CBSE and AICTE jointly launch Innovation Ambassador Programme to train teachers

CBSE and AICTE have signed an MoU to jointly launch the Innovation Ambassador Programme which would train teachers in five modules. Check out the details.

CBSE on June 14, 2021, signed a MoU with AICTE to motivate, train and engage school students and teachers in various initiatives for skill enhancement currently being organized by AICTE for its engineering and technology students and faculty. NEP-2020 emphasizes on nurturing young students for problem-solving and critical thinking at the school level. Teachers, therefore, shall have to become mentors and guide these young students to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship. To strengthen the mentoring capacity of teachers, CBSE, in collaboration with the Innovation Cell, AICTE, Ministry of Education, launched the ‘Innovation Ambassador Programme’ in which the teachers from affiliated schools shall be trained on the following five modules: