The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasises that ​“every child learns at least one vocation and is exposed to several more” and that the ​“development of vocational capacities will go hand-in-hand with the development of ​‘academic’ or other capacities”. The National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023 actualises this policy action by including Vocational Education as a curricular area critical to meeting the aims of education. Further, NCERT is in the process of development and dissemination of textbooks, Kaushal Bodh for grades 6 to 8 and Kaushal Vikas for grades 9 and 10, to enable implementation in schools. 

The second episode of the Textbook Talk series will feature a discussion on the Vocational Education textbooks. It will focus on the rationale and design of the textbooks, and how they should be implemented. 

Speaker

Nimrat Kaur, Professor, Azim Premji University Bengaluru, a member of the Textbook Development Team constituted by NCERT for developing Vocational Education textbooks for grades 6 to 12. 

Who should attend?

The webinar will be relevant for:

• School leaders, Principals, and Head teachers
• Teachers and subject coordinators
• Curriculum developers and academic coordinators
• Teacher educators, education researchers and scholars
• Policy advocates and members from education NGOs
• School management representatives / trustees
• State and District education officials

This will be a valuable space for all those who wish to critically engage with the changes, reflect on their implications, and explore how textbooks can better support teaching and learning in today’s classrooms.