CBSE launches continuous professional development drive for teachers

A special initiative has been announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to enhance the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of teachers of CBSE-affiliated government and government-aided schools in line with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020).

The NEP 2020 suggests that each school should ensure that its teachers participate in a minimum of 50 hours of CPD. In addition to this, CBSE by-laws also require teachers to take part in at least 25 hours of training programmes conducted by the Board annually, while the remaining hours can be completed through other sources arranged by the Education Departments of the respective States/Union Territories, according to an official statement.

“CBSE has established 16 Centres of Excellence in different parts of the country with a focus on In-service Training of teachers of all CBSE affiliated schools. COEs conduct Training under two categories: Generic and Subject Specific. There are 23 training courses aligned with classes X and XII subjects while there are 22 generic courses ranging from Adolescent Education Program, Art Integration, Inclusive Education, Happy Classrooms, Cyber Safety and Security and more”, a statement by the Board said.