Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: School Innovation Ambassador Training Programme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## School Innovation Ambassador Training Programme

## *211. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  making  efforts  to  train  the  teachers  in  innovation, entrepreneurship,  IPR,  idea  generation  etc.  under  'School  Innovation  Ambassador Training Programme'; and
- (b) if so, the details of the outcomes achieved since the launch of the scheme in terms of number  of  teachers  trained  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  particularly  in  districts  of  Panna, Katni, Chhatarpur?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION ( SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 211 FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2022 ASKED BY SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA, HON'BLE MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING SCHOOL INNOVATION AMBASSADOR TRAINING PROGRAMME.

- (a): Yes  Sir,  The  School  Innovation  Ambassador  Training  Program  (SIATP)  was launched  by  the  Hon'ble  Education  Minister  on  16th  July  2021.  The  program  is  being implemented jointly by Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell in coordination with Tribal Affairs Ministry, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The Principal/ Vice Principal of the school has to register their school  on  SIATP  website  (https://sia.mic.gov.in/)  and  has  to  nominate  teachers  from  their school to undergo this detailed free of cost training.

This 72 hours training aims at strengthening the mentoring capacity of teachers for nurturing and handholding innovative and creative ideas from students.

The teachers are trained on the following five modules:

- i. Design Thinking & Innovation
- ii. Idea generation & Idea hand-holding
- iii. Intellectual Property Rights
- iv. Entrepreneurship & Product / Prototype Development
- v. Finance, HR, and Sales

The trained teachers will create a committed human resource in schools to create a culture of innovation, ideation, and entrepreneurship.

Under  School  Innovation  Ambassador  Training  Program,  16,224  nos.  of  school teachers have been trained in Intellectual Property Rights; 14,462 trained in Entrepreneurship and Product/ prototype Development; 30,871 in Design Thinking and Innovation; 14,787 in Finance, HR & Sales and 15,338 trained in Idea Generation and Idea Handholding.

- (b): In state of Madhya Pradesh, 627 numbers of teachers have been trained in Intellectual Property Rights; 564 trained in Entrepreneurship and Product/ prototype Development; 1472 in  Design  Thinking  and  Innovation;  570  in  Finance,  HR  &  Sales,  and  605  trained  in  Idea Generation  and  Idea  Handholding.  Following  is  the  district-wise  distribution  for  Panna, Katni, and Chhatarpur:

| Districts   | Number of Teachers trained so far   | Number of Teachers trained so far    | Number of Teachers trained so far   | Number of Teachers trained so far                   | Number of Teachers trained so far   |
|-------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Districts   | Design Thinking and Innovation      | Idea Generation and Idea Handholding | Intellectual Property Rights        | Entrepreneurship and Product/ Prototype Development | Finance, HR, and Sales              |
| Panna       | 12                                  | 8                                    | 9                                   | 8                                                   | 8                                   |
| Katni       | 29                                  | 6                                    | 11                                  | 6                                                   | 6                                   |
| Chhatarpur  | 21                                  | 17                                   | 17                                  | 17                                                  | 17                                  |

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