Monday, August 26, 2019

Ncell joins hand with Rato Bangala and government to hold international conference on quality education

The second International Conference on Quality Education 2019 (ICQE2019) concluded here in Kathmandu today.
Ncell – under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) – had partnered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and Rato Bangala Foundation (RBF) to organize the three-day conference that saw participation of officials from the government as well as district level, teachers and national and international researchers, according to a press note issued by the Ncell.
The chief guest of the opening ceremony of the conference, education minister Giriraj Mani Pokharel, on the occasion, said that Nepal will be able to achieve its 2030 of Nepal's School Sector Development Plan (SSDP) vision of ensuring equitable access to safe and quality education for all only by focusing on providing quality education in the classroom, from early-childhood onward.
"We are extremely happy to partner with MoEST for its overarching strategic plan to attain SSDP Goals,” the press note quoted chief executive office of Ncell Andy Chong, as saying during the programme. “Ncell's focus is to empower foundational skills by providing platform for teachers from public sector that do not have access to training opportunities.”
The conference featured more than 75 expert-led presentations, 60 workshops, 14 parallel sessions over the three days, focusing around the theme ‘Learning by doing approach on early-childhood development model’, the press note reads, adding that over 700 participants, including more than 300 government level teachers from 55 districts, attended the conference. “Experts from Singapore, the United States, India, China, and Bangladesh trained the participants in the conference.”
Ncell aims at empowering education from the roots by delivering special skills, knowledge, and expertise within the education sector to help empower in aspects such as skills training, enhancing early-childhood education and knowledge sharing with those involved in the education sector at large, with this partnership in ICQE 2019 with Education Ministry and Rato Bangala Foundation, the telecom service provider claimed.
The post-conference workshops are scheduled to be organised at each of the seven provinces with a focus on quality education at early childhood education, the press note adds. 

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