School Innovation Ambassador Training Program

• 17 Jul 2021

Why in News

Recently, the Union Education Minister and Union Tribal Affairs Minister jointly launched the School Innovation Ambassador Training Program (SIATP).

• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched an Adi-Prashikshan portal which is also a repository of training inputs.

Key Points

• About:
  
  • The innovative and one-of-its-kind training program for school teachers aims at training 50,000 school teachers in innovation, entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), design thinking, product development, idea generation, among others.
  • It will make Indian teachers, change-agents and ambassadors of innovation to make our students future-ready.
• Design & Collaboration:
  
  • It has been designed by the Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for school teachers based on its Innovation Ambassador Training Program for Higher Educational Institution's faculty members.
    
    • The training will be delivered in online mode only.
  • It is a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the AICTE.
• Benefits:
  
  • It will benefit a large number of schools for tribal children across the country by giving wings to the creativity of the children.
  • It will nurture lakhs of students with innovation capabilities, develop a culture of innovation and lay the foundation of a new and vibrant India.
  • The students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) will greatly benefit from SIATP since it is also the endeavour of the Tribal Affairs Ministry to give the best possible education to the tribal children.
    
    • EMRS for tribal children is another ambitious programme under which 740 EMRS will be established in tribal dominated areas over the next three years.
    • It was started in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education to Scheduled Tribe children in remote areas.
• Other Important Related Initiatives:
  
  • New National Education Policy (NEP), 2020
  • NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement)
  • DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing)
  • Samagra Siksha

All India Council for Technical Education

• It was set up in November 1945 as a national-level apex advisory body.
• Its purpose was to conduct a survey on the facilities available for technical education and to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner.
• According to the National Policy of Education (1986), AICTE is vested with:
  
  • Statutory authority for planning, formulation, and maintenance of norms & standards,
  • Quality assurance through accreditation,
  • Funding in priority areas, monitoring, and evaluation,
  • Maintaining parity of certification & awards.
  • The management of technical education in the country.

Innovation Cell

• It is an initiative of the Ministry of Education to foster the culture of Innovation in all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country.
  
  • It was established at AICTE premises in 2018.
• Its mandate is to encourage and nurture young students by exposing them to new ideas resulting in innovative activities in their formative years, fostered through Network of Innovation Clubs (NIC) in HEIs.

Source: PIB