New Delhi: The School Innovation Ambassador programme was launched on Friday to train 50,000 teachers in India to guide students on innovation and entrepreneurship.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda launched the School Innovation Ambassador Training Program for 50,000 school teachers on Friday. To strengthen the mentoring capacity of teachers, CBSE, in collaboration with the Innovation Cell, AICTE, Ministry of Education, launched the programme to train 50,000 school teachers.
These teachers will become mentors and guide these young students to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship in line with the NEP’s emphasis on nurturing young students for problem-solving and critical thinking at the school level.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Pradhan said that teachers are the biggest influence in our lives. He said that we aim to make our teachers, change-agents and ambassadors of innovation to make our students future-ready.
He stressed that technology is reshaping the world and our students have the potential to not only address domestic but also the global challenges. The program is a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, CBSE and AICTE, which will in turn nurture lakhs of students with innovation capabilities, develop a culture of innovation and lay the foundation of a new and vibrant India, he added.a
