SME Times News Bureau | 11 May, 2018
Anil
Swarup, Secretary, School Education & Literacy, Ministry of
HRD today said that the role of Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
is vital for a robust pre-school education format.
He
was speaking at the conference FICCI ARISE 'Re-imagining
Pre-school Education' organised by FICCI in Delhi today. FICCI
Alliance for Re-Imagining School Education (FICCI ARISE) is a
collegium of members representing various facets of the education
ecosystem.
The
government or private sector alone cannot solve the humongous task of
redefining the pre-school education system in India. He said, "volume
or size can come from government, but quality will come from the
private sector."
Today,
one of the most challenging task in pre-school education is the lack
of trained teachers, he said and advised the private sector to submit
ideas to government with a focused approach. "Idea has to be
politically acceptable, socially desirable, technologically feasible,
financially viable and administratively doable", he added.
Mr.
Manit Jain, Co-Chairman, FICCI ARISE and Co-Founder, The Heritage
School said,
"By seeking autonomy we will also have to make ourselves
accountable".
Prof.
Venita Kaul, Professor Emeritus, Ambedkar University
Delhi highlighted
that we need to focus on developing appropriate education framework
along with a flexible curriculum. "To ensure a proper pre-school
education, we need good quality teacher support mentoring system
along with the quality of curriculum", said Prof. Kaul.
In
her opening remarks, Ms. Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Assistant
Secretary General, FICCI said that for the development and
growth of a country, education and skills play a significant role and
we can?t focus on education in silos. She said, "Continuum of
education is very important and the very foundation is pre-school
education".
