Learning prog for Livingstone Foundation tips quality

Staff Reporter Dimapur, December 11 The three-day long learning programme conducted by National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET) at Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School, Dimapur concluded Thursday. Altogether 30 teachers from the school participated in the training programme preparing Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School for NABET accreditation. Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School is the first school in Nagaland enthusiastic to learn, improve their systems and processes by making them scientific and structures and at the same time going forward for NABET Accreditation, said Kabita Arawal, Trainer for NABET Accreditation Programme. Livingstone Foundation School in real sense aims to synchronize with education excellence and provide holistic education and facilitate the overall development of students, and the continual improvement in all process of the school, she added. Thirty teachers participated in the learning programme to go ahead with NABET Accreditation, and team leads were formed to drive the assignments in the journey ensuring collaborative environment of learning and cooperation of all the members of the school, she informed.She also acknowledged that the school has taken a very big step towards its continuous strives for excellence and further expressed her hope that the school will set an example for the other schools in Nagaland for self introspection and positive change. Dr. Arjun Badlani, Advisor NBAET, who spoke on Quality Council of India’s contribution to promote school quality, said that in January 2008, Quality Council of India (QCI) developed and released the Accreditation Standard on Quality School Governance by its National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), on recommendations of the then President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The Accreditation standard has been developed with a view to develop quality consciousness among interested parties involved in school activities, enhance their involvement and level of satisfaction related to the school educational services, and provide a basis for assessing the effectiveness of the school’s education management system, said Dr. Badlani. Since there are wide variety of children in different locations, the specific needs and expectations of the students, parents and other regulatory bodies and interested people associated with the performance of school also vary from school to school, he reminded. However, Dr. Badlani said, all requirements of this standard are generic in nature and are intended to be applicable to all schools, regardless of type size and nature of educational service provided. The standard can be adapted as a self improvement tool, he added. This programme suffices to the commitment of Andrew Ahoto Sema, Chairman of Livingstone Foundation to all interested parties that his students would turn out to be self learner, confident, well motivated with high human values and also to possess a comprehensive range of fundamental transferable skills, stated a press note made available to the media. The students would also be equipped to participate as citizen of a modern democratic society; to have the skills, aptitudes and adaptability required to contribute productively in the advancing economy; to be enterprising and also to have a clear regard for sustainability, the note added. It may be mentioned here that Quality Council of India (QCI) is a non-profit autonomous body jointly set up by Government of India and Indian Industry, to establish and operate national accreditation structure and to promote quality through nation-wide quality campaign.