DPS Chandigarh hosted an Orientation Session for principals of the tricity on Skill Based Learning and Vocational Training – “School to Work Transition” organized by CBSE. Over 170 school principals attended the session.
Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director, Training & Skill Education, CBSE addressed the participating principals and school representatives.
In his address, Dr. Saha said that ‘SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION, held a vision to create a platform for academic administrators from all over the region, to deliberate and create awareness on Skill Based Learning and Vocational training and to bridge the gap of disconnect of the academic-employment network.
The program was attended by Ms. Anjali Chhabra, Head COE Chandigarh and Panchkula, Ms. Ravinder Kaur Dy Director II and Director Vocational Education, Education Department, Chandigarh.
The Resource persons of the session were Mr. Vishal Kalia, Principal IHM- from Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh, Mr. Mohit Soni, Media and Entertainment Consultancy, Mr. Siddharth Prabhakar, founder of Celebrity School, Mumbai, Mr. Abhishek Dave, Chief Manager at National Stock Exchange of India and Ms. Deepshikha Prakash, Education Program Manager, Microsoft India.
There also was a panel discussion on’ SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION’, moderated by Ms. Reema Dewan, Principal DPS, Chandigarh. The panelists were Ms. Gulshan Kaur – Principal of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Ms Anuja – Principal DAV Sec 15 Chandigarh, Mr. Rajan Jain, Principal, GMSSS 37-B, Chandigarh, Mr. Anil Gugnani, Principal GMSSS 47-B, Chandigarh.
The Venue Director, Ms. Reema Dewan, Principal DPS, Chandigarh proposed the vote of thanks and expressed her gratitude to CBSE for this session that proved to be an ideal platform to ideate, debate and ruminate with leading luminaries from market and industry and intellectual academia.
