newsletter-unnati
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A Newsletter for the Government of Uttarakhand prepared by IL&FS EducationTRANSCRIPT
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1. PROJECT OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
IMPACT OF PROJECT UNNATI
Project Unnati : Transforming Education In Uttarakhand
UNNATI NEWSLETTER March 2015 | Issue 1 | Volume 1
750Schools
Benefited
76,000Students Benefited
13Districts of Uttarakhand
Benefited
VISION : Government of Uttarakhand has initiated an innovative project UNNATI, which aims to enhance Competencies in Functional English for students of classes IX and X studying in Secondary Schools in 13 districts of the State.
Unnati is designed to improve the
Functional English and Soft Skills of
students from 750 schools under
Uttarakhand Board.
76,000 Students are impacted
under this project
The project is being implemented
in all 13 districts of Uttarakhand
Project Overview and
Impact
Project Launch
Implementation
Unnati in Spotlight
Student Engagement Through Value Added
Services (VAS)
Unnati : Implementation
Planning
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2. PROJECT LAUNCH
Workshop for teachers
Mr. Mantri Prasad Naithani, Minister of Education, welcoming Mr.
Harish Rawat, Honble Chief Minister, Uttarakhand.
The project was launched by Honourable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in a gala ceremony attended by 500 students and senior representatives on December 1, 2014 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Mr. Harish Rawat, Honble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand along
with other senior dignitaries and Mr. RCM Reddy, MD & CEO, IL&FS
Education releasing the manual of project Unnati.
Workshop for district level officials
1. Workshop for Teachers
School teachers were engaged to gauge the existing level of
English Language Skills in the students.
2. Workshop for District level officials
A workshop was conducted for the District officials to explain
about the Unnati Project, its implementation plan and the
expected outcomes, as well as the support required from
them.
3. Recruitment and Selection of Trainers
A statewide recruitment drive was initiated, both through
online and one to one mobilization. More than 5000
applications were received within one month. We reached
out to difficult terrains like Pithoragargh to identify the best
quality teachers in the state. Those selected were given special
training on Pedagogy and English language skills.
3. UNNATI : IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING
ALMORA = BAGESHWAR = CHAMOLI = CHAMPAWAT = DEHRADUN = GARHWAL = HARIDWAR
Recruitment and Selection of Trainers
A series of workshops were organised to engage the stakeholders to gain their feedback and conduct need analysis.
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4. IMPLEMENTATION
More than 850 English Instructors underwent a 3 days training organised by IL&FS Education.
The English Instructors were also given a Refresher Training after one month of project roll out.
The students were assessed before the program to
gauge their existing English Language Skills.
An orientation program was conducted for the
Head Masters to align them with the objective of
the program.
76000 Students were given a participant Handbook
each as a part of the program.
A 90 hours Training was conducted in 750
Government schools to train students in functional
English and soft skills
NAINITAL = PITHORAGARH = RUDRAPRAYAG = TEHRI GARHWAL = UDHAM SINGH NAGAR = UTTARKASHI
Post Assessment Test was conducted for students
to measure the impact of the training delivered.
1. Training of Trainers (TOT Refresher) 2. Pre-Assesment of Students
3. Head Master Orientation 4. Participant Handbooks for Students
5. Go Live 6. Post Assessment of the students
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5. UNNATI IN SPOTLIGHT
Joint Review Mission Teams (MHRD & World Bank) visit to review the impact of the Project. District Project Officer, Pithoragarh Visit
6. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH VALUE ADDED SERVICES
Orientation on Festivals : Festivals were celebrated to provide opportunities to use English as a medium for language
practice.
Activities for Holistic Development : With the objective of teaching difficult aspects of the English language and making the
learning process more interesting, several outdoor activities were
organised.
Parent-Teacher Meeting : PTMs were conducted to create an awareness on the importance of English language among the
parents.
Using School facility during vacation : This helped ensure optimum utilization of time and resources for students.
During the 3 months, many Government & other senior officials visited the project site for ongoing evaluation and interaction with students.
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