Scotland To Help TS Improve Education Standards
Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister K Srihari today urged Scotland team to extend help to Telangana to offer qualitative education with a focus on standards and quality. Srihari today held a key meeting with Scotland delegates and apprised them of steps being taken to strengthen education sector.
The delegation promised to provide help on three issues including to make changes in teaching methods, improving teaching skills among Teachers and to provide market opportunities to students with soft skills. It also sought the minister to give related proposals for taking necessary steps.
The minister earlier explained about the steps towards improving standards at the state level. In addition to 240 Gurukul Schools the government began 254 this year and is planning to open up 210 next academic year, he said. To reduce drop out rate at schools and intermediate level the government began providing the best possible facilities including water, OR Plants, Computer labs, bio metric machines, digital classes, power, toilets, clean premises, running water and others he said.
Telangana knowledge centers are aimed to provide employment to students who have completed degree courses and introduced digital classes at schools level he explained. Besides the facilities training for teachers also being offered he added.
