SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOUTH MOVEMENT
VIVEKANANDA TEACHER’S TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE
Swami
Vivekananda Youth Movement is a Development Organization, started in 1984 and
works mainly in the sectors of health, education and community development.
More information is available at www.svym.org.in. The organization has been working with the
tribals of Heggadadevanakote in
One of
the key challenges that are facing the tribals today is lack of committed and
trained teachers willing to work in tribal areas. We intend overcoming this gap
by training tribal students and enabling them to get a formal qualification in
teaching. This will not only help improve the quality of learning outcomes
amongst the tribal children, but also provide much needed employment
opportunity to the upcoming generation of tribals.
With
this in mind, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement has started the Vivekananda
Teacher’s Training & Research Center (VTTRC) at Hosahalli tribal
colony. This institute will now train
tribal and rural youth in creative teaching and fill a critical gap in the
school delivery system in the area.
Goal: To train and create value based teachers to meet
the educational needs of rural and tribal areas in Karnataka state.
Strategy planned: A
total of 50 students will be admitted to the program. Out of this 25 students
will be directly admitted by the Government through their admission cell. The remaining 25 students will be admitted by
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement. Out of
this 10 students will be admitted from tribal areas of Karnataka and 15
students from other rural areas.
Preference
will be given to tribal children who have graduated from the
The curriculum
and syllabus as outlined by the National Council for Teacher Education and the
DSERT, Karnataka will be followed. Apart from this emphasis shall also be given
to Value education, contextually relevant education and in Life Skill
education.
The program
will be managed by a Principal with the support of Teacher Educators, an Accountant
and an Office Assistant. They shall also be assisted by part time faculty in Music,
Drawing, Computer instructor and a sports teacher.
Presently
20 tribal students are studying in the Center.
10 of them were admitted last year (2006-07) and 10 of them have been
admitted this year (2007-08). Financial
support is being sought for the education of these 20 tribal children.
Budget: It has been
estimated that the total cost of the program will be Rs. 43,000 per student per
year. This will include the cost
incurred on personnel cost, educational materials, uniforms, health care,
exposure and educational tours, examination fees, fees paid to the Government
etc. The Government has pledged to
support the program by contributing Rs. 18,000 per student. Each student is
being encouraged to pay Rs. 5000 per year towards the program. This
participation fees will help promote ownership and responsibility amongst the
tribal community. Support of Rs. 20000
per student per year is being sought.
Total
cost per student: Rs. 43,000
Support
pledged by the Government of Karnataka:
Rs. 18,000
Participation
fees from the tribal student:
Rs. 5,000
Total sponsorship support sought per student: Rs. 20,000
Total amount required for supporting 20 students for this
year: Rs. 400,000