CBSE launches CPD for teachers; check modalities and other details

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started a special drive for the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of teachers in all its affiliated government and government-aided schools. This is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which states that every school should ensure the participation of all its teachers in at least 50 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

As per the CBSE Bye-laws, each teacher is also expected to participate in at least 25 hours of training programs conducted by the Board in a year. Similarly, the remaining hours will be covered from other sources which will be arranged by the Education Departments of concerned States/UTs.

Implementation

CBSE has set up 16 Centres of Excellence in different parts of the country. These Centres of Excellence focus on In-service Training of teachers of all CBSE-affiliated schools.

Centres of Excellence

The Centres of Excellence conduct training under two categories: Generic and Subject Specific.

There are 23 training courses aligned with classes 10 and 12 subjects while there are 22 generic courses ranging from Adolescent Education Program, Art Integration, Inclusive Education, Happy Classrooms, Cyber Safety and Security and more.

Training Program

CBSE will provide training programs for the teachers of Government, Government Aided, Public Private Partnership schools affiliated with the Board from April 2023.

Each State/UT/Body will develop a centralised Annual Training Calendar beginning from April to March with their specific requirements for training.

“All modalities of teachers training have been finalized in partnership with the State Governments and UTs which will sponsor and make online registration for teachers training from their Government, Government Aided and PPP schools on CBSE training portal,” CBSE release read.