CBSE Offers Certificate Online Courses for Teachers on DIKSHA Platform

CBSE, through the DIKSHA platform, has announced online training modules for its teachers. The Central Board of Secondary Education is offering online training courses on DIKSHA platform for capacity building of its teachers based on select CBSE training manuals and NCERT’s NISHTHA modules. While two online courses, namely ‘Pedagogy of Environmental Studies’ and ‘Health and Well-being in Schools’ are currently available, more courses will be added in the days to come.

How can Teachers take the Online Courses by CBSE?

CBSE teachers will first need to register themselves on the DIKSHA platform to access and complete the training courses. Those who successfully complete the online courses will also be able to download their digital certificates on DIKSHA from 15 June 2020 onwards. The following are the steps to be taken to access the online training:

1. Teachers will first have to download the “DIKSHA - Platform for School Education” app from Google PlayStore on their Android mobile phones.
2. Using the DIKSHA mobile application, teachers will then have to scan the QR codes provided on the CBSE notification to access the free courses.
3. While more courses will be added, the upcoming courses that teachers can register for are as follows: Pedagogy of Language – 15 June 2020, Learning Outcomes and Pedagogy - 15 June 2020, and Pedagogy of Mathematics – 29 June 2020.

While COVID-19 has lead to closure of schools and colleges, it has provided an opportunity for leveraging technology to ensure continuity of learning and development of students and teachers through online learning. Recently, CBSE also announced online teacher training by CBSE – Centre of Excellences (CoEs). The teachers will be trained for free and will also be provided with an e-certificate.