TWO DAY TRAINING PROGAMME FOR DEOs AND BPEOs STARTS AT MOHALI

By 121 News Reporter

Mohali 28^th January:- Emphasizing the need of the capacity building of the administrative offices of the education department the Principal Secretary School Education C. Roul has inaugurated the two day state level conference for all District Education Officers and Block Primary Educations Officers of the state. This conference is being held with the joint collaboration of National University of Educational Planning and Planning Administration (NUEPA) and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Authority of Punjab School Education Department at auditorium of Punjab School Education Board at Mohali.

 Delivering the keynote address C. Roul has accepted the fact the there is dire need of training and capacity building of the administrative officers of the education department. He said that though the education index of the state is gradually gaining the height as compare to the other states of the country but at the same time one cannot be oblivious of the present challenges be faced by the education system. He stressed that these challenges could only be addressed in befitting manner by better administration.He also presented the fact that in Punjab school infrastructure and teaching faculty is of par excellence as compare to private sector and other states of the county but the state is lacking better school administration at District and Block levels. He said that sense of accountability is also lacking in school administration. He said that all these bottle necks could easily be plugged with these kinds of training programe for the DEOs and BPEOs.

 Prof. B.K.Panda of NUEPA threw light on the composition, working and goals of NUEPA. Mrs. Pankaj Sharma, Director, SCERT delivered the vote of thanks. Prominent among others who were present in the inaugural session included Director General School Education Pardeep Kumar Aggarwal, D.P.I. (SE) Balbir Singh Dhol, D.P.I. (EE) Mrs. Darshan Kaur and Assistant Professor of NUEPA Dr. Mona Sedwal.