New Delhi: The HRD ministry Smriti Irani will hold consultations with states next month as part of steps to frame a new national education policy which will also take into consideration the views of stakeholders like students and parents.
HRD Minister Smriti Irani stated this here today while addressing a conference of state education ministers which was called to deliberate on the ‘choice-based credit transfer system’ and ‘credit framework for skills’ with the thrust that states should implement these programmes from the coming academic session.
“I appeal to the states to implement these two systems from the coming academic session. I also appeal the states to hold discussions with the vice chancellors and principles and also appeal to UGC to provide guidance to the VCs,” she said.
The ‘credit framework for skills’, on the other hand, allows multiple pathways between vocational education, skills, and education and job markets. Referring to the new national education policy, Irani said a workshop will be held with state education ministers next month in this regard.
States should help us to hold deliberations right from the village educational council to the block and state level. We will hold a workshop in February with the education ministers in this regard,” she told reporters later.
Bureau Report
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