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Mandatory test for teachers' eligibility soon: Sibal
Monday January 17, 2011 10:20:16 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Human
Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said that a
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) will soon be made mandatory for
teachers as the Right to Education Act is implemented.
Speaking at the meeting of central and state regulatory
institutions for School education, the minister said that this
test will be as per the norms of the National Council for Teacher
Education (NCTE).
A statement from the ministry said that while the NCTE is
developing the standards and benchmarks for the TET, state
governments will be responsible for administering these tests and
ensuring that it conforms to high standards.
Meanwhile, an institution framework uniting the National Council
of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and State Councils of
Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) was also mooted by the
minister with the aim to facilitate the flow of information and
dialogue.
The frame work will be formed as a mechanism for coordination
between various directing bodies in education and bodies like the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council of Boards of
School Education in India (COBSE) and National Council For Teacher
Education (NCTE) are also likely to be a part of the council.
Talking about the development of National Vocational Qualification
Framework (NVQF), Sibal said that the government has begun a
process of series of consultations with different industry groups
to facilitate development of vocational curriculum as demanded by
the industry.
He urged the state governments to identify skills specific to
their states and develop curriculum for these skills.
The NCERT in its presentation said that the government is planning
to set up a 24x7 channel for teaching through ICT. The NCERT will
be the nodal agency for this channel and the National Institute of
Open Schooling (NIOS) and the Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU) will be the collaborating agencies.
The target audience for this channel would be school students in
the 5-18 years age group, open education students and neo-adult
literates.
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