Teacher Development

Current Situation

Traditional teaching-learning methods are still practised in Nepal.
Yearly around 1.2 million fail to graduate from secondary school system.

The world has been changing rapidly day-by-day, however education in Nepal is still very traditional and narrative in nature. Teachers still practise on-way content delivery approach in classrooms making learning process disengaging. There is excessive amount of “chalk and talk” and no space for self-exploration for children. Students study with the goal of securing better marks than educating themselves. Schools focus more on grades than overall development of a child, same goes with the parents.

Child centred participatory and interactive teaching learning approach would foster the potentials of each child. Therefore, teacher development is very important programme to develop essential skills required by each teacher. Trainings, workshops. Mentoring, self-reflection are some examples of teacher development.

Project Goal

To enhance knowledge skills and attitude of ECD to High School teachers on Child centred, participatory and interactive teaching learning methodologies.

By 2030, 100% teachers in our target areas receive relevant teacher development programmes.

This project aligns with UN SDG 4 & 5 i.e. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, respectively.

Project Description

Teachers Development Project focuses on developing the capacity and competency of teachers. A well-structured teacher development course is implemented. Training, workshops, conferences, Fellowships, mentoring and feedback etc. are provided to teachers of community schools that help make the teaching-learning process more rewarding for both student and teachers. Essential resources maybe also provided to aid teaching / learning in partnership with the local government. As a result, the performance of both the teacher and learner is enhanced. Henceforth, via Teachers Development Project VIN empowers the whole village, including parents, teachers and schools. This enables children to receive quality education, explore creative outlets and develop themselves as a whole.

As of 2020, VIN’s Teacher’s Development Project has been able to provide necessary trainings to 1,650 teachers in community schools of marginalized communities.