CBSE introduces Skill Modules for Middle School Students. Learn Coding, VR/AR, Pottery, Baking & more @CBSE schools from Class 6!
CBSE introduces Skill Modules for Middle School
Learn Coding, VR/AR, Pottery, Baking & more @CBSE schools from Class 6!
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduces Skill Modules for Middle School students under NEP-2020 and all the schools must choose skill development subjects for Middle School students and offer the same during bagless days in summer and winter vacations. Schools can also conduct skill development classes during normal school hours to encourage more students to opt for more skills.
Citing the policy, CBSE Director (Skill Education) Dr. Biswajit Saha said, “This policy aims to overcome the social status hierarchy associated with vocational education and requires integration of vocational education programmes into mainstream education in all education institutions in a phased manner.”
Hence, beginning with vocational exposure at early ages in middle and secondary school, quality vocational education will be integrated smoothly into higher education. “It will ensure that every child learns at least one vocation and is exposed to several more. This would lead to emphasizing the dignity of labour and importance of various vocations involving /Indian arts and artisanship,” Saha told the school heads.
CBSE has introduced following Skill Modules (each of 12-15 hours duration) for students of classes VI-VIII, which are aligned to the Skill subjects being offered in Secondary and Senior Secondary classes.
The skills include more known courses like Artificial Intelligence; Beauty & Wellness; Design Thinking & Innovation; Financial Literacy; Handicrafts; and Information Technology. Also, it highlights other hands-on skills for students like Marketing/ Commercial Application; Mass Media – Being Media Literate; Travel & Tourism; Coding; Data Science (Class VIII only); Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality; Digital Citizenship; Blue Pottery; Block Printing; Food Preservation; Baking and more.
Most essentially, Saha added, “No fee is to be paid by the affiliated schools to CBSE for introducing any Skill Module.”
“What is needed today for students today is to learn skills and especially be able to apply them,” Jaydeb Kar, CBSE helpline counsellor from Indore said. He added that most students during examinations struggle and become stressed, because they don’t like what they are studying.
“We have to ensure that kids learn what they understand and like, otherwise most kids are over-stressed and confused even about their life during board examinations,” Kar said. He added that at least schools should provide more exposure to students.
Indore Sahodaya Complex of CBSE schools’ chairperson Kanchan Tare said, “Most kids have been attending coding classes through various tuitions since covid-19 outbreak and that doesn’t really certify them.” She added that adding coding to school’s curriculum and offering it in vacations will help school students earn certified training and qualify for future opportunities.
CBSE skill module specifies
• The Skill Modules are of 12-15 hours duration.
• 70% of the time duration must be devoted to hands-on activities and 30% for theory.
Some Fine details about Skill Modules
• The schools can use the ‘Bagless Days’ or the vacation time (Winter break, Autumn break, Summer break) or Summer Camps or Activity Periods, etc. to teach the Skill Modules.
• Schools can also explore to have a regular period for selective Skill Modules to encourage more students to opt from this academic session.
• Schools/ students are free to opt any Skill Module(s) in class VI/ VII/ VIII.
• Irrespective of the class, students opting for any Skill Module shall have to start with the first module of a topic and move on to subsequent modules.
• The students are free to opt for more than one Skill Module in a class/ Academic session. But may not be encouraged to do more than one Skill Module simultaneously.
• Students can take up the next Skill Module of the same topic or can take up the Skill Module of another topic after completing the previous Skill Module.
• The school may hire teachers/trainers for teaching these Skill Modules. However, the existing teachers can also be deputed for teaching of these modules.
• The assessment of Skill Modules is to be done by the school as per the guidelines/ criteria/ modalities for assessment which shall be provided by CBSE shortly.
• The Skill Modules can also be offered by the school through the respective Hobby Clubs/ Innovation clubs/ Skill Clubs, etc. (if available).
• School can offer Skill Modules even through Hubs of Learning or under the Skill Hub initiative.
Learn Coding, VR/AR, Pottery, Baking & more @CBSE schools from Class 6!
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduces Skill Modules for Middle School students under NEP-2020 and all the schools must choose skill development subjects for Middle School students and offer the same during bagless days in summer and winter vacations. Schools can also conduct skill development classes during normal school hours to encourage more students to opt for more skills.
Citing the policy, CBSE Director (Skill Education) Dr. Biswajit Saha said, “This policy aims to overcome the social status hierarchy associated with vocational education and requires integration of vocational education programmes into mainstream education in all education institutions in a phased manner.”
Hence, beginning with vocational exposure at early ages in middle and secondary school, quality vocational education will be integrated smoothly into higher education. “It will ensure that every child learns at least one vocation and is exposed to several more. This would lead to emphasizing the dignity of labour and importance of various vocations involving /Indian arts and artisanship,” Saha told the school heads.
CBSE has introduced following Skill Modules (each of 12-15 hours duration) for students of classes VI-VIII, which are aligned to the Skill subjects being offered in Secondary and Senior Secondary classes.
The skills include more known courses like Artificial Intelligence; Beauty & Wellness; Design Thinking & Innovation; Financial Literacy; Handicrafts; and Information Technology. Also, it highlights other hands-on skills for students like Marketing/ Commercial Application; Mass Media – Being Media Literate; Travel & Tourism; Coding; Data Science (Class VIII only); Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality; Digital Citizenship; Blue Pottery; Block Printing; Food Preservation; Baking and more.
Most essentially, Saha added, “No fee is to be paid by the affiliated schools to CBSE for introducing any Skill Module.”
“What is needed today for students today is to learn skills and especially be able to apply them,” Jaydeb Kar, CBSE helpline counsellor from Indore said. He added that most students during examinations struggle and become stressed, because they don’t like what they are studying.
“We have to ensure that kids learn what they understand and like, otherwise most kids are over-stressed and confused even about their life during board examinations,” Kar said. He added that at least schools should provide more exposure to students.
Indore Sahodaya Complex of CBSE schools’ chairperson Kanchan Tare said, “Most kids have been attending coding classes through various tuitions since covid-19 outbreak and that doesn’t really certify them.” She added that adding coding to school’s curriculum and offering it in vacations will help school students earn certified training and qualify for future opportunities.
CBSE skill module specifies
• The Skill Modules are of 12-15 hours duration.
• 70% of the time duration must be devoted to hands-on activities and 30% for theory.
Some Fine details about Skill Modules
• The schools can use the ‘Bagless Days’ or the vacation time (Winter break, Autumn break, Summer break) or Summer Camps or Activity Periods, etc. to teach the Skill Modules.
• Schools can also explore to have a regular period for selective Skill Modules to encourage more students to opt from this academic session.
• Schools/ students are free to opt any Skill Module(s) in class VI/ VII/ VIII.
• Irrespective of the class, students opting for any Skill Module shall have to start with the first module of a topic and move on to subsequent modules.
• The students are free to opt for more than one Skill Module in a class/ Academic session. But may not be encouraged to do more than one Skill Module simultaneously.
• Students can take up the next Skill Module of the same topic or can take up the Skill Module of another topic after completing the previous Skill Module.
• The school may hire teachers/trainers for teaching these Skill Modules. However, the existing teachers can also be deputed for teaching of these modules.
• The assessment of Skill Modules is to be done by the school as per the guidelines/ criteria/ modalities for assessment which shall be provided by CBSE shortly.
• The Skill Modules can also be offered by the school through the respective Hobby Clubs/ Innovation clubs/ Skill Clubs, etc. (if available).
• School can offer Skill Modules even through Hubs of Learning or under the Skill Hub initiative.