The Delhi government on Monday announced that it will send 60 principals of its government schools to Cambridge University for a leadership programme this month. Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia said the principals will be sent in two batches of 30 each.
“The Delhi government has increased its teachers training budget from ₹9 crore to ₹102 crore. After improvement in infrastructure in government schools, the next desire of parents is that children should get world class education... an important step in this direction is that teachers should be trained at the best level,” Mr. Sisodia said. He added that earlier it was widely thought that “training meant attending seminars and there was no concept of teachers training, however, now meaningless seminars have been replaced by real training”.
On criticism that the Delhi government has faced for sending its principals for training abroad, Mr. Sisodia, while addressing principals, said: “Resistance has been shown to this initiative of sending you to premier institutes across the world. The only way to beat that resistance is to make your visit meaningful by learning from best practices across the world. Let us ensure that no decision by any Education Minister faces resistance to send educationists for such exposure, and that can happen only if there is visible change in your schools after your learnings.”