Explained: CBSE’s Innovation Ambassador Programme

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently announced that it will soon initiate a programme to train school teachers as innovative ambassadors. This is an online training for CBSE teachers which is slated to be launched on July 16. The training will begin from the 20th of the month. An official notification by the CBSE board stated, “The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will launch the Innovation Ambassador Programme to train 50,000 school teachers on July 16. The online training programme for CBSE teachers will begin on July 20 and each school must nominate up to five teachers for the programme.” 

According to the official notification issued by CBSE, the programme 'Innovation Ambassador' programme is in collaboration with Ministry of Education and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). A total of 50,000 school teachers will be trained under this initiative. The programme was earlier launched in collaboration with the Innovation Cell, AICTE, and the Ministry of Education. Schools that had previously registered their teachers must log in using the board's provided link and the registered email ID of the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) It stated that the password has been emailed to SPOC's registered email address. 

What all does the programme include? 
Design thinking and innovation, idea generation and ideal hand-holding, intellectual property rights and product / Prototype development are among the four topics covered in these programmes. The training will be provided at no cost to the teachers, and upon completion, they will be designated as ‘Innovation Ambassadors,' whose role will be to help in the creation of an innovation culture in their respective schools, mentor teachers and students, and spread the message of innovation and start-ups among students and faculties. 

Another significant initiative by CBSE
CBSE and the National Payments Corporation of India teamed up last week to launch a financial literacy programme for Class VI students. 

The financial literacy textbook is being released as part of a new elective course called ‘financial literacy’ which will allow students to gain a basic understanding of financial concepts at an early stage in their education. 

Starting with teamwork and basic financial ideas and progressing to banking security and digital payment modalities such as UPI cards, wallets and more, the textbook address important themes in in this realm. It covers the origin of banking, the move from coins to paper money, and various types of banks as well as significant banking operations and services. In addition, the textbook also enumerates the crucial role played by the Reserve Bank of India and the Government of India in accelerating the adoption of digital payments. 

(With inputs from agencies)