Management Techniques and Quality of Master Trainers in In-service Training Programme of Elementary Education

The quality of citizens of a country depends upon the quality of education. The quality of their education depends, more than any other single factor, upon the quality of their teachers. Teacher by means of in-service education revive his theoretical knowledge, refresh his experiences, develops a wider outlook and acquire new information and thus re-orients himself. In the absence of such refreshing opportunity he may relapse into professional illiteracy and fall into the old set of mind. On the basis of the above exigencies, the SSA envisages provisions f or trained and committed teacher preparation. In the state of Odisha (India), Samarthja (2011–12) a state-level integrated in-service training package for teachers is being implemented by the School and Mass Education Department f or different categories of teachers working in primary, upper primary and secondary level such as in-service teacheis, newly recruited teachers, under qualified teachers, head teachers, teachers working at BRQ GRCand Block level. The study was conducted on stakeholders of elementary education such as 421 elementary teachers, 72 Master Trainers and 21 supervisory personnel with the help of questionnaires to assess the quality of programme management. The findings revealed that majority of the teachers, trainers and supervisory personnel (viz: BRCand GRCCoordinators) are satisfied with the management of in-service training programme organized for the teachers from time to time; and the quality of such programmes are at par with national requirements.