Sri Vijaya Puram, Sept 18: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with the Ministry of Education has initiated a training program for Master Trainers of the three Districts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands on ‘NAVCHETNA: A New Consciousness on Life Skills and Drug Education for School Children’ to train them in early identification of substance abuse among the children and to take suitable counseling and rectification action. A Teacher – Trainer Resource Module, NAVCHETNA as a training module provides an opportunity for school children to learn relevant and appropriately aged life kills, improve drug education knowledge and skills, identify the risks associated with drug use, and to make safer decisions for better health.
The three days training program was inaugurated in the Auditorium of Siksha Sadan by Smti Sangeeta Chand, Principal, State Institute of Education today. In her address, the chief guest stated that the NAVCHETNA Module would mark a milestone in the fight against substance use syndromes. These modules are meant to equip the teacher to identify drug abuse, and take timely action in saving the students from becoming victims of drugs. She also emphasized that the National Education Policy 2020 has laid emphasis on taking up Curriculum and pedagogical initiatives for promoting holistic health, nutrition, physical education, fitness and wellness etc. among the students.
She further thanked the Health Department, Police Department and the Social Welfare Department for their valuable support in providing Expertise Resource Persons and other support to train the Master Trainers.
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