New Delhi: On October 22, 2010, an official from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) said that an orientation programme for madrassa (Islamic seminary) teachers was conducted by the university, recently. As per sources, the programme was held at Kampur College, Nagaon. The programme was conducted under the sponsorship of IGNOU’s Institute of Professional Competence Advancement of Teachers (IIPCAT) at Guwahati, sources added.
Further, the official said that the basic objective of the programme was to orient madrassa teachers in modern teaching methods in general curricular areas. Moreover, official added that a package of 17 modules was effectively implemented in this training programme. The modules included Education- What is it?, Basics of Education, Teacher as facilitator, madrassa education and its features, madrassa education in the Indian context among others, the official added.
As per sources, the programme was coordinated by D S Bhattachargee, officer in charge of the institute. It was attended by 45 madrassa teachers from adjoining areas, sources told. In addition, sources informed that a total of 14 resource persons from organizations like IGNOU, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Delhi Institute of Engineering and Training as well as from local colleges and government functionaries were involved in teaching sessions in the programme.
Mr. Bhattachargee said that in future, the training of madrassa teachers will be undertaken in a bigger way by the institute. The event was concluded with the distribution of certificates of participation to the participants.
