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Experts: 40 per cent elementary teachers in India trained

As per reports, only 40 per cent of elementary school teachers are trained in India where the majority of students suffer from illiteracy.

Experts: 40 per cent elementary teachers in India trained
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Even though teacher training is key, only 40 per cent of elementary school teachers in India are trained. In India, a majority of third standard students, can neither read a second standard level text nor solve questions on subtraction.

Meanwhile, Square Panda India provides exactly these services. Their early learning initiative, Aarambh focusses on Holistically training and elevating the entire Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) ecosystem- including the Anganwadi workers and the ECCE teachers. Providing a holistic foundational learning program for the children, which opens up to higher levels as the children learn.

Speaking about the same, Ashish Jhalani, Managing Director, Square Panda India stated, “If a child is unable to reach a certain degree of grade-level competency by the end of the third standard, the learning gap will only further deepen, perpetuating inequity and economic loss.”

Moreover, given that both quality and delivery is the issue, a synergy between private players and the Government is beneficial for development at large. Disale too highlights the need for the private sector to join hands with the government and start building professional development courses for the teachers. "Technology plays a vital role in enhancing the performance of the teachers. But we need to train them on how to use this technology in a meaningful way so that it could lead to authentic learning," he added.

In order to facilitate this, Square Panda India is partnering with several state governments to impact 500K Educators and 5Mn Children in India in 2021.

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