Focus on enhancing studying outcomes, creating elementary expertise amongst college students, Andhra Pradesh HRD Minister Lokesh tells officers

Andhra Pradesh Minister for Human Resources Development N. Lokesh has directed officers of the School Education Department to concentrate on Guaranteed Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FL&N) to develop elementary expertise in studying, writing and arithmetic amongst college students.

Addressing a assessment assembly attended by officers of School Education, Samagra Shiksha and Intermediate Education departments, Mr. Lokesh mentioned it might assist enhance district and State-level rankings of the federal government colleges. He mentioned lecturers ought to be motivated to reinforce studying outcomes.

He wished the officers to keep up utmost transparency in deciding on candidates for ‘Best Teacher’ awards to be given on the event of Teachers’ Day on September 5.

‘Aa-Aa’ programme

He mentioned STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) actions ought to be successfully carried out within the authorities colleges via Atal Tinkering Labs.

The Minister mentioned steps to strengthen the High School Plus system. He enquired concerning the admissions within the first 12 months of Intermediate programs in authorities junior faculties and directed the officers to implement the Akshara Andhra (Aa-Aa) literacy programme successfully.

Secretary, School Education, Kona Shashidhar, Commissioner of School Education V. Vijay Rama Raju, Samagra Shiksha State Project Director B. Srinivasa Rao, and Director of Intermediate Education Kritika Shukla had been amongst others current.

Later, at a assessment assembly with the officers of the Skill Development Department, Mr. Lokesh directed them to finish the Skill Portal being developed to attach youth with trade alternatives by August because it was scheduled to be launched on September 1.

Job festivals

He mentioned the District Employment Officers could be renamed as District Employment and Skill Officers, job festivals could be organised each three months in each constituency and worldwide employment alternatives ought to be facilitated via OMCAP (Overseas Manpower Corporation of Andhra Pradesh).

He wished assist pointers to be created for these looking for employment overseas to keep away from exploitation and a helpline (0863-2340678) and WhatsApp number- 8500027678 ought to be made accessible for any points confronted by job-seekers going overseas.

Managing Director and CEO of Skill Development Corporation G. Ganesh Kumar, Director of College Education N. Bharat Gupta, Adviser, International Skilling and Mobility, Seetha Sharma, and APSSDC Executive Director Okay. Raghu had been amongst others current.