Newsletter-Unnati

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.

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

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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