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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ.Skill education becomes meaningful when students...
19/08/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ.

Skill education becomes meaningful when students can see it, experience it and try it for themselves.

With this belief, Lend A Hand India, in collaboration with
Billennium India Pvt ltd., has launched Karigar Express - an initiative that enables government schools to bring their students to Karigar - School of Applied Learning for immersive, hands-on exposure to vocational skills.

The idea is simple: remove the access barrier. Schools can use Karigar Express to give students the opportunity to explore different skills, work with their hands and discover possibilities they may not otherwise encounter.

And before supporting students to learn by doing, the Billennium team experienced it themselves.

During a recent visit to Karigar, Billennium employees explored the facility and participated in hands-on activities across the Electrical, Gardening, Food and Engineering labs alongside students and Karigar trainers.

This is what meaningful partnership can look like - not just supporting skill education, but experiencing it, understanding its potential and helping make it accessible to more young people.

Our sincere gratitude to Billennium for supporting Karigar Express and helping us take another step towards making vocational education more accessible, experiential and aspirational.

The destination is Karigar. The journey is towards a future where every student gets a chance to discover their skills.

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎSkill education can only scale meaning...
17/08/2026

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ

Skill education can only scale meaningfully when teachers have the confidence and capabilities to make learning by doing part of everyday classroom practice.

This week, ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฌ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ came together for a ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ organised in collaboration with the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT Karnataka) and the Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education).

Kaushal Bodh is an orientation to skill education for students in Grades 6โ€“8, designed to introduce young learners to the world of skills through hands-on, project-based activities. The approach helps students develop practical skills alongside creativity, problem-solving, collaboration and confidence.

The training therefore went beyond understanding the programme. The Lend A Hand India team - Surya K and Chitra Anchan - facilitated hands-on activities, reflective discussions and learner-centred approaches, giving participants an opportunity to experience the pedagogy they will take forward to other teachers.

The programme follows a cascade model, with these Master Resource Persons going on to build the capacity of educators across Karnataka - taking the approach from the ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€ across the state.

We are grateful to DSERT and PSSCIVE for the opportunity and their continued support in strengthening skill education across Karnataka.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

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๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎSkill education can only scale meaning...
17/08/2026

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ

Skill education can only scale meaningfully when teachers have the confidence and capabilities to make learning by doing part of everyday classroom practice.

This week, 70 Master Resource Persons from districts across Karnataka came together for a Kaushal Bodh training programme organised in collaboration with the Department of State Education Research and Training, Karnataka (DSERT) and the Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE).

Kaushal Bodh is an orientation to skill education for students in Grades 6โ€“8, designed to introduce young learners to the world of skills through hands-on, project-based activities. The approach helps students develop practical skills alongside creativity, problem-solving, collaboration and confidence.

The training therefore went beyond understanding the programme. The Lend A Hand India team - Surya K and Chitra Anchan - facilitated hands-on activities, reflective discussions and learner-centred approaches, giving participants an opportunity to experience the pedagogy they will take forward to other teachers.

The programme follows a cascade model, with these Master Resource Persons going on to build the capacity of educators across Karnataka - taking the approach from the training room to classrooms across the state.

We are grateful to DSERT and PSSCIVE for their guidance, coordination and continued support in strengthening skill education across Karnataka.

When teachers experience learning by doing, they are better equipped to create classrooms where students can do the same.

15/08/2026

Vijayalakshmi Bidari, IAS | Building a Future-Ready India Through Skill Education & AI

At the Vidarbha Skill Education and AI Summit in Nagpur, Vijayalaxmi Bidari, IAS, Divisional Commissioner, Government of Maharashtra, shares her reflections on skill education, AI, and preparing students for the opportunities of tomorrow.

Her message highlights the importance of helping students discover their abilities, build practical skills and realise their potential as India moves towards a future shaped by skills and innovation.

Watch her share her perspective on the role of skill education and AI in preparing students for the future.

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. 23 ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด. ๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ - ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค...
14/08/2026

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. 23 ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด. ๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ - ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด.

Lend A Hand India's ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ (๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ช) takes hands-on skill education to schools through a mobile skill lab, enabling students and teachers to experience practical learning even where dedicated skill labs are not yet available.

The SOW team, in collaboration with ADM Group and Lend A Hand India, recently conducted a ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ for teachers from partner schools in Pune.

Teachers explored ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น & ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด through hands-on activities designed to be replicated with students using the toolkits provided to their schools.

The focus went beyond learning the trades. ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, while exploring how practical activities can build problem-solving, creativity, confidence and real-world skills among students.

Over the past two years, all six trades under the ADM Foundation skill-education toolkit programme have now been covered, helping partner schools build the capacity to take practical skill learning into their classrooms.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ.

Our appreciation goes to the teachers, the Skills on Wheels team, the Karigar trainers, the ADM Group, and everyone at Lend A Hand India who made this learning journey possible.

๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€-๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น? ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—” ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.

Taking Skill Education Beyond the ClassroomAs part of the NEP 2020 implementation programme, Grade 10 students from four...
10/08/2026

Taking Skill Education Beyond the Classroom

As part of the NEP 2020 implementation programme, Grade 10 students from four PMC Technical Schools visited More Gardens, Manjari, for a hands-on exposure to protective gardening - modern techniques that enable plants to be grown in controlled environments.

Students explored polyhouse technology, shade-net houses, nursery management, plant propagation and modern irrigation systems, while discovering an impressive collection of ornamental plants from 22 countries.

More than a field visit, the experience gave students an opportunity to observe, ask questions and connect classroom learning with real-world applications - bringing the spirit of learning by doing to life.

A heartfelt thank you to the More Gardens, Manjari team for their guidance, warm hospitality, and the thoughtful gesture of gifting a sapling to every student.

Learning through experience. Building skills. Growing with nature.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€?That was the questi...
10/08/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€?

That was the question at the heart of ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฃ@๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ - a morning that brought together educators, school leaders, CEOs, parents, students, civil society organisations, founders, and even senior government leaders such as Dr. K. Subbarao (Retd. IAS) to explore how the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is taking shape on the ground.

Co-hosted by Lend A Hand India, ITeach Schools, and Avanti Fellows, the event moved beyond conversations about why skill education matters to a much more important discussion: ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น.

One of the most engaging moments came from the students themselves. Current learners shared what skill education looks like inside their classrooms and skill labs, while alumni Preeti, Khushi, and Shakib reflected on how vocational courses and school internships helped them discover their interests, build confidence, and make more informed decisions about their futures.

The audience then became the classroom.

Led by ITeach instructor Punendra, everyone ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด through a simple origami Masu Box activity. In just a few minutes, teachers, CEOs, parents, and education leaders experienced firsthand how a thoughtfully designed activity can integrate concepts, build problem-solving skills, encourage collaboration, and make learning memorable.

Perhaps that was the most valuable takeaway for the gathering. Skill education is not another subject to be added to the timetable - it is a way of ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to the dialogue. The journey from policy to practice is a collective one, and conversations like these help move it forward.

๐ŸŒฟ Exploring the World of Protective GardeningAs part of the NEP 2020 Implementation Program, the PMC Technical School Te...
10/08/2026

๐ŸŒฟ Exploring the World of Protective Gardening

As part of the NEP 2020 Implementation Program, the PMC Technical School Team successfully organized a Protective Gardening Practical Exposure Visit at More Gardens, Manjari for Grade 10 students from four PMC Technical Schools.

Students gained hands-on exposure to Polyhouse Technology, Shade Net Houses, Nursery Management, Plant Propagation, Modern Irrigation Systems, and a unique collection of ornamental plants from 22 different countries, experiencing the true essence of โ€œLearning by Doing.โ€

We sincerely thank the More Gardens, Manjari team for their excellent guidance, warm hospitality, and the thoughtful gesture of gifting a plant sapling to every student.

๐ŸŒฑ Learning Through Experience โ€ข Building Skills โ€ข Growing with Nature

PMC Technical School Team

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น?For most young people, the world of...
07/08/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น?

For most young people, the world of work begins only after they leave school.

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ก?

That is the vision behind the internship programme being implemented by the Pune Municipal Corporation and Lend A Hand India.

This year, 196 students from Grade 10 representing 10 PMC schools completed 80-hour internships with 135 local employers across healthcare, retail, food processing, electrical services, and horticulture.

The students' achievements were recognised in the presence of ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ต, ๐—œ๐—”๐—ฆ, ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ, who presented internship certificates to student representatives and reaffirmed the importance of exposing young people to the world of work while they are still in school.

The programme also reflects the continued leadership and commitment of Mrs Asha Ubale, Education Officer, Pune Municipal Corporation, and the Education Department, whose support has been instrumental in making internships a meaningful part of the learning journey for municipal school students.

Internships do much more than build workplace skills. They help students discover their interests, strengthen confidence and communication, understand employer expectations, and make informed career choices. For some, they even become the first step towards paid employment.

Sakshi Chate, who did her internship at a garage, said, "As a girl, I noticed that very few girls choose to learn skills in a garage. But I believe that if you are interested, whether you are a boy or a girl, you should have the confidence to learn valuable practical skills.โ€

As India advances the vision of NEP 2020, internships have the potential to become one of the most transformative elements of school education. By 2030, every secondary school student should have the opportunity to experience the world of work, making the transition from education to employment more informed, confident, and purposeful.

We thank Shri Sachindra Pratap Singh, IAS, Commissioner of Education, Maharashtra, Mrs. Ubale, Education Officer, PMC and the Pune Municipal Corporation Education Department, our industry partners, school leaders, teachers, parents, and students for demonstrating what is possible when schools and employers come together to prepare young people not just for examinations, but for life.

29/03/2026

Meet Ashok Prajapat, a class XI student from Rajasthan, who began his journey in agriculture with an internship at Balaji Nursery.

By gaining hands-on experience in plant cultivation and nursery operations, Ashok is building practical skills that are helping shape his future in the field.

With the Lend A Hand Indiaโ€™s Student Internship programme, students like Ashok gain early exposure to real workplaces and get a head start in preparing for successful careers.

Follow along for more such stories of skill education.



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