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NCERT
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International Diploma in Guidance and Counselling through Distance/
Online Mode
The course is opertationalised in three phases of distance mode, face-to-face
contact programme mode and internship of three months duration. The second
batch of the course started in the month of January 2010. Forty nine students
were admitted to the course. Distance phase of the course was carried out from
January to June 2010. Face-to-face contact programme was carried out from
July 2010 to September 2010. Thirty two trainees attended the contact
programme. The contact programme was enriched with lectures, demonstrations,
role play and field visits to guidance agencies. During the school attachment
programme, students were involved in conducting class talks, career talks, group
discussions, workshops, group counselling, administration of various
psychological tests, and organising career conference-cum-exhibition in their
respective schools. The students at the end of contact programme submitted the
reports of each practicum. Internship was carried out in their respective schools
during October-December 2010, which was supervised by local supervisors as
well as RIE faculty from time to time. At the end of internship, trainees submitted
a report. Admission test and interview was conducted for the third batch of IDGC
(2011-12). On 11 December 2010, 39 Indian students and one foreign candidate
were admitted. An orientation programme was organised on 22 January 2011
for newly admitted students. During the orientation, students were provided
with the details about the course and its structure, and the course materials
were distributed. First tutorial for the 3rd batch of IDGC was organised from 18
to 19 March 2011. Online tutoring is also being provided to the students to
facilitate their learning through course module for the first half of the distance
phase.
Training Programme for Paper Setters on the Latest Trends, Issues
and Practices in Evaluation at the Secondary Level
The objectives of the programme was to review the awareness of the paper setters
on changed scenario of assessment and the new approaches for evaluating the
learners’ performance, to identify the areas for the professional development of
paper setters based on their awareness and priorities on NCF-2005, to design
and develop a training package based on the identified priorities and to provide
training to the paper setters. A planning workshop for analysis of the question
papers was held from 18 to 20 November 2010. Planning and preparation of
training material was completed in a workshop held from 27 to 31 December
2010. Training programme was conducted for the paper setters from 18 to 22
January 2011. The training package was finalised in a workshop held from 25
to 28 February 2011.
Development of a Training Package on Communication Skills in English
for High School Teachers (SUCCESS, Project Schools) in Andhra Pradesh
The training package was prepared in a workshop held from 29 November to 3
December 2010. The training package included the modules on Written
Communication, Presentation Skills, and Communicative English for Facilitating
Group Tasks, Study Skills, Communication and Grammar Competencies, Sound
System of English, Role-play in Classroom, Using the Language Lab for Better
Communication, Non-verbal Communication and Barriers in Communication.
The package was tried out on 40 KRPs from 17 to 21 January 2011. On the
Annual Report 2010-11