Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda jointly launched the ‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Program’ for 50,000 school teachers on Friday, July 16.
MoS, Annpurna Devi; MoS Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and MoS Subhas Sarkar were also present along with senior officials of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Tribal Affairs during the launch ceremony.
“Teachers are the biggest influence in our lives. We aim to make our teachers, change agents and ambassadors of innovation to make our students future-ready,” Pradhan was quoted in his speech in a PIB release.
Pradhan stressed that technology is reshaping the world and students have the potential to not only address domestic but also global challenges.
The programme 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.
Together with Shri @MundaArjun ji launched the School Innovation Ambassador Training Program which aims to train 50,000 school teachers on innovation, entrepreneurship, IPR, design thinking, product development, idea generation etc. pic.twitter.com/mu1w7H0WG3
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) July 16, 2021
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Munda also expressed his gratitude for this new initiative in the field of innovation in collaboration with the Tribal Affairs Ministry which will benefit a large number of schools for tribal children across the country. “This programme will have far-reaching consequences which will help to fulfil the Prime Minister’s vision of a new India,” the Minister elaborated.
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