Indian Railways trains Workers in Underwater Rescue!

Recently the Indian Railways collaborated with the Indian Railways Institute of Disaster Management (IRIDM) to start training officers in underwater rescue. This training was done from 10th to 14th April at IRIDM to prepare officers for the rarest of rare situations, where underwater rescue comes into play.

I believe that this training is essential as according to me it is necessary to always be ready for the worst-case scenario. I am glad to see that the Indian Railways is preparing for such cases and is building the capacity of its officers. Brijmohan Aggarwal, the director general of railway safety also echoed a belief similar to one that I have when he said "This is the first batch.... once they graduate, we will bring in more officers for training. This will be a continuous process and the trained staffers will be placed across the country." I also believe that capacity building is a continuous process and it is one that never stops and the situation in society can always be improved.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/indian-railways-goes-underwater-with-rescue-training/articleshow/99420534.cms

Good News! Delhi's Lt. Governor gives approval for teachers to go to Finland for Training!

After a long wait of 5 months VK Saxena, Delhi's Lt. Governor, has finally approved teachers in Delhi Government's Primary Schools to go to Finland for Training. This is a great show of parties with different ideologies collaborating to help build capacity.

Saxena has also improved the number of in charges of this program from 59 to 87 to make sure that teachers from each of the 29 administrative zones of the Department of Education have equal representation in this program. The Lt Governor also talked about the need to develop such programs in India as they would then be more accessible to a larger number of teachers. According to Saxena, this would help maximize the benefits of such programs in the country.

Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal was insistent on sending these teachers to Finland because Finland's education system is said to be one of the best in the world. In the past, he had talked about the importance of learning from the best. Finland's education system is very different from the Indian Education Model. In the Finnish model, teachers are recruited through a very selective process and there is a larger focus on holistic learning. I have attached a factsheet below which highlights the differences between the Finnish and Indian Education systems.

Political Tussles in the Midst of Delhi Government wanting to send Teachers Abroad for Training!

Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal has been focused on improving the quality of education and sanitation in Delhi since he was elected to this post. In the past few months, he has also asked Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena if he can send teachers of Delhi Government Schools abroad to Finland to be trained. Kejriwal believes that this training is very. Important as it will help these teachers be 'catalysts of change in their schools.'

Kejriwal has been pleading with the LG to approve this file since last October. This is because one batch of teachers that was supposed to go for training in December missed their opportunity due to the file not being approved and he is worried that the next batch in March may also miss their training due to the same reason. Kejriwal believes that this file has been lying in the LG's office for a long due to the political tussle between the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

I share Kejriwal's view that these teachers go abroad for training as their training helps impact hundreds if not thousands of children across Delhi's schools. This will help improve society while also spreading the message that it is important to collaborate for the benefit of society even though different people may have differing views.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/let-teachers-go-abroad-for-training-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-appeals-to-l-g-vinai-kumar-saxena-8420279/