The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has embarked on a program of inservice training for its teachers in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. At the end of the program each of the participants will receive the Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (CIDTT). The CIDTT is a professional development tool for inservice teachers and trainers who want to improve on their competencies in carrying out learning and development activities professionaly and productively. The Diploma enables teachers to work in contexts which are most relevent to them, while addressing generic performance standards. It also recognizes the range of effective teaching and learning methods, technologies and styles now available, and encourages candidates to be thoughtful and resourceful in their approach to particular learning needs.

The GSHSEB has an ambitious program of getting 250 of its teachers trained under this program. The first batch of 20 teachers from five zones of Gujarat has been selected after a rigorous selection procedure consisting of a written test, group discussion and personal interviews. This batch of teachers is at present undergoing training to become Master Trainers for the program. This group will further take up the training for the other teachers from April 2006.

The training for the Diploma is being directed by H.M.Patel Institute of English Training and Research and Tripada Education Trust. The first training session was conducted by trainers of the University of Cambridge on the 14th, 15th and 16th of September. The further training of these master trainers is being organized and managed by Conceptsat their centre at 409-412, ADVAIT, Nr. Sandesh Press, Vastrapur. A two day workshop was organized on 14th and 15th of October at the same venue and the training was provided by Mr. Harish Iyer and Mr. Archit Bhatt. During this workshop various aspects of teaching learning styles, needs identification, objective setting, teaching learning methods were covered.

The participants have almost completed the first module of the Diploma; they still have to complete three more module before they become eligible for the Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers.

Contact Person :

Dr. Rajendrasinh Jadeja
(H.M.Patel Institute of English training And Research)
Contact No. 9375031402

Mr. Archit Bhatt
(Tripada Education Trust)                                  
Contact No. 98250 70074