School Innovation Ambassador Training Program

• Ministry of Education and Ministry of Tribal Affairs jointly launched the ‘School Innovation Ambassador Training Program’ for 50,000 school teachers.
• it aims at training 50,000 school teachers on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, IPR, Design Thinking, Product development, Idea generation etc.
• ‘SIATP’ will give wings to the creativity of the children and provide a platform so that they can give something new to the world with their ideas.

• This capacity building programme for teachers, prominence has been given to development of creativity, collaboration , critical thinking and communication skills among children and the integration of Eklavya Schools into the entire programme is a big step in this direction for the meaningful development of tribal children.
• The program has been designed by Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education and AICTE for School Teachers based on its “Innovation Ambassador Training Program for Higher Educational Institution’s faculty members”.
• The training will be delivered in online mode only.

Benefits:

• The programme will nurture lakhs of students with innovation capabilities, develop a culture of innovation and lay the foundation of a new and vibrant India.
• The students of EMRS will greatly benefit from SIATP
• It will help to give the best possible education to the tribal children.

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS):

• EMRS started in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education to ST children in remote areas in order to enable them to avail of opportunities in high and professional education courses and get employment in various sectors.
• These schools will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.
• Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for tribal children will establish 740 EMRS in tribal dominated areas over the next three years.

Features

• Admission to these schools will be through competition with preference to children belonging to Primitive Tribal Groups, first-generation students, etc.
• Sufficient land would be given by the State Government for the school, playgrounds, hostels, residential quarters, etc., free of cost.
• The number of seats for boys and girls will be equal.
• In these schools, education will be entirely free.

All India Council for Technical Education:

• It was set up in November 1945 as a national-level apex advisory body.
• Its purpose was to conduct a survey on the facilities available for technical education and to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner.