The Ranchi district administration is taking various steps in order to improve the condition of government schools in the State capital. For this the district administration has collaborated with an NGO- Healthy Aging India for the Intergenerational Learning Centre (IGLC) programme. The MoU for the IGLC project was signed on May 30 between the administration and the NGO.
Ranchi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rai Mahimapat Ray coordinated the training session of the elderly teachers. “The district administration is constantly striving to improve the standard of education in government schools. In this regard, the administration is getting support from various NGOs and IGLC is another effort in this direction,” said the DC.
Apart from improving the learning level of children in government schools, this programme is also aimed to promote active aging in retired senior citizens. The citizens will also share learnings based on their experiences and also provide academic support to upper primary level school children.
To make the project more effective, the first batch of IGLC elderly teachers started the training session on August 24 at Block Resource Centre Ranchi. The session was conducted by JCERT State Resource Person Kirtivas. Apart from being trained in various aspects related to teaching, the seniors were also trained on how to handle children and also deal with them in a particular situation.
For this programme 100 senior citizens will be trained as teachers in batches of 20- 30 people and each batch will undergo 10 training sessions. Retired personnel from large institutions and various government sectors including banks, defense, SAIL CCL will be a part of it.
“It was a great experience and a lot of new information was shared at the IGLC training session. From Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan to Smagrah Shiksha Abhiyaan, the various genres were explained. It is deeply satisfying to be a part of this project,” said a senior citizen who was part of the training session.
The training session was coordinated by Pooja ADF. On the occasion DSE Kamala Singh, BEO Ashok Gupta and IGLC coordinator Pushpalata Bhardwaj were present.