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knowledge and skills in some basic competencies for improving their technical
skills. The training programme was organised from 1 to 4 February 2011 at
Hissar, Haryana. It was attended by 26 vocational teachers teaching agriculturebased
vocational courses at Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Bihar.
Lectures were also taken on Competency-based training, SIL establishment of
PTC in the schools and difficulties concerning implementation of VET in the states.
Visit has been arranged to provide exposure about different agriculture based
vocational activities.
Teachers Training Programme in the Area of Insurance Vocational
Course
The objectives of the programme were to impart methodology training in the area of
insurance. A ten-day programme in the area of insurance vocational course was
held at Seminar Hall, New Zealand Hostel, Aarey Colony, Goregaon (E), Mumbai
from 8 to 17 March 2011. Twenty six vocational teachers and instructors from six
regions of Maharashtra participated in the programme. During the ten-day period,
discussions were held on the core aspects of implementation of VEP. Apart from the
lecture-cum-discussions the participants visited Max New York Life Insurance
Corporation, Birla Sun Life Insurance Corporation, Life Insurance Corporation of
India and General Insurance Training Centre at Mumbai.
Teachers Training Programme on Automobile Technology Trade
With the objectives to orient the teachers about new development in the field of
automobile technology and to develop the skills in repair and maintenance of
automobile technology equipment, etc. a training programme was conducted at
M/s Hero Honda Area Office learning centre from 21 to 23 March 2011. The
programme was organised for the vocational teachers from Punjab, Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The topics covered during the programme were repair
and maintenance of two wheelers (motorcycle), engine and its component, CDI
technology, carburetor setting, MF battery, F1 ignition, break, etc. Practical
exercise was also conducted by the firm. Ten teachers from Punjab,
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh participated in the programme.
Workshop on Evaluation Techniques for the Teachers of Engineering
and Technology based Vocational Courses
A three-day workshop was organised with the objectives to familiarise vocational
teachers with the parameters concerned with evaluation techniques and
assessment in the area of engineering and technology. The programme was
conducted from 28 to 30 March 2011 for the vocational teachers teaching
engineering and technology based vocational courses at Kerala Institute of Local
Administration (KILA), Thrissur. Important topics of evaluation such as evaluation
technique, development of question bank, process of evaluation, grading system
were discussed in the programme. Group work on development of question
preparation was also done.
Training of Vocational Teachers in Entrepreneurship Development
The objectives of the training programme were: to provide training on
entrepreneurship skills; learning the ways to develop entrepreneurial capabilities;
and preparing teachers to develop the self-employment tendency among school
children. The programme was organised for the teachers of Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh from 22 to 28 March 2011 at Pune. Topics like
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