Over 1.12 lakh teachers trained ahead of new academic year in State 

Secretary (Education) Yogita Rana addressing a teachers’ training programme in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The Department of School Education under its teacher training programme has completed training for teachers and headmasters covering 25,356 various government, local body, urban residential and model schools ahead of the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year.

The programme was conducted in three five-day spells from May 13 to 31. Over 5,600 trainers of teachers led the sessions for 1,12,882 teachers. A total of 1,165 teachers who would retire in July 2025 were exempted from the training, and another 3,202 teachers were availing various leaves and they would be trained in the mop-up programme. In all, about 97.24% of the teachers completed the training modules.

According to Director, School Education, E.V. Narasimha Reddy, trainings were organised strategically — high school teachers at the district level and primary school teachers were trained at the mandal level. Their daily attendance was tracked with the Telangana School Education mobile app. The pre- and post-training tests for the teachers were conducted using the mobile application, which also generated individual training certificates.

The training programme was essential and was aimed at improving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) for primary classes and Learning Improvement Program (LIP) for secondary classes.

The five-day modules familiarised and tested the teachers on innovative teaching-learning methodologies, digital literacy and tools such as Artificial Intelligence, Information Communication Technology and IFPs, departmental initiatives, creating drug-free school environment, adolescent safety and empowerment, and assessment practices.

Published - June 01, 2025 08:40 pm IST