96 more schools will start vocational courses, of which 76 schools will impart training on Information Technology and Health Care to the students and the remaining 20 will provide training on Information Technology and other subjects.
In order to promote professional courses, vocational training programme has been included in academic syllabus and students have to attend their classes regularly, even if they are not interested towards it.
According to sources, the Collector has issued directives to the officials concerned in this regard, asking them to make all preparations for vocational courses. The programme will be applied for students from Class IX to XII and students have to leave any one of the subjects of Hindi, English or Sanskrit.
Besides, the State Officer has instructed all the schools to install lab for imparting brief education in Vocational Trade and to appoint eligible teachers who could teach children so that the training would not be limited to books only.
As soon as funds will be released for the new academic session, labs will be set up in schools that have been selected to provide vocational courses.
Agriculture College, District Computer Centre, Hospital, Polytechnic College and ITI will play major role in conducting vocational courses in all these schools.