National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration
(Deemed to be University)
National Centre for School Leadership
National Centre for School Leadership (NCSL), NIEPA, New Delhi established School Leadership Academy (SLA) in State Institute for Educational Management and Training (SIEMAT), Dehradun, Uttarakhand for school leadership activities in 2017. School Leadership Academy started functioning in March 2017 in a phased manner. SLA started by appointing SLA staff, organising School Leadership Development Programmes (SLDPs) for School Heads and Principals, curriculum development, organising One Month Certificate Course and other training programmes for State Resource Groups to enhance leadership capacities of school leaders. Since its establishment, SLA Uttarakhand has been contributing in different leadership training programmes for heads of schools, educational officers, administrative and ministerial staff, state resource group members and other functionaries. Under the theme of Continuous Professional Development, every year since 2017, SLA organises a One Month Certificate Course for secondary level school principals. SLA also organises 10 days SRG training for district level school leadership programme resource persons. Government and government aided school heads also participate in the online programmes designed by NCSL-NIEPA. All 13 District Institutes for Education and Training (DIETs) are working as nodal agencies for school leadership programmes at district level. They organise SLDP activities for elementary and secondary level school heads and principals in their respective districts. During Covid period, SIEMAT organised 5 days training course on ‘Hybrid Mode Learning and Digital Education’ under Continuous Professional Development Programme (CPDP) for School Heads. This training was imparted through more than 500 virtual labs, situated in different secondary schools all over the state. A centrally located school education studio- virtual studio was used as a platform for the course trainers and resource persons. SLDP training packages and curriculum designed by NCSL-NIEPA are also being localised as per the need of the state. SLA, Uttarakhand is continuously enhancing leadership capacities of school leaders through various leadership programmes.
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