The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) jointly with Vidya Bharati Institute of Higher Education has organised a workshop on ‘National Education Policy 2020: Implementation, Strategy and Progress recently.

The two-day workshop was held between 11-12 September, 2021.

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), an autonomous organization under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education has focused on the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020.

Speaking in this context, Professor Saroj Sharma, President NIOS said, value-oriented learning, ICT, and training of teachers are important.

“Our prasikshana vyavastha developed over many decades of experience in school education is, of course, fool proof and could produce teachers who are highly motivated and inspiring students. Now as per NEP, teachers are to be empowered, up-skilled, reoriented, and updated to meet global and national challenges during this 21st century. Almost in all the state’s task forces, committees are formed in which our resource persons also find a place and are actively monitoring the implementation activity,” Professor Kailash Chandra Sharma, President, Vidya Bharati Institute of Higher Education said, the press release said.

Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar was the chief guest of the inaugural session.

The workshop was also attended by Professor Anil Sahasrabuddhe, President AICTE, Professor Kailash Chandra Sharma, President, Vidya Bharati Institute of Higher Education; Dr. Manju Shree Sardeshpande, Vice President, Vidya Bharati; Professor Saroj Sharma, Chairperson NIOS and Professor Narendra Taneja, Vice Chancellor, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut.