CBSE and AICTE collaborate to launch ‘Innovation Ambassador Programme’
The Central Board of Secondary Education has signed a MoU with AICTE to motivate, train and engage school students and teachers in various initiatives for skill enhancement currently being organized by AICTE for its Engineering and Technology students and faculty. NEP-2020 emphasizes on nurturing young students for problem-solving and critical thinking at the school level. Teachers, therefore, will have to become mentors and guide these young students to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship.
To strengthen the mentoring capacity of teachers, CBSE, in collaboration with the Innovation Cell, AICTE, Ministry of Education, launched the ‘Innovation Ambassador Programme’. Dr AbhayJere, chief innovation officer, AICTE while speaking on the online innovation ambassador training programme said it can help strengthen the mentoring capacity for nurturing ideas of students. He said it will systematically foster the culture of innovation in school education across the country.
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