'60 principals to get training at Cambridge'

NEW DELHI: Delhi government will send 60 principals of government schools to UK's Cambridge University for a leadership training programme this month, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday. The principals will be sent for training in two batches of 30 each, he said.

"The first batch will be at Cambridge between October 8 and 17. The training for the next batch will start from October 19 to 28," he said.

Addressing the principals, Sisodia said Delhi government has increased its teachers' training budget more than 11 times from Rs 9 crore to Rs 102 crore. "After improvement in infrastructure in Delhi government schools, people feel that children studying in government schools should get a world-class education. An important step in that direction is that teachers should be trained at the best level," Sisodia said.

"Teachers should have the first-hand experience of best education practices of the world. It is with this perspective that our government stresses teachers' training at best institutes of the world," Sisodia said. He appealed to the principals not to confine themselves to merely training seekers at Cambridge, but as education administrators.

"My suggestion is to go with preparation, and be completely focused during your training tenure," the Deputy CM said.