Kohima: Nagaland Board of School Education and Orient Blackswan, the national representative of Trinity Language Examinations organised two-days training on April 4 and 5 at the conference hall of the Board. Total 26 (twenty-six) English teachers from 13 institutions participated in the training.
The training started with Asano Sekhose, Chairman, NBSE urging all stakeholders on the need to develop and improve the communication skills of the present day learners.
It is worthwhile to mention that the NBSE had introduced communication skills in English at the secondary level in the year 2009 and gradually extended them upto the higher secondary level. In order to strengthen the development of communication skills, the Board has collaborated with Trinity College London to introduce Trinity’s Graded Examination in Spoken English (GESE). In this pilot project, 13 registered institutions of the Board have come forward to provide its learners an opportunity to develop and progress their ability in communicating in English.
Students of classes 9 and 10 in the participating 13(thirteen) institutions will be taking a GESE grade in July 2014 and be awarded a Trinity College London certificate.
Trinity College, London is an International Examination Board that provides accredited qualifications in English language, Music and performing and creative arts throughout the world. Its qualifications are accepted by universities and employers worldwide.
The resource persons in the training program were Sonie Thakkar, Trinity Examiner & Teacher Trainer and Fasiha Kader, Academic Coordinator & Trainer. The main focus of the training was to orient the teachers about GESE and also to help them facilitate the student’s development and progress in the use of communication skills.
